State Rep Asks Governor and State Agencies to Look at Oil Recovery and Carbon Capture Technologies
A group of mostly Republican state lawmakers is pushing for more oil to be recovered from wells that have already...
Kurdish Chef Given Extension to Avoid Deportation from Michigan
A quiet Kurdish chef who’s lived and worked in Michigan for more than two decades has been granted a temporary...
MDOT to Work on Rouge River Bridge on I-75
The Michigan Department of Transportation wants to repair the I-75 bridge crossing the Rouge River. The nearly 50-year-old Southwest Detroit...
Former Detroit Council President Ordered to Pay Accuser in Sex Tape Lawsuit
A federal judge has ruled that former Detroit City Council President Charles Pugh must pay a quarter of a million...
The Coverage: Detroit Bankruptcy One Year Later
In this special end-of-the-year program, WDET’s Sandra Svoboda recaps the “Detroit Bankruptcy: One Year Later” project and showcases some of...
Springlike Weather Could Bring Severe Thunderstorms Tonight
The National Weather Service says there's a slight risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday night in southeast Michigan. The best chance...
New Federal Budget Brings Michigan More Money to Fight Blight
The new federal budget includes up to $2 billion additional dollars to fight blight in American cities hit hardest by...
Mott Foundation Awards $600,000 in Grants to Flint Agencies
Sarah Razak/ CC The Mott Foundation is giving about 600 thousand dollars in grant money to agencies in Flint who...
Census Shows Michigan Population Up but Exodus Continues
New census data shows Michigan’s population barely increased in the past year, even as experts say thousands of residents were...
Senate Bill Aims to Prevent Great Lakes Oil Spills
A U.S. Senate committee has unanimously approved legislation to protect the Great Lakes from oil spills. Michigan Democrat Gary Peters co-sponsored...
Democrats and Progressive Groups Urge Snyder to Veto Controversial Election Bills
The top Democrat in the state House is urging Gov. Rick Snyder to veto controversial election legislation. One bill would...
Michigan Kurd Faces Possible Christmas Eve Deportation
A Kurdish chef who has lived peacefully in Michigan for more than a decade says the U.S. government is again...