Metro Detroit Groups Say Region is Ready for Influx of Syrian Refugees

The Obama Administration says the U.S. will accept 10,000 additional refugees from Syria. And many of them may resettle in...

Oakland Co. Sheriff Takes Facebook to Task

Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard is fighting with Facebook over its content. He says the social media site permits anti-police rhetoric on...

SEMCOG to Host Public Meetings Aimed at Improving the Economy

Simon Cunnigham/CC The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is asking residents what steps the region should take to improve the...

Lions and Regner and Batch–Oh My! MSU, UM Look Strong

Detroit’s NFL team has played just one game this season, but already fans are using the familiar phrase “same old...

Center for Michigan’s Report on Upward Mobility: Tuition, Loans and Counseling

President and CEO of the Center for Michigan John Bebow talks to Stephen about his organization’s report, “Getting to Work,”...

Buzz Aldrin Says Humans Should Go to Mars

A man who walked on the moon says he hopes humans will walk on Mars, and even live there someday....

Experience the News: Detroit Parks Tour Samples Detroit’s Greenery

At Rouge Park, we hiked the nature path and stood on the mysterious stone bridge -- no one really knows...

Detroit Transit Center, People Mover to Temporarily Close

Detroit’s major public transit systems will close Sunday as city officials practice their response to emergency situations. Homeland security officials...

Courser, Gamrat Out; Special Elections to be Held

  The Michigan House voted Friday morning to expel Rep. Cindy Gamrat (R-Plainwell) and accepted the resignation of Rep. Todd...

News Review: Courser and Gamrat Ousted and 14th Anniversary of 9/11

Representative Courser resigns and the House expels Representative Gamrat.  Reporter M.L. Elrick and WDET Producer Laura Weber Davis join Stephen Henderson on...

Volunteers Needed for Bug Count on the Rouge River

The non-profit Friends of the Rouge is looking for volunteers to survey insect life in the Rouge River. The organization has been counting...

Ford Partnering with Steven Spielberg-Founded Shoah Foundation

Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is partnering with Ford Motor Company to integrate testimonies from genocide survivors into the curriculum in Detroit...