Why Do We Lie? NatGeo Writer Says It’s Human Nature
Jake Neher/WDET Yudhijit Bhattacharjee doesn't think honesty is always the best policy, and he says neither do James Comey, Donald Trump,...
Lead Not Likely the Cause of Increased Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease in Flint But…
“Often when people present with pneumonia, doctors are thinking of the common bacteria like pneumococcal pneumonia or streptococcus pneumoniae. Legionnaires'...
Legislature Moving Budget Bills Despite Standoff with Gov. Snyder
Jake Neher/WDET There’s no end yet to the standoff between Gov. Rick Snyder and the Legislature’s Republican leaders that’s delayed wrapping...
State House Committee Adopts “Sanctuary Cities” Ban
Jake Neher/WDET A state House committee has adopted bills that would require local officials to help enforce federal immigration laws....
Feds Allege as Many as 100 Girls May Have Undergone Genital Mutilation in Metro Detroit
Sandra Svoboda Federal officials allege the genitals of as many as 100 girls may have been mutilated by physicians in...
The Intersection: Police and Community Relations in Detroit [TIMELINE]
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Nearly 50 years after a police raid at 12th and Clairmount streets ignited violence and carnage, WDET and...
Kresge and Kellogg Foundations Join Forces to Boost Early Childhood Education in Detroit
Sascha Raiyn/WDET There are a few major foundations that work toward bettering life, well-being, and business in our region through...
Heads of Michigan’s Major Utilities React to Paris Climate Withdrawal, Discuss Energy Landscape
Jake Neher/WDET The subject of "energy" never gets old in the state of Michigan. We're surrounded by massive, powerful bodies...
Michigan Dems Propose Bill to Seize Guns of People Deemed a Threat
Jake Neher/WDET Some Democrats in the state Legislature are calling for a law that would allow authorities to seize the...
Is the Tax Foreclosure Process Good for Wayne County but Bad for Detroit?
Annie Perry sits in a bejeweled knit cap, waiting for her number to be called at a foreclosure prevention meeting....
PRIDE Flag Flies in Hart Plaza
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Detroit is celebrating June as Pride Month with the raising of a rainbow flag in Hart Plaza This...
Spent Saints Gracefully Explores Lives Scarred By Addiction and Depression
In author Brian Smith’s debut collection of short stories, many of the characters spend marked permanently by drug abuse and desperation....