How Climate Change Shook Michiganders in 2021 — and What Things Could Look Like in the Years Ahead
Each year, the number of stories highlighting the changing climate has increased. In much of the world, there’s reason for that. This...
How Climate Change Shook Michiganders in 2021 — and What Things Could Look Like in the Years Ahead
Each year, the number of stories highlighting the changing climate has increased. In much of the world, there’s reason for that. This...
Detroit Police Fatally Shoot Woman Seen Threatening Customers with Airsoft Gun at Gas Station
33-year-old Nakita Williams was killed by Detroit police officers after threatening customers at a gas station over the weekend. It’s the fifth...
Looking Back on 2021’s Most Significant Court Cases and News Stories, from Racial Justice to Oxford Shooting
There have been several high-profile trials and legal challenges this year that have dealt with everything from racial justice and abortion rights to...
Omicron Cases Hit Michigan, But Drug to Combat the Variant Is in Short Supply
Michigan health officials say hospitals are being overwhelmed by COVID-19 cases just as the much more contagious omicron variant is...
2021 In Pandemic News: What We’ve Learned and Where We’re Headed
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted dramatically in 2021, from the widespread availability of vaccines to children and adults, the arrival of...
How Mass Shootings Like Oxford Impact Communities and Mental Health
Mass shootings like the one at Oxford High School are shocking and heartbreaking for the victims and their loved ones. But...
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald Calls for Tougher Gun Laws After Oxford
Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald says preventing future mass shootings in Michigan goes beyond her prosecution against the accused Oxford...
Oxford High School Delays Return to School Date, Increases Security Measures
Students will not return to Oxford High School on January 3. Officials said they had hoped to have the building...
Introducing “Tracked and Traced,” a New Podcast from WDET and MSU’s Science Gallery
You are being surveilled. In the street, at home, on your phone. Police, governments, and corporations are collecting more data...
Judge Delays Case Against James and Jennifer Crumbley
The parents of the student accused of killing four and wounding seven others people at Oxford High School appeared in...
Efforts to Replace Michigan’s Lead Water Lines Could Get Big Boost
Earlier this month, the Michigan Senate approved a $3.3 billion water infrastructure bill which allocates $1 billion of those funds...
Wayne County Prepares to End Train Delays on Busy Downriver Road in 2022
Wayne County plans to remove a major roadblock downriver in 2022. Officials estimate 30,000 cars and trucks cross the railroad...