Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Talks COVID-19, Floods and Census Response

After the FDA authorized additional COVID-19 vaccine doses for the immunocompromised, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan announced he would offer a third dose...

Detroit Police Department Says Officer Fatally Shot Man During Drag Race

Eli Newman / WDET Detroit police say an undercover officer shot and killed a man following a crash that happened...

Flooded Basement in Metro Detroit? Here’s How to Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance

When President Joe Biden declared the storm that impacted metro Detroit on June 25-26 a major disaster, it released funding from...

Rep. Debbie Dingell Pushes for National PFAS Regulation

PFAS, or Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, is a group of chemicals that are known to cause cancer, pregnancy and fertility complications,...

Here’s What You Need to Know About Latest COVID-19 Surge, Delta Variant

There is a new surge of COVID-19 cases being driven by the delta variant. This strain of the virus is...

Psychiatry Professor Explores Intersection of Mental Illness and Mass Incarceration

The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with around 2 million people locked away any given year. There...

Detroiters Still Sorting Through Aftermath of Flood

People all over metro Detroit are still recovering from last month's flooding, but residents on Detroit's east side have been devastated by the heightened impacts of every...

Coalition Says Ensuring Health and Wealth at Home Depends on Sending Money Abroad

The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition is launching a campaign called “Foreign Aid – What’s It Worth?” Coalition President Liz Schrayer...

Great Lakes Water Authority Responds to Metro Detroit Flooding, Says Blame Is Not on Organization

Detroiters want to know what and who was responsible for the neglect in the city’s infrastructure that played a role in last...

Detroit Is Not Built to Handle Climate Change

When flooding rains filled freeways and drenched basements across Metro Detroit in 2014, it was considered a 100-year flooding event....

Flooding Has Become All Too Common in Southeast Michigan, But Aging Infrastructure Remains the Same

Across Southeast Michigan, communities are reeling from the destruction caused by severe storms over the weekend. Images of flooded basements and cars...

COVID-19 “Virus Is Getting Much Better at Moving from One Person to Another,” Wayne State Researcher Says

On Tuesday, with few exceptions, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer removed all remaining capacity restrictions and mask mandates related to the COVID-19...