Michigan Closes State Camp Sites Until April 13
In response to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s "Stay Home, Stay Safe" executive order, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources is prohibiting camping...
Detroit Police Reports First Employee Death Related to COVID-19
A 911 dispatcher employed by the Detroit Police Department has died from complications related to COVID-19. City officials say the 38-year-old...
Detroit Superintendent Vitti: Keep Schools Closed Through End of Academic Year
Schools should not open again this year wrote Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti in an open letter to Governor Gretchen Whitmer and...
Michigan Approves $20 Million In Small Business Relief In Response to COVID-19
Twenty million dollars in emergency funding for small businesses has been approved by the State of Michigan. The money will go...
Gov. Whitmer On ‘Stay At Home’ Order: Health Is Tied to Economy
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has ordered all Michiganders to stay at home for at least three weeks. Travel is banned, other than...
Questions Surround Whitmer’s “Stay At Home” Executive Order
Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson speaks with reporters and Detroit Regional Chamber CEO Sandy Baruah about Governor Gretchen Whitmer's announcement of...
Michigan Announces ‘Stay At Home’ Order, Schools to Remain Closed Until April 13
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order ordering non-essential businesses to temporarily close and Michiganders to stay at home in...
Airline Industry Bailout Could Come With Consumer Protections Attached
Movement to get a Coronavirus stimulus package through Congress came to a standstill over the weekend. "There are so many...
What $1,200 A Person Means for the Economy
The Coronavirus pandemic has caused businesses, schools and restaurants to shutter overnight, leaving many abruptly out of work. (Are you...
Distilleries Approved to Make Sanitizer, But Questions Abound
Michigan distilleries are readying to make hand sanitizer instead of spirits. Governor Gretchen Whitmer is giving the green light for...
Should I Freeze My Mask? And Other Questions for Local Physicians About COVID-19
101.9 WDET, Detroit’s NPR Station, is committed to providing accurate, up-to-date information on coronavirus, and it’s related disease COVID-19, in Michigan. WDET's morning drive-time...
Whitmer “Not Considering” Lockdown or Shelter-In-Place in Michigan
There is no "lockdown" or "shelter in place" order coming for Michigan. "That's not something that we're contemplating here in...