Lansing is the Only City in Michigan to Replace Every Lead Service Line. Here’s How It Happened
Jake Neher/WDET Even as the disastrous water crisis in Flint was unfolding, there was a city in Michigan that was...
Lansing is the Only City in Michigan to Replace Every Lead Service Line. Here’s How It Happened
Jake Neher/WDET Even as the disastrous water crisis in Flint was unfolding, there was a city in Michigan that was...
Cory Booker Ahead of Detroit Debates: “Next Leader of This Country Must Be One Who Can Heal”
senate.gov As we get closer to the second round of Democratic debates — which will take place right here in...
How to Prevent the Next Flint
Behind every crisis, there's a canary in the coal mine calling out a warning. For the Flint Water Crisis, that...
Highland Park’s Water Director: “The Water Is Safe To Drink”
Last week, Highland Park city officials announced that testing in nine residences in revealed elevated levels of lead. Officials urged caution,...
How The Washington D.C. Lead Crisis Foreshadowed Flint
In 2004, the Washington Post reported that a change in water treatment chemicals at the Washington D.C. aqueduct four years...
Gov. Whitmer On First Six Months: Legislature Took a Break “Before the Work was Done”
Jake Neher/WDET The first half of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s first year in office has passed, and there’s been a lot of...
Jefferson-Chalmers Residents and City Clash Over Flooding
Eli Newman Record high water levels in the Great Lakes and a wet summer have caused flooding along Jefferson-Chalmers, one...
Murder in America is a Million Dollar Problem. One Researcher has a Solution
More than 17,000 people were murdered in the United States in 2017. And last year, according to the Detroit Police...
Journalist Ron Fonger Reflects On Flint Water Crisis, Five Years Later
One of the key figures in the Flint Water Crisis, journalist Ron Fonger, joins host Stephen Henderson for a discussion about his...
Detroit Leaders Advocate to Stop Violence Against Transgender Women of Color
Detroit lawmakers and transgender victim advocates gathered this week to confront violence against transgender women of color. The group hosted...
Detroit Journos, Politicos Recap First Democratic Presidential Debate
Jake Neher/WDET The pool of Democratic candidates vying for a 2020 presidential run is big — so big in fact,...
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Experts Talk Cost of Living in Detroit
Jake Neher/WDET Is it realistic to expect many more people to live, raise families, or open businesses here in the...