Rick Speck Spent 18 Years in Prison — Now He’s Working to Cut Incarceration in Half
Jake Neher/WDET The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) turns 100 next year. To celebrate, the organization is on a nationwide tour that...
Detroit Native dream hampton Named to TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
dream hampton Over the course of three nights in January, the Lifetime channel aired the chilling docu-series Surviving R. Kelly....
Canton Roads: Where Does the Money Go?
Roads are a regular topic of conversation in Canton Township. Potholes are one problem. Traffic congestion is another. In 2018, township...
Sanders Says Path to White House Goes Through Midwest
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is stumping through Midwestern states his campaign says provide the strongest path to winning the...
Parkland Parent Jeff Kasky Talks About Day Gunman Opened Fire in Sons’ School
JeffKasky/twitter Jeff Kasky’s two sons were inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when a gunman started killing students and staff...
Canton Tries to Cure Crash-Filled Crossroads
Like many in Michigan, residents in Canton Township say they have no bigger concern than the state of the roadways....
“Dare to Struggle, Dare to Win” Looks at Rise, Fall of Brutal Detroit STRESS Police Unit
Jake Neher/WDET Just a few years removed from the 1967 Rebellion, a new police unit appeared on the streets of...
“Flint” the Play Brings Water Crisis to the Stage
Annamarie Sysling When we talk about the Flint Water Crisis, we talk a lot about politicians and public officials who...
Congressman Dan Kildee Talks Flint Water Lawsuit, New PFAS Bill, Mueller Report
Dan Kildee The Flint Water Crisis is one of the biggest public health catastrophes we’ve ever seen in Michigan, or...
Court Opens Door to Deporting Iraqi Detainees
An appeals court says a federal judge in Detroit did not have the authority to stop Iraqis held in U.S....
Detroit Public Television Debuts PFAS Special “The Forever Chemicals” Thursday Night
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit Public Television's initiative Great Lakes Now debuts a new half-hour special about PFAS chemical contamination Thursday night. Great Lakes Now is...
Are Controversial Programs in Detroit Actually Reducing Crime?
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit’s Project Green Light now has 500 businesses signed up around the city. Mayor Mike Duggan, Police Chief...