Federal Judge: State Can’t Deny Good Conduct Points to Some Inmates
Jake Neher/WDET A federal judge says the Michigan Department of Corrections cannot deny good conduct credits to former juvenile lifers...
Educators Say ‘Yes Means Yes’ Sex Education Works in Their State – Will Michigan follow?
Jake Neher/WDET Bills in the state Legislature would require schools to teach what’s called affirmative consent – or “yes means...
What Should America Do In Syria?
Google Maps President Donald Trump was among the toughest critics of former president Barack Obama’s approach to the Syrian civil...
Michigan Members of Congress Ready to Unfriend Facebook
The head of Facebook testifies before Congress today and tomorrow about how the social media website allowed data from millions...
Michigan Ending Free Bottled Water for Flint This Week
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET The state of Michigan is ending deliveries of free bottled water to residents in Flint whose drinking supply...
Outdoor Access: Parks Across Metro Detroit At Your Fingertips
More than 2600 parks, playgrounds, trails and other recreation spaces can be found at the touch of a finger. The...
Wildlife Managers Want Public Input on Michigan’s Deadly Deer Disease
State Wildlife managers are trying to stay ahead of a disease that has the potential to devastate Michigan’s deer...
Should Schools Be Able to Ban or Regulate Guns?
Jake Neher/WDET A major firearms case will be debated in front of the Michigan Supreme Court next week. But advocates...
Trump’s Border Fixation and What It Means for Immigrants
Jake Neher/WDET Immigration continues to be a hotly debated subject in the United States -- DACA, the proposed border wall, and now a group...
Scientists Plan Real Time Analysis of Water Conditions in Lake Erie
Canada’s federal government is stepping up funding for programs to monitor the health of the water in the Great...
New to Bus Riding? Here’s Help
A handful of people with the nonprofit Congress of Communities was standing on Vernor Highway in southwest Detroit. They were waiting to take the No. 49 bus, not to go anywhere...
Second Amendment: A Fundamental Freedom or Time for Repeal?
Jake Neher/WDET This week, former justice of the United States Supreme Court John Paul Stevens wrote an opinion piece in...