UM Alumni Association Increases Diversity Scholarship by $30 Million
Laura Weber Davis/WDET Underrepresented minority enrollment -- and particularly that of Black students -- has slumped at the University of...
Michigan GOP Congressman Weighs Call for Independent Russia Investigation
congress.gov A member of Congress from Michigan is considering introducing legislation to establish an independent commission to investigate possible links between...
Hundreds Gather for Mental Health Services, Many Oppose Snyder Overhaul
Cheyna Roth/MPRN There was a big rally at the state Capitol Wednesday to support improved mental health services and to...
Nonprofit Recruiting Volunteers to Knock on Doors of Foreclosed Homes
Owners of tax-foreclosed homes in Wayne County have until June 7 to prevent their properties from going to auction. That's...
Duggan Touts New Development On “Abandoned” Lot, Skaters Wary of Being Pushed Out
Eli Newman / WDET Keviyan Richardson is perfecting a kickflip at a skatepark in the middle of a nearly empty lot...
Is Comey Firing a Constitutional Crisis?
fbi.gov President Donald Trump fired FBI Director James Comey on Tuesday. The administration says the firing is a result of...
State Officials, Lawmakers Mourn Rep. John Kivela After Apparent Suicide
Office of state Rep. John Kivela (D-Marquette) State lawmakers are mourning the loss of Democratic state Representative John Kivela of...
Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk
Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...
Gov. Snyder Picks Kurtis Wilder for New Supreme Court Justice
Office of Gov. Rick Snyder Gov. Rick Snyder has chosen the newest member of the Michigan Supreme Court. Judge Kurtis Wilder will...
Lawmaker John Kivela Dead of Suicide
Office of state Rep. John Kivela (D-Marquette) There were tears and hugs on the floor of the state House today...
Partnerships, Not Closures, Set to Begin with Michigan’s Struggling Schools
Jake Neher/WDET The state is stepping in to help struggling schools instead of closing them. Earlier this year 38 schools...
Tourism Officials Fear Riot Anniversary Could Hurt Detroit’s Image
Detroit Historical Society This summer several Detroit institutions will remember the 50th anniversary of one of the seminal events in...