Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Explains Dropping Charges in Flint Water Crisis Case
Jake Neher/WDET Prosecutors have dropped all remaining charges in the Flint Water case. But they say they’re launching a new...
MichMash: Lansing’s Dreams Meet Reality In Slew of Quick Fix Laws
WDET Digital New leaders at the state Capitol are successfully tackling issues that have eluded lawmakers and governors for years....
Kresge Foundation President and CEO Discusses Early Childhood Investments, Regional Transit
Jake Neher/WDET President and CEO of the Kresge Foundation Rip Rapson sits down with Stephen Henderson at the Mackinac Policy...
Penske says Detroit Must Improve Neighborhoods for Whole City to Thrive
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET Penske Corp. is committing $5 million to help improve Detroit’s Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood on the city’s east side....
Detroit PAL Celebrates 50 Years of Youth Sports
Jake Neher/WDET Detroit PAL is turning 50, and its marking that anniversary with a celebration this weekend called A Family...
Teens Say The Suburbs Are Depressing. Here’s What To Do About It.
Jake Neher/WDET There's a lot of conversation surrounding the way we design the places we live — our cities, our towns and...
MichMash: Whitmer Willing to Wield Veto Pen — Will She Break It Out for Vaping Regulations?
WDET Digital Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is wielding the power of the veto pen in Lansing. This week, she exercised a line-item...
A Former Inmate and a Prison Abolitionist Weigh In on Whether We Should Eliminate Prisons
Dr. Ruth Wilson Gilmore Is prison necessary? That’s the question posed by a recent New York Times piece spotlighting Dr....
‘Mysterious’ Michigan Studio Lures Music Icons to Canton
Cecilia Lallmann/WDET There’s a secret in Canton Township, Michigan. Eminem knows it. Jimmy Page and Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin...
Hamilton Producer Jeffrey Seller on Growing Up In Metro Detroit, Becoming Broadway Sensation
Jeffrey Seller Jeffrey Seller is a Broadway sensation. Aside from being the producer of several iconic musicals, Seller is also the mind...
Measles Outbreak in Oakland County: Will This Change Attitudes Toward Vaccines?
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention As of April 2, there have been 34 confirmed cases of measles in Michigan...
State’s Richest County Just Created Universal Free Breakfast Program
Gus Navarro/WDET The richest county in Michigan is doing something unprecedented for its low-income residents -- as well as many...