Michigan Health Officials say Flint Water Switch had No Impact on Infant Deaths
Courtesy of PBS A new study by Michigan’s Health and Human Services Department finds no significant changes in pregnancies or...
Michigan Health Officials say Flint Water Switch had No Impact on Infant Deaths
Courtesy of PBS A new study by Michigan’s Health and Human Services Department finds no significant changes in pregnancies or...
New Community Center to Open at Detroit School
The Ford Motor Co. Fund is bringing a center to Detroit's east side to help increase educational opportunities for students...
Voter Voices on Safety, Blight, Youth
In advance of the Nov. 7 general election, WDET is checking in with people who live and work in Detroit...
Free Book Exchanges Coming to Detroit Police Precincts
Police in Detroit want to help children in the city read more often. The police department is partnering with the national...
Ivanka Trump Joins Tech Firms in Detroit to Push for More Computer Training
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A group of private tech companies say they will join with the Trump Administration to spend a combined...
Freedom House’s TJ Rogers on Welcoming Asylum Seekers, Surviving Threat to Funding
Jake Neher/WDET Freedom House Detroit houses and provides services to asylum seekers who arrive here in Southeast Michigan. It’s an organization...
Who Wants to Live Downtown?
Demand for housing in downtown Detroit continues to increase at a rapidly growing rate. A new report conducted for the...
Can Standardized Tests Tell Us What’s Working – And What’s Not – in Michigan Schools?
Laura Weber Davis/WDET This week, the Michigan Department of Education released results from last year’s standardized test scores for Michigan students....
Metro Detroit Little League Team Hits World Series Stage
Courtesy of Little League Baseball and Softball A Metro Detroit baseball team is preparing for its time on the big...
Teens More Depressed and Isolated — Are Smartphones to Blame?
Jake Neher/WDET Smart phones and small, interactive screens have become a part of how we operate in the world in...
Detroiters Hope for More Jobs, Inclusive Investment as Election Primary Looms
Dawn Uhl-Zifilippo/WDET Detroit voters are preparing to select the finalists who will vie for key elected positions during the city’s...
Official says Knowing this Number: 800-241-4949 …
Michigan health officials say the number of drug overdoses related to opioid use in the state jumped by almost 20% during...