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Songwriter Ryan Allen with MI Local host Jeff Milo at WDET Studios.
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  • MI Local

MI Local: Songwriter Ryan Allen in-studio; premieres from Zastava, Origami Phase + more

Jeff Milo May 14, 2025

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Former GRPD officer Christopher Schurr appears at the Kent County Courthouse in Grand Rapids, Mich., Thursday, May 8, 2025.
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Mistrial for ex-cop who fatally shot Patrick Lyoya

Lauren Myers, The Metro, Cary Junior II May 14, 2025
Renee Chelian, founder of Northland Family Planning, was one of the plaintiffs in this lawsuit.
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Judge strikes down Michigan abortion restrictions

Kate Wells, Rick Pluta May 14, 2025
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  • Culture & Music
  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Stevie Wonder’s 75th birthday, plus new music from Ezra Furman

Ryan Patrick Hooper May 13, 2025

Blowing out 75 birthday candles for Stevie Wonder today! That’s always a pleasure on this show. I make it clear...

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Former state Sen. Adam Hollier on The Metro. He recently entered the 13th Congressional District race in Michigan.
  • Elections
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  • The Metro

The Metro: Former state lawmaker Adam Hollier on his third bid for Congress

Nadia Zyiad, Sam Corey, The Metro May 13, 2025

Former state Sen. Adam Hollier announced last month that he is again running for Congress to unseat U.S. Rep. Shri...

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Inside Detroit's Fox Theatre.
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The Metro: More than 700 Detroit students ready to showcase artistry on Fox Theatre stage

Nadia Zyiad, Tia Graham, The Metro May 13, 2025

Detroit Public School Community District is hosting its 56th annual "Evening of Fine Arts" at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday,...

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The James Scott Memorial Fountain at Belle Isle State Park will undergo renovations this year.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Belle Isle fountain closing for $6M in renovations

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 13, 2025

Belle Isle’s James Scott Memorial Fountain will undergo an 18-month, $6 million renovation beginning this weekend. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple...

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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Critics: Medicaid cuts in House GOP budget plan will burden Michigan health system

Rick Pluta May 13, 2025

Health care advocates are pushing back against a new congressional Republican plan that would make cuts to Medicaid. In Michigan, that...

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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Fetuses could count as a tax dependent under Michigan House bill

Colin Jackson May 13, 2025

A fetus would count as a dependent for Michigan taxes under a bill getting hearing Tuesday before the state House Finance Committee....

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Starting as a blues/hip-hop hybrid pop artist, ZZ Ward has fully embraced the blues on her new album of originals and classic covers called "Liberation."
  • Acoustic Café
  • Culture & Music

Acoustic Café: ZZ Ward’s new straight blues album, cool covers from the ’60s, ’70s, ’80s + more

Rob Reinhart May 13, 2025

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, ZZ Ward joined us in the studio for songs both old and new....

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Rows of chairs sit empty in a college classroom.
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The Metro: Why are men falling behind in college enrollment, completion?

Lauren Myers, Cary Junior II, The Metro May 12, 2025

Over the last few decades, there has been a growing gender gap in college enrollment and graduation rates — with...

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Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit).
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  • Politics, Government & Finance

Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate joins crowded race for US Senate

Associated Press May 12, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A lawmaker from Detroit is joining the crowded field of Democrats vying for the battleground state's...

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  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Embassy of Bangladesh brings pop-up to Warren

Nargis Rahman May 12, 2025

The Embassy of Bangladesh returns to Michigan for another mobile consular services pop-up. Plus, the City of Detroit is hosting...

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Four teens in school uniforms playing a video game
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • The Metro

The Metro: Teen coders make Detroit-inspired video games in partnership with U-M

Nadia Zyiad, Tia Graham, The Metro May 12, 2025

Detroit at Play is a workshop series led by the Taubman Visualization Lab at the University of Michigan.  Last month,...

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FILE - New Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, stands for a portrait at the end of the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sept. 30, 2023.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • The Metro

The Metro: Archdiocese of Detroit discusses the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s election

Sam Corey, Jack Filbrandt, The Metro May 12, 2025

If you haven’t heard yet, the Catholic church has a new leader.  Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Francis...

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