CultureShift Events Guide: Comic Con, concerts and other things to do

This weekend, we've got lots of ways to discover Detroit talent, including charity dinners, poetry slams, concerts and more. Plus,...

Detroit Today: Oakland County, Westland clerks tout success of early voting pilot program

Nearly 4,600 Michigan voters across 40 cities and townships participated in early voting for the first time during the Nov....

Detroit Today: Macomb mayoral races and what they mean for the county

Macomb County featured two of the most hotly contested races for mayor on Tuesday as term limits barred longtime Warren...

Detroit Today: Why Michigan faces political deadlock after Tuesday’s elections

Two Democratic members of the Michigan House of Representatives won their respective mayoral races on Tuesday, reducing the Democrats’ two-member...

Lawsuit alleges Hamtramck flag ordinance violates constitution

A lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S District Court in Detroit alleges a Hamtramck city ordinance that bans the flying...

CultureShift: Top Detroit poets to compete for ‘All-City Slam Champion’ title this weekend

Detroit is home to some of the best poets on the planet. Joel Fluent Greene is one of them. The...

Senate sends Reproductive Health Act bills to governor

Michigan bills known as the Reproductive Health Act could soon be on their way to the governor. The legislation aims...

Democrats lose control of Michigan House following Warren, Westland elections

For the first time in 16 years, voters in Warren and Westland have a new mayor-elect, and that’s creating a...

Live on WDET: The Idiot Kids

The Idiot Kids, a Detroit-based punk band formed in 2011, are the sonic embodiment of punk's unapologetic weirdness. Their music...

Detroit Evening Report: Rashida Tlaib defends pro-Palestinian video after backlash

U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan has received widespread criticism for a video she posted over the weekend that some...

Detroit Today: Jocelyn Benson on election security

As Michigan residents hit the polls this Election Day, thousands of Republican, Democratic and independent election clerks, staff and volunteers...

Detroit Today: Trump critic Peter Meijer enters Michigan’s US Senate race

Former Michigan Congressman Peter Meijer — who served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives before losing a Republican...