Mic Check: Detroit native Kenny Garrett brings lifetime of music experiences to the DSO stage
For nearly four decades, Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny Garrett has built a career that has seen him become recognized as one...
Visions: Listen to music from Karriem Riggins, Sun Ra, Kenny Garrett + more
This week on Visions, I play recent Detroit releases from Russ Macklem, De'Sean Jones' Urban Art Orchestra, and a new...
DTE Energy’s Jerry Norcia talks rate increase, plans to improve power grid
Michigan’s Public Service Commission recently approved a DTE Energy rate increase of 6.4%. That raised an average consumer’s electrical bills...
Jury awards $10 million to man who was wrongly convicted of murder
DETROIT (AP) — A jury awarded $10 million to a Detroit-area man who spent nearly six years in prison for...
Created Equal: Setting the historical record straight on Black invention in America
Black Americans have largely been left out of the story of American invention. In the North and South, patents from...
The Metro: New bus route will connect Oakland County communities
Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that the 492 route would only travel from Oakland University...
Rashida Tlaib urges Michigan Democrats to vote ‘uncommitted’ during primary in protest against Biden
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is urging Democrats to vote "uncommitted" in Michigan’s presidential primary election on Feb. 27. The move is...
The New Music Show: Hear Billy Paul, Bassline, Double Vision and more
This week on The New Music Show, we feature early 2000s ghetto-tech, U.K. break beat, ‘80s classics and the most...
Trump rails against New York fraud ruling during Michigan rally as he faces fines that could exceed half-a-billion dollars
WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump railed against the judge who slapped him with a $355 million...
Judge orders Trump to pay $355 million for lying about his wealth in staggering civil fraud ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge ordered Donald Trump on Friday to pay $355 million in penalties, finding that the...
DER Weekends: Physics professor brings race, gender into the classroom to build better scientists
On the latest episode of DER Weekends, WDET's Sascha Raiyn spoke with professor and activist Prasad Venugopal, who teaches classes...
Union workers at Detroit’s Marathon refinery approve strike authorization
Union workers at Detroit’s Marathon Petroleum refinery have authorized their leadership to call for a strike if they cannot reach...