Alex McLenon is a Reporter with 101.9 WDET.

Detroit Mayor Duggan tells fans to arrive early for the NFL Draft

City of Detroit officials estimate around 300,000 people could be in attendance for the first round of the 2024 NFL...

Detroit Lions unveil new uniforms for upcoming season

The Detroit Lions will be sporting a new look when the 2024 season kicks off in September. The franchise is...

Detroit plans to launch autonomous shuttle pilot this summer

The City of Detroit announced this week that it will launch an autonomous shuttle route later this year. The free,...

Transit advocates want more bus funding in final FY25 state budget

Legislators in Lansing are in the process of finalizing Michigan’s state budget for the 2025 fiscal year. That’s after Gov....

Detroit Evening Report: Duggan presents 2025 fiscal year budget to Detroit City Council

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan presented a $2.76 billion budget plan to city council on Thursday. The proposal includes $20 million...

Detroit City Council approves tax breaks, community benefits for Future of Health development

Detroit City Council has approved community benefits and around $300 million in tax incentives for the Future of Health development,...

Does the presidential primary system reflect the will of the voters?

Michigan moved its presidential primaries to the fourth week of February. Going earlier in the nominating cycle should, in theory,...

Nikki Haley in Michigan ahead of Tuesday’s presidential primary

After losing in her home state of South Carolina, Republican candidate Nikki Haley is in Michigan ahead of the state’s...

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...

Councilwoman Mary Waters enters 13th District congressional race

Detroit City Councilwoman Mary Waters is entering the race to represent Michigan’s 13th Congressional District in Washington. Running as a...

Prosecution rests, Jennifer Crumbley takes the stand in manslaughter trial

The mother of convicted Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley took the stand in her own defense on Thursday —...

Testimony resumes in involuntary manslaughter trial for Jennifer Crumbley

Day three of testimony is underway Monday in the involuntary manslaughter trial for Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Oxford High...