Church uses destroyed firearms as artwork to raise gun violence awareness
Saint David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield kicked off a series of gun destruction events with a live cutting of two...
Bre'Anna Tinsley is a reporter for Detroit Public Radio, 101.9 WDET. She covers city government and housing, as well as co-hosting the "Detroit Evening Report" podcast. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors in Journalism. She also is a licensed real estate agent. Fun fact: her great-grandmother was Detroit blues singer Alberta Adams.
Men’s mental health issues often go undiagnosed due to social biases, says expert
The suicide rate among men is four times higher than it is for women. That’s according to research from the...
Detroit Evening Report: Bills to combat housing discrimination heading to Whitmer
Landlords would be barred from discriminating against tenants or prospective tenants who use housing vouchers or some other type of...
City selects first Detroit neighborhoods to house solar fields
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan this week announced the first three communities selected to build solar arrays on vacant land as...
Detroit Evening Report: Violent crime down 30-70% in Detroit areas served by ShotStoppers, report shows
Violent crime has dropped between 30-70% in most areas served by Detroit’s ShotStoppers program, according to new data released by...
Detroit Evening Report: Henry Ford, MSU break ground on new research facility in Detroit
Henry Ford Health and Michigan State University broke ground Monday on their new research center in Detroit’s New Center neighborhood....
Detroit Evening Report: Silence the Violence march returns to Detroit; calls for end to gun violence
The organization End Gun Violence Michigan is continuing its Silence the Violence Month of Action campaign with a Memorial March...
DTE Energy is building the region’s largest battery energy storage center at old Trenton coal plant
DTE Energy announced Monday it will build a battery energy storage facility at the recently retired Trenton Channel coal plant.DTE...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan students’ access to school counselors among worse in the nation, report finds
Michigan’s school counselor to student ratio is more than double the number of what is recommended, according to a report...
Detroit Evening Report: Mayor Duggan, Detroit Police Chief White call for bolstering mental health services at Mackinac Policy Conference
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and Police Chief James White asked state leaders at the Mackinac Policy Conference to address Michigan’s...
Detroit Evening Report: New space donated to Detroit PAL; Merit Park facility breaks ground and more
On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover a new office space donated to the Detroit Police Athletic...
Detroit Evening Report: Many Michiganders spending too much on rent, U-M study finds
A quarter of renters in Michigan are spending more than 50% of their total income on rent, according to a...