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“I’ll Be The Phantom of the Opera,” Says Retiring Michigan Opera Theatre Founder David DiChiera

Jake Neher/WDET The Michigan Opera Theatre brings its programming to the Macomb Center for the Performing Arts in Clinton Twp....

Will Healthcare Overhaul Pass and What Would It Mean For Michiganders?

WDET/Laura Herberg After months of wondering whether Republicans could come up with something to replace Obamacare, we have our answer. GOP...

Warren Evans Answers Your Questions After State of Wayne County Speech

Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET Wayne County Executive Warren Evans gave his annual State of the County speech last night. He talked about...

Fewer Michigan Schools Are in Financial Peril

Elizabeth Garrett There are fewer school districts in severe financial peril, according to a quarterly report compiled by the Michigan...

“The Voice That It Gives Me” [YOUTH POETRY]

It's a big week for Detroit's young poets. The Detroit Youth Poetry Grand Slam takes place at Thursday at Trinosophes,...

Howard Dean on Dems’ Future: “My Generation… We Ought to Get The Hell Out of the Way”

Howard Dean Democrats across the country took a beating in November, and now Republicans control every branch of the federal...

NPR’s Melissa Block Visits Hamtramck For New Series “Our Land”

Laura Weber Davis/WDET Longtime NPR host and special correspondent Melissa Block has been traveling across the country for her series “Our Land.” She...

AG Schuette Describes Meeting With Trump, Weighs In on Sessions Controversy

Rick Pluta/MPRN This week Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette visited President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House....

Guys of Under the Radar: Michigan Talk Spring Break in Michigan

Jake Neher/WDET Michigan K-12 students and parents are preparing for spring break in a few weeks. For lots of people...

GOP Strategist Ana Navarro: Time for Republicans To Launch Full Russia Investigation

Ana Navarro Amid calls from top Democrats in Congress to resign, Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself from any investigations into...

Detroit’s Haven for Asylum Seekers Set To Lose Federal Funding

Jake Neher/WDET Detroit is home to an organization that houses and assists dozens of asylum-seekers hoping to make their home...

Is Islamophobia On The Rise?

Today, we hoped to speak with an expert on Islamic law about misconceptions about Shari’a law. She was scheduled to...