12 Implicated in Detroit Police Corruption Investigation
A corruption investigation focusing on the Detroit Police Department’s narcotic unit has implicated 12 members of the force. Officers are...
Eli Newman is a Reporter/Producer for 101.9 WDET, covering breaking news, politics and community affairs. Newman is an award-winning radio journalist and was named the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors Broadcast Rising Star in 2017. His work has appeared on NPR, Marketplace and the Detroit Free Press among others. Newman joined WDET as a newsroom intern in 2014 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he first worked in radio at the student-run station WCBN.
Newman is a life-long resident of Southeast Michigan and now lives in Northwest Detroit. His favorite Motown track is “It’s the Same Old Song” by the Four Tops.
Here’s Detroit Health Department’s New Citywide COVID-19 Order
Detroit is issuing a new city-specific public health order for COVID-19. The move is meant to cover the gap left by a...
Detroit City Council Approves Facial Recognition Contract Extension Despite Opposition
Detroit City Council passed a police facial recognition contract today. The Detroit Police Department’s use of facial recognition will continue...
‘Defund’ Movement Sets Sights on Detroit Police Facial Recognition
Detroit City Council will vote to renew a contract with the software developer of the Detroit Police Department’s facial recognition...
Detroit Police Arrest, Use Force Against Protestors In Saturday Demonstration
Dozens of anti-police brutality protesters were arrested during a march in downtown Detroit on Saturday night. Physical clashes between protestors and...
Detroit City Council Narrowly Approves Duggan’s Blight Bond Proposal for Nov. Ballot
The question to put $250 million of Detroit taxpayer dollars towards home demolitions and renovations will be on the ballot...
Duggan Defends Facial Recognition Tech After Detroit Police Misidentify Black Man
Detroit police arrested a Black man from Farmington Hills for a crime he did not commit after investigators misidentified him using...
Family Sues Kalamazoo Foster Facility For Death of Minor, State Pulls Contract
The family of a Black teenager who died while residing at a Kalamazoo juvenile center in May is now suing the...
Detroit Sees Rise In Violence As 29 Shot Over Father’s Day Weekend
More than two dozen Detroiters were shot over Father's Day weekend, according to Detroit police. 29 people were shot over the...
Remembering Aimee Stephens, the Transgender Woman Behind Supreme Court Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that gay, lesbian and transgender employees cannot be fired solely based on their gender...
Defund Police? Detroit Commissioners Have Other Things To Discuss
Detroit’s Board of Police Commissioners addressed calls to "defund the police" during a meeting held on ZOOM video-conference. “To my colleagues,...
Detroit Police Release Protest Leader Tristan Taylor, Drop Riot Charges
Over 100 people were arrested in Tuesday night’s protests on Detroit’s East Side. One of those arrested was activist Tristan...