Detroit Evening Report: New emergency vehicles for Detroit Fire Department
The Detroit Fire Department received new fire and emergency medical services vehicles thanks to a nearly $11 million dollar investment...
Hernz Laguerre Jr. is a Multimedia Journalist at 101.9 WDET. He is one of the co-host for "Detroit Evening Report," one of the weekend anchors for "Weekend Edition," the producer for our political podcast, "MichMash," and reports on arts, culture and politics. Hernz graduated from Syracuse University: S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with his bachelors in broadcast and digital journalism and his masters in television, radio and film.
Detroit Evening Report: Clean energy event centers equity and opportunity
Stacey Abrams to headline Detroit’s clean energy summit If you’re interested in how you can be a part of a...
MichMash: Unpacking Michigan’s ‘Citizen Only’ ballot initiative
Although there are already laws barring non-citizens from voting in Michigan elections, a group is pushing a ballot initiative to...
MichMash: Lansing passes the 2026 state budget 3 days late
When we started working on MichMash this week, it was past the Oct. 1 deadline and a state budget for...
Detroit Evening Report: $1B boost for roads and schools in new Michigan budget
Michigan lawmakers pass 2026 state budgetAfter months of waiting and two missed deadlines, the 2026 state budget has finally passed....
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan receives federal approval for revised EV charging plan
State to use $52 million in frozen funds to expand networkMichigan is moving forward with its revised electric vehicle charging...
MichMash: Recapping the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference
The Michigan GOP held their biennial leadership conference at Mackinac Island this past weekend. In this episode of MichMash, WDET's...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan jobless rate dips to 5.2%
Michigan unemployment rate drops slightly in AugustMichigan's monthly unemployment rate dropped slightly to 5.2 percent in August. A report from...
MichMash: October 1 state budget deadline looms
With less than two weeks until the budget deadline, there is still no state budget in sight. In this episode...
MichMash: Unpacking the dismissed 2020 case against Michigan electors + how state budget affects local governments
In 2020, 15 Republicans tried to cast Michigan's electoral votes for President Trump, even through President Biden won the state...
Detroit Evening Report: Kresge brings $180 million investment to Liv-Six with headquarters move
Kresge Foundation moves headquarters to DetroitThe Kresge Foundation announced that it will relocate its headquarters from Troy to the Marygrove...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Regional Chamber urges against Invest in MI Kids initiative
The Detroit Regional Chamber is urging voters not to sign a petition that would tax the wealthy to help pay...