Detroit Election Officials Take Steps to Resolve Issues that Plagued the Primary
Between staffing shortages, inadequate training for volunteers, and mistakes that affected the ability for votes to be recounted, Detroit’s August primary...
Laura Herberg is a Reporter for 101.9 WDET, telling stories about people inhabiting the Detroit region and the issues that affect us here. She won a Regional Murrow Award for best Hard News story (Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio) in 2020 and she was named the Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter for radio broadcasting in 2021, 2020, 2018 and 2017. In 2012, she was awarded a SoundCloud Fellowship for her project, "Listen to Detroit." She also is the creator of Complete Me, a podcast with only three episodes about how she has trouble completing tasks.
Before becoming a radio reporter, Laura worked, among other things, as a buser, a telemarketer, a canvasser and a magician's assistant. She is originally from the Seattle area but lived in five other cities before settling on Detroit in 2010.
What To Do If You Were Planning to Vote Absentee But Now Want to Vote at the Polls
Some people originally applied to vote absentee because of the pandemic, but now want to vote in person at the...
How Michigan Clerks Are Keeping In-Person Voters Safe During a Pandemic
A record number of people in Michigan are voting absentee this election, but many people are still planning to vote...
What To Do If You Still Haven’t Received Your Absentee Ballot
Record numbers of voters are expected to vote absentee in the presidential election in light of the coronavirus pandemic. But...
Voting Errors a Bigger Risk Than Voter Fraud in Michigan
President Trump and many of his supporters have called into question the validity of voting by mail. But documented instances...
Returning Your Absentee Ballot? Officials Say Drop It Off, Don’t Mail It.
Mail-in ballots must be received by November 3 in order to be counted. That’s according to a Michigan Court of...
Avoid This Voting Mistake That Got 2,000 Ballots Thrown Out In August
Shiraz Ahmed / WDET In the August primary election, 2,225 absentee voters in Michigan had their ballots thrown out because...
First Look: Belle Isle’s New Multi-Million Dollar “Oudolf Garden”
With planting finished at Oudolf Garden Detroit, the free public garden on Belle Isle is one step closer to opening...
Is Michigan’s New Auto Insurance Law Saving You Money?
For the first time since the 1970s, drivers in Michigan can now choose how much medical coverage they want to...
1,500 Detroiters Dead: Belle Isle Memorial Attendees Reflect On Human Loss
In Detroit there’s a city-wide memorial service being held at Belle Isle to commemorate the lives of residents who died from COVID-19. The day-long procession includes hundreds of cars and fifteen empty hearses symbolizing the 1500...
Macomb County GOP Chair Talks Trump Support, Accomplishments
The Republican National Convention has begun and Michigan is still very much considered a battleground state for the upcoming presidential...
Michigan College Republicans Chairman’s Message to Trump on 2020
The Republican National Convention commences tonight after President Donald Trump was renominated for a second term by the party today. Michigan...
