Detroit Evening Report: 1.6 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots
Some 1.6 million voters in Michigan have requested absentee ballots, and more than 150,000 have already voted in the upcoming...
Nargis Hakim Rahman is the Civic Reporter at 101.9 WDET. She works with the Documenters program to increase civic engagement. Rahman graduated from Wayne State University, where she was a part of the Journalism Institute of Media Diversity. Rahman started as an intern at WDET in 2010. She participated in the Feet in Two Worlds food journalism fellowship with WDET's Detroit Storymakers project in 2018.
Rahman is a Bangladeshi American who was raised in Metro Detroit. She is passionate about community journalism in the Greater Detroit area. She hopes to give American Muslims and minorities a voice in the press.
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police release footage of Porter Burks fatal shooting
Detroit police have released body camera video of the fatal shooting of Porter Burks, a Detroit man who charged at...
Highland Park partners with Wayne County Land Bank on proposed $2.5 million anti-blight program
The city of Highland Park is partnering with the Wayne County Land Bank to address blight in the city. The...
The Social Loft creates a co-working community in Hamtramck
Sisters Aliyah, Taqwa, and Laila Mahdi were looking for an all women’s space to work during the pandemic. There weren’t...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan residents won’t be taxed on student loan forgiveness through 2025
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a student relief program for 1.4 million Michigan residents. The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program...
Detroit Evening Report: Jury awards $100K to Flint health worker in wrongful termination suit
A jury has awarded $100,000 to a woman who says she lost her job after refusing to falsify blood test...
Wayne County court program becomes a nonprofit to better serve foster children
A court-based program serving youth announced it will now operate as an independent nonprofit. Wayne County Court Appointed Special Advocates...
Wayne State’s engineering dean expands DEI initiatives, female leadership
Ali Abolmaali is the new dean of Wayne State University's College of Engineering. Prior to coming to Wayne State, Abolmaali...
Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer launches program to expand child care options in Michigan
Governor Gretchen Whitmer launched a program to expand child care options for Michigan residents. "Our Strong Start" is a program...
Hamtramck fosters community with arts and culture series
During the pandemic, the Hamtramck Arts & Culture Commission revamped to create new programs for neighbors to get to know...
CuriosiD: Where does the name ‘Hamtramck’ come from?
The City of Hamtramck was named after Colonel Jean Francois Hamtramck. Is "Hamtramck" a French name? WDET’s CuriosiD series answers...
Detroit Evening Report, September 7, 2022: Detroit City Council delays vote on food grading ordinance
Detroit City Council has delayed a vote on a proposed ordinance that would require restaurants to post signs on their...