Sascha Raiyn reports on education, children and families at 101.9 WDET. She has worked as a reporter/producer for the WSHU Public Radio Group serving Connecticut and New York, as an Investigative News Producer for WJBK Fox 2 and at the Detroit Free Press.

She is a native Detroiter who grew up listening to news and music programming on 101.9 WDET. She studied at the University of Michigan Dearborn.

Detroit Evening Report: GOP candidate Kristina Karamo files lawsuit targeting Detroit’s absentee ballots

Kristina Karamo, Republican candidate for Michigan's secretary of state office, has filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballots from Detroit. Karamo...

Detroit Evening Report: National test scores show Michigan students struggled in reading and math

Results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress show declines for students in Detroit, throughout Michigan and across the country....

Detroit Evening Report: Gov. Whitmer creates committee to review Michigan’s residential youth facilities

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced a new committee meant to make sure kids in Michigan’s juvenile justice system get the help...

Detroit Evening Report: Attendance rates in Michigan schools reach five-year low

 Attendance in Michigan schools fell during the 2021-22 academic year. The Detroit Free Press reports the statewide attendance rate...

Detroit Evening Report: Wayne County juvenile jail under investigation

Michigan's health department has confirmed that Wayne County’s juvenile jail is under investigation. The Detroit Free Press reports the Michigan...

Detroit Evening Report: Activists want Michigan AG Nessel’s input on reimbursement for overtaxed Detroit homeowners

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has been asked to weigh in on whether Detroit homeowners who were overtaxed by the...

Detroit Evening Report: Despite making up majority of monkeypox cases, Black Michigan residents received just 17% of vaccines

The Detroit Free Press reports 60 percent of Michiganders who contracted monkeypox were Black, while 70 percent of the doses...

Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn book bans spark protest and support

Community members on both sides of a book banning debate protested in Dearborn on Sunday. The Detroit News reports an...

Detroit Evening Report: DPTV, WDET hosting town hall ahead of ‘Making Black America’ docuseries premiere

Detroit members of Black Greek organizations will celebrate the launch of a new PBS series that explores the social networks...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit suing U.S. Census Bureau, claims population undercounted

Detroit is suing the U.S. Census Bureau for allegedly undercounting residents — specifically Black and Hispanic residents. The city says...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan pharmacists can now prescribe birth control

Pharmacists — not just doctors — may soon be able to prescribe birth control pills in Michigan. The Michigan Department...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit home assessments continue to be inaccurate

A group of housing advocates in Detroit say the city has improved its ability to assess homes for property taxes,...