Detroit Evening Report: Detroit nonprofit launches website to inform voters ahead of city elections
Local nonprofit CitizenDetroit is working with Politics on the Go and Activate Detroit to get Detroiters informed ahead of upcoming...
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: Detroit nonprofit newsrooms collaborate on new project exploring student safety
A new reporting project from Chalkbeat Detroit, Planet Detroit and BridgeDetroit is exploring Detroit students’ perspectives on safety and violence.Subscribe...
Detroit Evening Report: Protesters arrested during ICE raid on Detroit’s west side
Two protesters were arrested on Detroit's west side Monday after police say they attempted to prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
DER Weekends: Detroit genealogist on the importance, emotional toll of researching African American ancestors
In honor of Juneteenth, Wayne State University hosted a series of lectures and a genealogy workshop focused on tracing African...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan’s first and only HBCU joins online consortium of Historically Black Colleges
Michigan’s only HBCU is a part of a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities launching “eHBCU” on Tuesday. Pensole...
Detroit Evening Report: High school aviation program restored to original airport site
Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Davis Aerospace High School returns to airport campus with expanded...
Detroit Evening Report: Carnival of the Spirit celebrates 25 years in Detroit
In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover a celebration of African ancestors, a Detroit student facing deportation and...
Detroit Evening Report: Dems want to expand Michigan civil rights act to cover antisemitism
A group of Democratic state lawmakers is calling for an expansion of Michigan’s civil rights law to specifically include protections...
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan families, caregivers prepare for possible Medicaid cuts
Experts say Medicaid cuts passed by the U.S. House could result in millions of people losing health care — including...
DER Weekends: Hoarding is common. A local woman wants help to be just as common
On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we hear a local woman's story of discovering and trying to address...
Detroit Evening Report: EPA lifts emergency order on Flint drinking water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has lifted the emergency order on the city of Flint's drinking water.Subscribe to the Detroit...
DER Weekends: ‘Shustho’ series explores how health insurance access, community care impacts Bangladeshi women
On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the third story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman's series...