Detroit Evening Report: Many Michiganders spending too much on rent, U-M study finds

A quarter of renters in Michigan are spending more than 50% of their total income on rent, according to a...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police search for suspect who escaped custody at Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit police are still searching for a 22-year-old man who escaped police custody while at Henry Ford Hospital on Sunday....

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s population growth; return of the Belle Isle giant slide and more

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover Detroit's population growth, the return of the giant slide on...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit residents, business owners draft petition to halt I-375 redevelopment

A group of metro Detroiters sent a letter to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan this week asking...

Detroit Evening Report: New state agency holds clean energy, EV transition roundtable in Detroit

Officials from a new state office met with stakeholders Tuesday to talk about efforts to prepare workers and businesses for...

Detroit Evening Report: Hamtramck swears in first Yemeni Muslim police chief in the US

The city of Hamtramck held a swearing in ceremony on Monday to inaugurate the city's new Police Chief Jamiel Altaheri...

DER Weekends: Remembering Detroit abolitionist and Underground Railroad hero William Lambert

On the latest episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, WDET’s Bre'Anna Tinsley spoke with Kimberly Simmons of the Detroit River...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Public Schools’ annual ‘Evening of Fine Arts’ returning to Fox Theatre next week

The Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is hosting its 55th annual "An Evening of Fine Arts" next Wednesday at...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit developer constructing single-family homes in East Village

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is praising a new development of single-family homes in the city’s East Village neighborhood. Subscribe to...

Detroit Evening Report: Agenda unveiled for the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference

The Detroit Regional Chamber has unveiled its agenda for the 2024 Mackinac Policy Conference. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Education Narrative Collective offering up to $5,000 in grants to craft education stories

Education nonprofits 482Forward and the Skillman Foundation are looking for stories about education in Detroit. The Detroit Education Narrative Collective...

Detroit Evening Report: EPA invests in solar for low-income families; Detroit seeks feedback for oral history project and more

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the recent $156 million EPA investment in solar rooftops for...