Detroit Evening Report: DTE program trains prisoners to trim around power lines

DTE Energy is investing in training people recently released from prison to trim trees that threaten to damage power lines....

Detroit Evening Report: Unemployment rate in Detroit drops below 7%, reaching 22-year low

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city's unemployment rate has dropped to 6.4%, a figure not seen in over two...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan schools will increase electric school buses in 2023

Michigan schools will see more electric buses this year thanks to a grant by the Environmental Protection Agency. Listen and...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s nearly 70-year streak of Black representation in Congress is about to end

Shri Thanedar is set to begin his new job this week once he's sworn in as the Congressman for Michigan’s...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit artist Judy Bowman makes solo exhibition debut at MOCAD at age 70

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Detroit Evening Report: Sisters create women’s workspace in Hamtramck when they couldn’t find one

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Detroit Evening Report: Café brings Yemeni coffee and culture to Garden City

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Detroit Evening Report: Artist George McCalman created illustration book to highlight Black American history

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Detroit Evening Report: Bengali woman launched Zafreen’s Kitchen after losing job during COVID-19 pandemic

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Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn-based clothing brand Studious Monday explores modest chic

A Dearborn-based company is proving that modesty and style don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Listen and Subscribe to the...

Detroit Evening Report: Dangerously low temperatures, high winds, snow impact Detroit

Detroiters are dealing with extreme winter weather now through Saturday morning. Listen and Subscribe to the Detroit Evening Report NPR...

Detroit Evening Report: Winter storm warning prompts school closures, emergency preparations

Communities across Metro Detroit are preparing for a snowstorm promising extremely low temperatures, high winds and several inches of snow....