Legendary Detroit producer and beat maker J Dilla (James Yancey) would have been 50 years old on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024.

50 years of J Dilla: A conversation with ‘Ma Dukes’ on keeping her son’s legacy alive

, February 7, 2024

Detroiters and hip-hop fans everywhere are celebrating what would have been J Dilla's 50th birthday on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024....

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FILE - Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on threats to the homeland, Oct. 31, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

House vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas fails, thwarted by Republican defections

February 7, 2024

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a dramatic setback, House Republicans failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, forced to shelve a...

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City officials gathered in Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 6, for the grand opening of The Residences at Water Square, a new luxury apartment complex in downtown Detroit.

Detroit Evening Report: New ‘Water Square’ luxury apartments open in downtown Detroit

February 6, 2024

Officials from the city of Detroit and project developers gathered Tuesday to mark the grand opening of “The Residences at...

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Clairmount Center ribbon cutting ceremony

The Metro: Clairmount Center provides housing and support for Detroit’s LGBTQ+ youths

February 6, 2024

Detroit’s Ruth Ellis Center has been serving and supporting LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in the city since 1991. With...

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Jennifer Crumbley is escorted out of court, Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 in Pontiac, Mich.

Jury finds Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Oxford school shooting

February 6, 2024

The mother of a Michigan teenager who killed four fellow students and wounded seven others during a mass shooting at...

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Jeff Milo at the WDET studio

‘MI Local’ with local music curator Jeff Milo premieres Tuesday

February 6, 2024

Tonight is the series premiere of MI Local, showcasing new music released by Michigan-based artists, including Detroit, Ann Arbor and...

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Detroit activist Tristan Taylor leads a Black Lives Matter protest in Detroit.

Created Equal: Exploring reparations for Black Detroiters

February 6, 2024

Many cities across the U.S. are exploring the idea of reparations, and Detroit is one of them. The city created...

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New WSU study finds ‘music medicine’ can help cancer patients

February 6, 2024

A recent study by researchers and physicians at Wayne State University School of Medicine and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer...

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Detroit Evening Report: Local leaders supporting state water affordability bills

February 5, 2024

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and other local leaders are backing state legislation to create a water affordability program. Subscribe to...

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Former Michigan Gov. George Romney and former Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanaugh at the front of a 10,000-person march at Fort Street and Woodward Avenue in Detroit, in solidarity with the 1965 Selma to Montgomery voting rights marches.

Created Equal: Shining a light on inequities in Detroit, America

February 5, 2024

Detroit, and its history, is ground zero for understanding the promise of opportunity and the challenge of inequality in this...

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A Detroit neighborhood

The Metro: Declining population means new Detroit City Council districts

February 5, 2024

Welcome to The Metro, WDET’s daily news and culture show hosted by Nick Austin and Tia Graham. Each week on...

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The managers of The Maple Theater in Bloomfield Hills announced on Monday, Feb. 5, 2024, that they will not be renewing their lease for the historic theater.

Maple Theater management announces historic theater will close its doors

February 5, 2024

The Maple Theater — a long-time institution for independent film buffs in metro Detroit — will close its doors after...

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