The Grosse Ile Parkway Bridge spans the Detroit River.

Grosse Ile voters could authorize a plan to buy one of the island’s two bridges

October 17, 2024

Voters on Grosse Ile will decide whether to let the local government buy one of the two bridges connecting the...

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America Votes: A Cross Border Conversation is an international co-production between CBC, WDET in Detroit, and The Middle with Jeremy Hobson.

WDET hosting live, international call-in special with CBC Radio, NPR this Sunday

October 17, 2024

WDET will pre-empt its regular programming from 4-6 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 20, to host a special collaboration between Canada’s...

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Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks as Detroit vs Everybody co-founders Sean Xavier Williams, left, and Tommey Walker, listen, during a stop at Cred Cafe, a local Detroit small business owned by former NBA players Joe and Jamal Crawford, in Detroit, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

Detroit Evening Report: Harris in Detroit; Maya Angelou Village opens and more

October 16, 2024

Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover Harris' recent visit to Detroit to shore up support from Black male voters;...

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"The False White Gospel" by Jim Wallis.

Created Equal: Conservative politics and the ‘False White Gospel’ 

October 16, 2024

It’s no secret that America’s politics are polarized. According to one preacher and educator, they’re not broken beyond repair. Jim...

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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly), the Democratic candidate for the open Michigan U.S. Senate seat, left, and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican candidate vying for the seat, debate the issues Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, with moderators Alicia Smith, Chuck Stokes and Carolyn Clifford of WXYZ-TV in Southfield.

Created Equal: Reactions to this week’s Michigan US Senate debate

October 16, 2024

The two major-party candidates for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat faced off in a substantive, sometimes combative debate hosted by...

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Harris takes Black male outreach to Detroit

October 16, 2024

The presidential campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris is taking its messaging to Black men in Detroit this week.That’s through...

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(From left) Michigan State Board of Education candidates Tom McMillin (R), Nikki Snyder (R), Adam Zemke (D), Theodore Jones (D), and Scott Boman (L). U.S. Taxpayers Party candidates Ted Gerrard and Christine Schwartz and Working Class Party candidate Mary Anne Hering are not pictured.

Michigan State Board of Education candidates highlight their priorities 

October 15, 2024

Eight candidates are vying for the opportunity to serve on the Michigan State Board of Education. There are two Republican...

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This combination photo of Michigan Senate candidates shows Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., in Detroit, Aug. 6, 2024, left, and former Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich., Aug. 6, 2024, in Lake Orion, Mich.

Rogers, Slotkin face off in final debate before election

October 14, 2024

Democratic Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin faced off tonight against former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers in Michigan’s final scheduled U.S. Senate debate...

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FILE - Dawn Stephens, right, and Duane Taylor prepare ballots to be mailed at the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 5, 2024.

Republican lawsuits target rules for overseas voters, but those ballots are already sent

October 14, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) — The latest method of voting to fall into the political crosshairs is the way overseas voters —...

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Wayne County Criminal Justice Center, home to the Third Judicial Circuit-Criminal Division, Sheriff's Office, Prosecutor's Office, Clerk's Office, Juvenile Detention, and Adult Detention facilities.

Detroit judicial candidate guide for the 2024 general election

, October 14, 2024

Editor's note: This story was originally published by Outlier Media. Sign up for their free weekly newsletters at outliermedia.org/newsletters.  When 36th District...

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Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks to union members in Warren, Michigan, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024.

Walz talks manufacturing in Macomb County

October 14, 2024

The Democratic nominee for vice president gave a manufacturing-focused speech to a crowd at Macomb Community College Friday.Minnesota Gov. Tim...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a meeting of the Detroit Economic Club, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Detroit.

Detroit Evening Report: Trump insults Detroit; MichMash Live in Lansing and more

October 11, 2024

Tonight on the Detroit Evening Report, we cover the backlash former President Donald Trump is getting for insulting Detroit during...

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