What changed in Detroit’s police department two years after protests to defund it?
Two years ago, people across Detroit and its suburbs were hitting the pavement to advocate for racial justice and a...
Michigan Primary Election 2022 Candidate Guide: Wayne County Sheriff
Editor's note: WDET distributed surveys to some local, county and congressional candidates in key races on the August primary ballot...
Michigan Primary Election 2022 Candidate Guide: Wayne County Executive
Editor's note: WDET distributed surveys to some local, county and congressional candidates in key races on the August primary ballot...
Congressional staffers move toward unionization
Aides for eight members of the U.S. House have filed petitions to be recognized as the Congressional Workers Union. They...
Cash bail and how it’s become limited in the 36th District Court
Cash bail now has a longstanding tradition in America’s judicial system. But it’s been removed or reformed in several states...
COVID-19 is now high risk in four Michigan counties — how should we be keeping ourselves protected?
It has been over two years since the COVID-19 pandemic changed the ways we interacted as a community worldwide. And...
Detroit Evening Report, July 15, 2022: Lawsuit filed to disqualify Michigan GOP candidate Ryan Kelley from Governor’s race
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. A lawsuit has...
11th Congressional District: Inflation, border relations top priorities for Mark Ambrose
Mark Ambrose is one of two candidates running in the Republican primary for the newly redrawn 11th Congressional District, which...
Small business owner Lorrie Rutledge runs for 13th Congressional District
Lorrie Rutledge is one of nine candidates running in the Democratic primary for the newly redrawn 13th Congressional District, which...
Organizers of Michigan abortion ballot proposal campaign say measure goes beyond protecting access
The recent decision by the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade was nothing if not polarizing. Many across the...
Michigan’s 11th Congressional District race: The differences between Andy Levin and Haley Stevens
U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Waterford) and U.S. Rep. Andy Levin (D-Bloomfield Township) are facing off in the newly redrawn 11th...
New book demonstrates the complexity of our histories
From a young age, we’re categorized. We become known as Arab or Latino, Jewish or Muslim, Black or Indigenous. And those...