Win a One-Of-A-Kind Echopark Electric Guitar
Congratulations to winner Paul Steinborn of Port Huron! Watch the raffle drawing » Meta Stange/WDET Enter to win a dynamic musical...
Get in the Mood for 2020 Detroit Jazz Fest With This Playlist
Labor Day in Detroit is synonymous with the Detroit Jazz Festival, the annual celebration of jazz music that draws people...
1,500 Detroiters Dead: Belle Isle Memorial Attendees Reflect On Human Loss
In Detroit there’s a city-wide memorial service being held at Belle Isle to commemorate the lives of residents who died from COVID-19. The day-long procession includes hundreds of cars and fifteen empty hearses symbolizing the 1500...
State of Michigan Agrees to Pay $600 Million in Flint Water Crisis Legal Settlement
The State of Michigan has agreed to a settlement the will see it pay out $600 million over its handling...
Confusing Design Could See Absentee Ballots Mistakenly Returned to Detroit Voters
Laura Herberg/WDET This week's Aug. 4th primary election is expected to have an influx of voters casting an absentee ballot. ...
Listeners Honor Those They’ve Lost to COVID-19
It’s been a hard couple of months the country and especially the community here in Southeast Michigan. Many people have lost...
2020 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Is Here
For the past five years, the Tiny Desk Contest has brought together thousands of artists and bands from across the...
Some 911 Lines in Michigan Aren’t Working; Try These Numbers Instead
UPDATE: State Police say 911 service has been restored. Michigan State Police say a fiber-optic problem has knocked out some...
10 Surprising Things Border Patrol Seized At Michigan-Canada Crossings in 2019
Eli Newman / WDET Are you missing your ancient Egyptian treasure? The government might have it, alongside drugs and cash...
Don’t Perendinate Over Wayne State’s Forgotten Words List, It’s No Gewgaw
Do "dad jokes" make you laugh loudly? Are your thoughts clear? Have you ever put something off for two days or...
The 10 Most Interesting People WDET Met In 2019
The reporters and producers at 101.9 WDET meet a lot of people in the course of our work. Some of them are...
Watch This Detroit School Choir Get Funky In The Streets Covering Funkadelic’s ‘One Nation Under A Groove’
Visit Detroit just released a track that will keep Detroit groovin' all year long. This Detroit-centric reimagining of "One Nation Under A...
