The staffing challenges facing police departments and their communities
Between January and September of this year, the Detroit Police Department lost 223 officers – a rate of nearly one...
Company tied to Flint Water Crisis spins involvement with digital campaign
Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Veolia North America, a company hired by Flint in...
SMART acquires its first electric buses
SMART is putting its first group of electric buses into service. The four Proterra-made units were purchased using government grant...
Detroit Evening Report: Dearborn book bans spark protest and support
Community members on both sides of a book banning debate protested in Dearborn on Sunday.The Detroit News reports an unconfirmed...
Local exhibition event will honor the history of Detroit’s punk scene
The Metropolitan Museum of Design Detroit is hosting an event that celebrates the city’s intersection of punk, fashion and art....
New novel, ‘Babysitter,’ based around late 1970s events of the Oakland County Child Killer
Between 1976 and 1977, four young children were killed in Detroit suburbs. Investigators were never able to identify the perpetrator,...
Detroit River clean-up efforts stall despite influx of federal funds
This year, the Biden Administration announced it would designate $1 billion dollars specifically for Great Lakes region sites, which should...
New series highlights the importance of African-American led institutions
Beginning October 4 on Detroit Public Television, a new series will highlight stories of African Americans in a way that...
Detroit Evening Report: DPTV, WDET hosting town hall ahead of ‘Making Black America’ docuseries premiere
Detroit members of Black Greek organizations will celebrate the launch of a new PBS series that explores the social networks...
One local nonprofit is trying to ensure Detroit corporations are equitable
A few years ago, many corporations made pledges to be equitable work spaces. At the height of the 2020 racial...
Attorney representing Oxford shooting victims’ family in lawsuit says tragedy could have been prevented
Parents suing over the fatal shootings at Oxford High School last year say recent depositions reveal officials ignored signs the...
Why some Republican border-state governors are shipping migrants to other states
Immigration is a constant political battle in America, but in recent years we’ve been seeing somewhat unique political actions take...