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WDET Staff December 12, 2025

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Mary Sheffield high fives in celebration as her victory in the 2025 mayoral election is announced.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • Secondary

Detroit Evening Report: Brian White selected as Sheffield’s deputy mayor

Sascha Raiyn December 16, 2025
Israelis demonstrate to demand the release of the hostages from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, during a protest outside of the U.S. Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, March 1, 2024.
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Secondary
  • The Metro

The Metro: Explaining antisemitism—and why it’s rising in America

Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent, The Metro December 16, 2025
oxford high school principal video message
  • All Things Considered
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Oxford High School students and staff return

Quinn Klinefelter January 24, 2022

Students and staff returned to Oxford High School Monday, two months after gunfire took the lives of four teens. It’s...

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A server carries a tray with drink glasses and a Coke bottle.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Jobs & the Economy
  • News

Loving work will always be unrequited, says author Sarah Jaffe

Detroit Today January 24, 2022

By some estimates we work 80,000 hours during our careers. But it’s not just time. Work signals to other people...

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Kenny Washington
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • CultureShift

Kenny Washington broke the NFL’s color barrier. Why don’t we know his story?

Ryan Patrick Hooper January 21, 2022

When it comes to sports history, Kenny Washington isn’t a household name like Jackie Robinson. At least one writer wants...

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  • All Things Considered
  • Communities of Hope
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • Morning Edition

Yemeni woman honors culture and traditions with catering business Taste of Aden

Nargis Rahman January 21, 2022

“Communities of Hope" features Detroiters from communities of color who have been looking for ways to persevere during the pandemic. Cathy Manna...

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Hospital Henry Ford Health Systems Medical Care 8.9.17-jn
  • All Things Considered
  • Morning Edition
  • News

Drop in COVID-19 hospitalizations and infections signs of optimism at Henry Ford

Russ McNamara January 21, 2022

Henry Ford Health System is optimistic that the worst of the omicron-fueled COVID-19 wave is over. The number of patients...

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Hamtramck City Hall
  • News

Hamtramck District Court judge apologizes for wishing jail on man with weedy yard

Associated Press January 21, 2022

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) — A Hamtramck District Court judge has apologized for wishing that she could send a 72-year-old immigrant...

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Photo of a bird.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Culture & Music
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson

“The Birds Aren’t Real” movement hopes parody can save us from false conspiracies

Detroit Today January 21, 2022

The Gen Z-fueled "The Birds Aren't Real" movement says birds are all actually government drones sent to surveil us from...

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Kym Worthy and Kim Trent
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Why it was important for Wayne County prosecutor, activist to clear backlog of rape kits

Detroit Today January 21, 2022

In 2009, 11,000 untested rape kits were found sitting in a Detroit Police Department storage room. Some of them had...

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overhead view of Ruth Ellis' new location
  • All Things Considered
  • Community & Quality of Life
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  • Youth

Ruth Ellis Center will open a brand-new mixed use community development on Detroit’s northwest side

Tia Graham January 21, 2022

The Ruth Ellis Center was created as a safe haven for the LGBTQ plus community in Metro Detroit in 1999....

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Auditor General: It’s not “fair” to say COVID-19 deaths in Michigan long-term facilities were underreported 

Russ McNamara, Dorothy Hernandez January 20, 2022

Legislative Republicans are accusing Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services of intentionally minimizing the number of COVID-19 deaths in Michigan’s long-term care...

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Michigan State Police 9/25/2018
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  • Racial Attitudes

Michigan State Police report on disparities in traffic stops just the beginning in addressing the problem, says civil rights leader

Tia Graham January 20, 2022

An independent study conducted by Michigan State University researchers found that Black drivers are pulled over more than any other...

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Militia State Capitol Gun Rights 2nd Amendment Protest 2013
  • All Things Considered
  • Morning Edition
  • News

The Capitol insurrection and the rise and fall of American militias

Russ McNamara January 20, 2022

Leading up to the 2020 presidential election, there was a rise in activity by anti-government groups. Members of multiple militias...

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