Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War,...

Plane crashes and bursts into flames while landing in South Korea, killing 179

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A passenger plane skidded off a runway at a South Korean airport Sunday, slammed into...

Future of DEI at University of Michigan under the microscope

There’s a lot of attention on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at universities across the country.President-elect Donald Trump has...

MichMash: Looking back on the state’s top political stories of 2024

It's been a whirlwind of a year for politics in the mitten state. This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth...

Detroit Evening Report: Revisiting the Hamtramck Historical Museum’s first exhibit of Bengali arts and culture

This week on the Detroit Evening Report, we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...

The Progressive Underground: The Roots’ ‘Phrenology’ is a masterclass in evolution, experimentation

In this edition of Liner Notes, we dive into "Phrenology," The Roots' groundbreaking 2002 release. The Roots were no strangers to...

Incarcerated artists find creative outlet through annual U-M exhibition

The holiday season is extra special to Nora Krinitsky.“Every year we travel to every prison in the state, we meet...

State adds two new ‘areas of interest’ for possible PFAS contamination

The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has designated two new sites as “areas of interest” for potential...

Detroit drug initiative to combat violence, overdoses coming to Muskegon

A federal program called Operation Overdrive used to combat drug-related violence and overdoses in Detroit is now coming to Muskegon.The...

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit artist Supercoolwicked on latest work at U-M Museum of Art

This week on the Detroit Evening Report we’re reflecting on some of the stories we’ve reported on at WDET this...

Detroit community mourns loss of former WDET host and veteran radio personality Judy Adams

WDET staff and listeners are mourning the loss of veteran Detroit radio personality and former WDET Program Director and host...

Professional men’s soccer team in Grand Rapids to debut in 2027

A new professional men's soccer team in Grand Rapids will be part of Major League Soccer NEXT Pro, team owners...