Detroit could be without a Black member of Congress — again
The 2022 election left Detroit without Black representation in Congress for the first time in decades. After the results of...
Created Equal: How Michigan Supreme Court’s ruling on minimum wage, sick leave will affect workers and businesses
Legislative Republicans' actions to halt the implementation of minimum wage increases and paid sick leave in 2018 was ruled unconstitutional...
Americans’ refusal to keep paying higher prices may be dealing a final blow to US inflation spike
WASHINGTON (AP) — The great inflation spike of the past three years is nearly spent — and economists credit American consumers for...
Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: Birthday spotlights on Joe Jackson and Mark Knopfler, Sounds Like Detroit artists, new Leon Bridges + more
On this episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, I celebrate the birthdays of Dire Straits co-founder Mark Knopfler, who turns...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Fire Department offering CPR, AED training to DDOT employees
The Detroit Fire Department is working to train more city employees and residents in hands-only CPR.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...
Michael Jackson-Bolanos sentenced for lying to police, won’t face retrial in Samantha Woll murder case
The man acquitted last month in the first-degree murder of Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll will not face a retrial,...
The Metro: New resources aim to provide water assistance to Detroiters
The accessibility of fresh, clean water and a functioning infrastructure is something that many of us take for granted. Last...
In The Groove: New music Friday with System Olympia, Leon Bridges, The Smile + Caribou
The way music is released these days — always, all the time — it kinda makes new music Friday feel...
MichMash: How would a federal reclassification of marijuana affect Michigan?
The federal government is considering rescheduling cannabis as a less dangerous drug, which will impact consumers and businesses alike across...
Harris and Walz show support for labor during campaign stop at UAW hall in Wayne
Members of the United Auto Workers union got up close with the Democratic presidential ticket at a union hall in...
The Metro: Previewing Sounds Like Detroit 2024 performers
Jeff Milo is WDET’s resident expert on the local music scene and host of MI Local. He will also be...
In The Groove: A jazzy exploration connecting the dots from Gil Scott-Heron to Schoolboy Q
I wanted to start out the show honoring the late great Rodriguez, who we lost a year ago today. It's...