Cornel West’s presidential candidacy faces signature challenge in Michigan

A challenge filed with a statewide elections board in Michigan is seeking to keep presidential candidate Cornel West off the...

CuriosiD: What is the history behind the Belle Isle Boathouse?

WDET’s CuriosiD podcast answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.In this episode of CuriosiD, we answer...

Michigan Primary 2024 Voter Guide: 9th Congressional District

The 2024 Michigan primary takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 6.The state’s 9th Congressional District incumbent, Republican Lisa McClain, runs unopposed...

Michigan Primary 2024 Voter Guide: United States Senate

The 2024 Michigan primary takes place on Tuesday, Aug. 6.One of the state's two U.S. Senate seats will be on...

Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Supreme Court says local governments must pay back profits from foreclosed homes

The Michigan Supreme Court said Monday its 2020 decision stopping local governments from keeping profits from the sale of foreclosed...

In The Groove: Donald Byrd’s ‘A New Perspective’ connects to new music from Britti, Cousin Kula & Forest Law

Getting ready for DIIV’s big show at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit this week (I’ll have more of that tomorrow),...

The Metro: ‘Chronic absenteeism’ is hurting Michigan students. How can we solve it?

“Chronic absenteeism" is one of the biggest problems hurting students in Detroit and across the country, accounting for any students...

Created Equal: Shortage of local clerk candidates in Michigan raising concerns about election integrity

Local clerks play a critical roll in ensuring free and fair elections. City and township clerks hold three major responsibilities...

Benson, election officials hail recent reforms at press conference

Early in-person voting opened across Michigan this past weekend ahead of next week’s primary elections.According to Michigan Secretary of State...

Help us make a better WDET by taking our listener survey

The WDET Listener Survey is back, and we want to hear from you!Last summer, we asked what you love about...

Visions: Music from Weather Report, Chief aTunde Adjuah, John Coltrane and more

On this episode of Visions, I play a little bit of a lot of things across all the decades, including...

Harris, Trump campaigns eye Michigan with less than 100 days to go

It’s less than 100 days until the final day of the November general election and the beginning of vote-counting. At...