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Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison discusses the city's new Summer Teen Safety Violence Prevention Plan, July 7, 2025.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Todd Bettison retained by Sheffield

Jerome Vaughn December 17, 2025

Detroit Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield says she will retain Todd Bettison as the city’s police chief.   In a statement released Tuesday, Sheffield praised Bettison’s results – citing Detroit’s record drops...

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

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

Sascha Raiyn December 16, 2025

Detroit mayor-elect Mary Sheffield has chosen her deputy mayor. Brian White has been her chief of staff during her time as...

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Suzanna Shkreli
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Former lottery commissioner makes Michigan Secretary of State bid

Russ McNamara December 15, 2025

It’s a crowded field in the race for the Democratic nomination for Michigan Secretary of State. Ingham County Clerk Barb...

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  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Joe Louis Greenway expands on west side

Jerome Vaughn October 8, 2025

Detroit officials have opened up a new section of the Joe Louis Greenway.  About two miles of the greenway’s new...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with former television journalist Gretchen Carlson, not shown, at an event on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington.
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer urges Trump to reconsider new H1B visa cost

Sascha Raiyn September 30, 2025

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she shared her concerns with President Trump about his new H1B visa policy which makes...

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MichMash: Michigan loses deal for major semiconductor plant; new proposal aims to expand bottle bill

Hernz Laguerre July 18, 2025

Michigan lost a deal for a massive semiconductor plant this week that was projected to bring about 10,000 jobs to...

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This week on MichMash, WDET's Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Zach Gorchow talk with Detroit News reporters Craig Mauger and Beth LeBlanc to break down their coverage of the criminal investigation into Democratic donor Fay Beydoun.
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MichMash: Unpacking the criminal investigation of Fay Beydoun

Hernz Laguerre July 14, 2025

An email obtained by The Detroit News revealed this week that the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) may have played...

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Public murals in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
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Detroit Evening Report: 9 Michigan communities receive state funding to enhance downtowns

Jerome Vaughn June 25, 2025

Detroit’s North End will soon be getting some special funds for summer events in the area. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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Detroit Free Press Politics Editor Emily Lawler and Detroit News Politics Editor Chad Livengood appear on MichMash, live from the Go Comedy! Improv Theater in Ferndale.
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MichMash Live: A Michigan politics rewind

Hernz Laguerre June 21, 2025

It has been an eventful year in Michigan politics with the Michigan Legislature dynamically evolving. This week on WDET's MichMash, Gongwer News...

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Branches, limbs and even whole trees were toppled by the ice storms that hit northern Michigan beginning March 29, 2025. Here, debris lies along the side of Polish Line Road in Cheboygan.
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Whitmer signs bill to forgive school days lost to ice storms

Rick Pluta June 3, 2025

Northern Michigan school districts forced into an extended shutdown due to massive ice storms this spring will have a waiver from...

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Gretchen Whitmer sitting down with Russ McNamara
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Detroit Evening Report: Whitmer focuses on Michigan’s future at Mackinac conference

Hernz Laguerre May 30, 2025

In this episode of The Detroit Evening Report, we cover Governor Whitmer at the Mackinac Policy Conference, Pride Month kickoff...

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks with WDET's Russ McNamara at the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Mackinac Island.
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Whitmer ‘not happy’ about possible pardons for men involved in her kidnapping plot

Russ McNamara May 29, 2025

The U.S. Department of Justice and the White House are looking at pardoning the two men convicted in the 2020...

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