The Shake Out: Detroit’s The Falcons, Brendan Benson, Waxwings + more
This week's episode is another all-vinyl hour of soul and rock’n’roll from Dave Lawon's record collection. Hear Detroit supergroup the...
Detroit Evening Report: Detroit police explore alternatives to ShotSpotter surveillance system
Detroit Police want to extend their contract with ShotSpotter before it expires at the end of the month. But DPD...
In The Groove: Spotlighting Marisa Anderson, new James Blake, Sault + more
New music from James Blake leads today's playlist, alongside recent releases from Sault, Knxwledge, Cleo Sol, Sampha, Olivia Dean, and Paul McCartney's collaboration with Khruangbin. The mix also features music from Tom...
The Metro: Local stage play highlights the legacy of baseball icon Roberto Clemente
Roberto Clemente is a baseball icon. Over his 18-year career he won two world series, acquired 12 golden gloves, four...
The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
Michigan will be enacting a statewide school phone ban for students from kindergarten through 12th grade this fall.Many schools already...
New book explores how working class shaped Downriver
Metro Detroit's Downriver area is where heavy industry meets nature, creating a complicated dynamic between the economy and the environment.Steel...
MI Local: Moravian performs live, Sounds Like Detroit voting is open and Everyone I Owe 2 show this weekend
Busy night on MI Local this week! We started off with an update on WDET's annual Sounds Like Detroit contest,...
Detroit City Council President looks forward to working with mayor on poverty and transit issues
James Tate is the latest in a long line of Detroit city council presidents as of January. He attended the...
MI GOP Chair: Democrats’ ‘woke’ policies are good for Republicans in 2026 election
For the past few years, Michigan Republicans have been fractured between the historically small government variety and the Trump fanatics...
Visions: Celebrating Sonny Rollins
This week on Visions, I celebrate the late Sonny Rollins who passed just last week at the age of 95. I...
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri is optimistic about meeting budget deadline this year, says more Republicans need to put Michigan first
Democrats control the state senate and the governorship. The squeaky wheel is the Michigan House – controlled not just by...
Detroit Evening Report: Voters can now opt out of automatic registration
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) automatically registers eligible people to vote if they apply for or renew a state...