Gilchrist: Election Process Needs to be Transparent
Sandra Svoboda/WDET Detroit City Clerk candidates Garlin Gilchrist says his team is looking into concerns about how votes were counted...
Bre'Anna Tinsley is a reporter for Detroit Public Radio, 101.9 WDET. She covers city government and housing, as well as co-hosting the "Detroit Evening Report" podcast. She graduated from Grand Valley State University with a Bachelors in Journalism. She also is a licensed real estate agent. Fun fact: her great-grandmother was Detroit blues singer Alberta Adams.
Detroit Ranked Worst City for Veterans
Detroit ranked last in WalletHub’s study of best and worst cities for veterans. Detroit scored well below-average for veteran unemployment…vets...
Extremely Diverse City Council District 6 Needs a Diverse Approach
Melissa Mason Detroit City Council District Six is one of the most diverse in the city. About 40 percent of...
Detroit Voters Concerned About “Two Detroits”
In advance of the Nov. 7 general election, WDET has been asking voters how Detroit is doing and what elected...
Jocelyn Benson Announces Run for Michigan’s Secretary of State
Bre'Anna Tinsley/ WDET Jocelyn Benson announced that she’s running for Michigan’s Secretary of State in 2018. The former Dean of Wayne...
Michigan Political Group Works to End Gerrymandering
Vince_Lamb/CC A Michigan political group is working to put a proposal on the November 2018 ballot that would end gerrymandering...
Consumers Energy Gifts $1M to Flint Students
WDET Marketing Consumers Energy Foundation and the Flint Now Foundation has announced a two million dollar commitment to the future...
Macomb County Officials: Sewage Spill in Fraser Sinkhole A Minor Setback
Bre'Anna Tinsley/WDET A trench being used to repair the sinkhole in Fraser filled with sewage early Tuesday morning. No one...
DDOT Ends Service to Northland Mall Stop
Pat Batcheller The Detroit Department of Transportation and SMART bus systems will no longer make stops at Northland Mall beginning...
Lincoln Park Released from Receivership
WDET Marketing The city of Lincoln Park has been released from financial receivership. The Detroit suburb declared a financial emergency...
Water Shutoffs A Public Health Crisis?
Quinn Klinefelter/WDET A panel of health professionals and civil rights activists says the water shutoffs in Detroit are creating a...
FLOW Calls Analysis of the Line 5 Pipeline ‘Unreliable’
Pat Batcheller A Great Lakes advocacy organization is criticizing a report on possible alternatives to using Enbridge Energy's ‘Line 5’...