Michigan election officials prepare for flood of absentee ballots as return deadline nears
Absentee ballots continue to trickle into Michigan clerks' offices — and are still outpacing the previous midterm election in 2018....
Detroit Evening Report: Michigan health department announces expansion of childhood blood lead data
Over 3,400 children had elevated blood levels in 2021, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced. The agency...
GOP incumbent Lisa McClain faces multiple challengers in 9th Congressional District
As she campaigns for re-election, incumbent GOP Representative Lisa McClain says what’s important to voters in Michigan's Thumb is clear....
Michigan’s top doctor worries about a holiday COVID-19 surge
Michigan saw an uptick in COVID-19 cases following the start of the school year and the levels have pretty well...
Detroit Evening Report: Barack Obama to visit Metro Detroit ahead of November elections
Barack Obama is scheduled to visit Metro Detroit this month. The former president is headed out to campaign for Democrats...
De’Sean Jones wants to bring culture back to the arts
De’Sean Jones is a son of Detroit's legendary jazz and electronic music scenes. He worked his way up in the...
Oakland University event promotes civil conversations
From political leadership, we sometimes hear promotions of civil conversations. But civil conversations don't necessarily mean just being kind to...
MichMash: Gov. Whitmer and Dixon meet in their first gubernatorial debate
Subscribe to MichMash on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts. In this episode: Detroit News reporter...
Detroit Evening Report: Attendance rates in Michigan schools reach five-year low
Attendance in Michigan schools fell during the 2021-22 academic year.The Detroit Free Press reports the statewide attendance rate has fallen...
Report shows Detroit electric infrastructure lags behind suburbs; DTE Energy disputes race plays a factor
Late in August, a line of severe thunderstorms knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of DTE Energy customers in...
A look at Dearborn’s book controversy
Dearborn Public School board meetings erupted last week with passion and disturbance from hundreds of people who wanted to be...
Detroit dojo teaches physical and mental strength in new documentary
Not too far from WDET’s studios, there's a dojo where young Detroiters are learning to be strong not only physically,...