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Hamtramck mayoral race remains undecided

Emma George-Griffin November 5, 2025

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Hammoud stands in front of a backdrop of his campaign logo, speaking to the crowd gathered to watch the votes for Dearborn mayor come in.
  • Elections
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Dearborn elects Mayor Abdullah Hammoud for second term

Nargis Rahman November 5, 2025
Denzel McCampbell stands with a mic in hand at his election night gathering.
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Denzel McCampbell wins District 7 seat

Russ McNamara November 5, 2025
FILE - Cruise AV, General Motor's autonomous electric Bolt EV, is seen on Jan. 16, 2019, in Detroit.
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GM to retreat from robotaxis and stop funding its Cruise autonomous vehicle unit

Associated Press December 11, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Tuesday it will retreat from the robotaxi business and stop funding its money-losing Cruise...

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Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield stands at the podium.
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit Council President Mary Sheffield to announce political future

Sascha Raiyn December 10, 2024

Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield is expected to announce her political future at a union hall in Corktown Tuesday...

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  • Culture & Music
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In The Groove: New music from TV Girl & George Clanton, DJ Koze & Damon Albarn + more

Ryan Patrick Hooper December 10, 2024

Does it get any larger and moodier and distorted and wistful and wanting than Ethel Cain’s “Punish?” What a track....

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Republicans urge road funding revision as Legislature resumes lame duck session this week

Rick Pluta December 10, 2024

The Michigan Legislature returns Tuesday to the state Capitol with a long shot possibility of adopting a road funding plan...

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Dr. Adam Fahs at the Rafah border crossing in Gaza in December 2023.
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Local doctor describes dire conditions in Gaza hospitals during medical mission last December

Robyn Vincent December 10, 2024

"As winter approaches, the horror in Gaza continues to grind on with no end in sight.” Those are the words...

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FILE - Virginia Tech English Professor, Nikki Giovanni speaks closing remarks at a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., on April 17, 2007.
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Nikki Giovanni, poet and literary celebrity, has died at 81

Associated Press December 10, 2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Nikki Giovanni, the poet, author, educator and public speaker who went from borrowing money to release...

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Syrians celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad's government in the town of Bar Elias, Lebanon, near the border with Syria, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Syrian Americans in Dearborn celebrate fall of Bashar al-Assad

Nargis Rahman December 9, 2024

Several Syrian Americans gathered in Dearborn on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.Subscribe to the Detroit...

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The Second Baptist Church in Detroit's Greektown neighborhood is considered the oldest Black church in the Midwest and served as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
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  • The Metro

The Metro: The impact of Black churches in Detroit and beyond

Sasha Bacon December 9, 2024

Churches are so prevalent in the Motor City because they were an essential part of Detroit’s growth. They have served...

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"In The Groove" host Ryan Patrick Hooper inside WDET's studios in the Cass Corridor.
  • Culture & Music
  • In The Groove

In The Groove: Mdou Moctar, Salin, Girls Of The Internet, plus the moody side of Motown

Ryan Patrick Hooper December 9, 2024

Sliding into the final month of the year mixing in some classics with the new stuff. Girls of the Internet,...

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Kaleigh Wilder, host of WDET's "Visions."
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‘Visions’ host Kaleigh Wilder taking temporary leave of absence

WDET Staff December 9, 2024

Kaleigh Wilder, host of WDET's Visions, will be taking a temporary leave of absence from the show while she receives...

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Donovan Woods.
  • Acoustic Café
  • Culture & Music

Acoustic Café: Canada’s Donovan Woods returns in-studio, plus past performances from Madi Diaz, Art Garfunkel + more

Rob Reinhart December 9, 2024

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, one of our favorite contemporary songwriters, Donovan Woods, joined us for one of...

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Under a portion of the state's environmental protection laws, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has been banned from updating rules to deal with certain kinds of water pollution. Bills to restore the agency's authority are before the lame duck session of the Legislature.
  • Environment
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Legislation would restore a portion of Michigan’s environmental protection act

Lester Graham December 9, 2024

Almost two decades ago, a Republican-majority Legislature and Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm struck a deal. The state’s environment agency would...

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