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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
  • Elections
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale performs a DJ set at WDET
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  • The Boulevard

Respect the Architect: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale

Waajeed May 1, 2025

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Inside Shed 5 at Eastern Market
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The Metro Events Guide: Mother’s Day markets, May the fourth and more

Sophia Jozwiak May 1, 2025
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025
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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Legal case aims to protect young people from social media harms

Detroit Today May 10, 2023

Last month, Dexter Community Schools became one of several school districts in Michigan to join a lawsuit against social media...

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Katie Parla smiles and drinks a glass of white wine in Italy
  • Ann Delisi's Essential Cooking
  • Food & Dining

Essential Cooking: Discover the food of the Italian islands with Katie Parla

David Leins May 10, 2023

In her latest book, New York Times bestselling cookbook author and Emmy-nominated TV host Katie Parla breaks down what makes...

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Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., leaves a House GOP conference meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023. Santos has been arrested on federal criminal charges. The Republican congressman has faced outrage over revelations he fabricated parts of his life story, including lying about being a wealthy Wall Street dealmaker. Santos was arrested Wednesday.
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US Rep. George Santos charged with money laundering, fraud, theft

Associated Press May 10, 2023

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — U.S. Rep. George Santos, the New York Republican infamous for fabricating key parts of his life story,...

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The Whitmer-Gilchrist Administration helped broker a tentative deal between the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) and Highland Park last month to end a 10-year dispute over unpaid water bills.
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Detroit Evening Report: Highland Park enters mediation talks with GLWA over $24 million water debt

Jerome Vaughn May 9, 2023

Highland Park is entering mediation talks with the Great Lakes Water Authority to work out a plan to pay off...

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Michigan Supreme Court
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Michigan laws still allow for child marriages

Detroit Today May 9, 2023

Last week, a group of protesters gathered in Lansing seeking to change the state’s marriage age laws. That’s because, while...

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Michigan State Capitol Lansing in Spring
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: M.L. Elrick discusses Michigan’s medical marijuana licensing scandal

Detroit Today May 9, 2023

Last month, federal prosecutors announced that former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges stemming from...

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A deep pothole in Detroit.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Michigan is still in search of long-term road funding

Detroit Today May 9, 2023

Michiganders often complain about the pavement on area roads — and not for no reason. Civil engineers recently gave the...

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Wendell Harrison and Sam Beaubien smile and hold up some of Wendell's records in front of the WDET logo.
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  • Sam's Jams

Sam’s Jams Live: Wendell Harrison

Sam Beaubien May 9, 2023

Wendell Harrison is a legendary jazz saxophonist hailing from Detroit. Over the course of his distinguished career, he has played...

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Wayne County Executive Warren C. Evans.
  • MichMash

MichMash County Close-up: Wayne County

Hernz Laguerre May 9, 2023

For MichMash's second edition of County Close-up, host Cheyna Roth zooms into Michigan's most populous county: Wayne County. Wayne County...

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People identifying themselves as members of the Proud Boys join supporters of President Donald Trump for pro-Trump marches, Nov. 14, 2020, in Washington. Two supporter in the center are wearing hats with red lettering that read “RWDS,” which is short for “Right Wing Death Squad.” The gunman who killed eight people on Saturday, May 6, 2023, at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a “RWDS” patch. The phrase has been embraced in recent years by far-right extremists who glorify violence against their political enemies.
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Texas shooter who killed 8 wore ‘RWDS’ patch linked to far-right extremists

Associated Press May 9, 2023

The shooter who killed eight people at a Dallas-area mall was wearing a patch that read “RWDS” — short for...

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Overview of the Gratior-7 Mile neighborhood improvement plan.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • Detroit Evening Report

Detroit Evening Report: Detroit using $5 million fund to improve Gratiot-7 Mile neighborhoods

Tia Graham May 8, 2023

The Gratiot and 7 Mile Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF) is receiving millions of dollars in investments to support east side...

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A photo showing a city skyline filled with bank skyscrapers.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Racial Attitudes

Detroit Today: How major financial institutions promote racial inequality

Detroit Today May 8, 2023

Like many institutions in the U.S., banking is interwoven into our country’s history, including the promotion of slavery, housing discrimination and...

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