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Ballot 6 DET
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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
  • Michigan Election Results
  • Politics, Government & Finance
  • Secondary

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.
  • Elections
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  • Secondary

Denzel McCampbell wins District 7 seat

Russ McNamara November 5, 2025
Detroit resident Porcha Woodruff is among the three individuals who sued the Detroit Police Department after being falsely arrested because of facial recognition software.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • News
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Detroit Today: How facial recognition software in criminal investigations can harm communities of color

Detroit Today August 11, 2023

This week, 32-year-old Porscha Woodruff is suing the Detroit Police Department after being falsely arrested because of facial recognition software....

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Photo of the 36th District Court in Detroit, Michigan.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Why Detroit is providing low-income residents facing eviction with lawyers

Detroit Today August 11, 2023

In May of last year, Detroit City Council committed to providing low-income residents facing eviction with legal representation. Between January...

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Dream Street Fair 2023
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Dream Street Fair returns for fourth year in Detroit’s Dexter Linwood neighborhood

Nargis Rahman August 10, 2023

Dream of Detroit, a nonprofit which works to create housing opportunities and build community in the Dexter Linwood neighborhood, is...

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Macomb County announces pump station upgrades in St. Clair Shores
  • Community & Quality of Life
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Macomb County announces pump station upgrades in St. Clair Shores

Alex McLenon August 10, 2023

The Chapaton Pump Station and Retention Treatment Basin at 9 Mile Rd and Jefferson Ave. in St. Clair Shores is...

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UAW building in Detroit.
  • Auto
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UAW president Shawn Fain calls Stellantis’ ‘concessionary offer’ trash

Ciaran Carr August 10, 2023

The United Auto Workers union is in its second week of negotiations with Detroit's three automakers.  UAW President Shawn Fain...

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Street sign for Eight Mile Road in Detroit
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CuriosiD
  • CuriosiD

CuriosiD: What’s the story behind metro Detroit’s mile roads?

Pat Batcheller August 10, 2023

WDET’s CuriosiD series answers your questions about everything Detroit. Subscribe to CuriosiD on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NPR.org or wherever you get your podcasts.Over the years, listeners have been...

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Developer rendering of proposed "The Experience" development.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Developers plan to turn abandoned Mammoth building in Detroit into mixed-used complex

Tia Graham August 9, 2023

The old Mammoth Building on Detroit’s Westside may soon undergo renovations after years of sitting vacant.Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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The Harriott II riverboat sits docked in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • Racial Attitudes

Detroit Today: Alabama riverfront brawl evokes visceral public reactions

Detroit Today August 9, 2023

Over the past few days, a video of a massive brawl in Montgomery, Ala. has circulated across social media. The...

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Singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez performs at the Beacon Theatre on April 7, 2013, in New York.
  • Culture & Music
  • News

Detroit singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, subject of ‘Sugar Man’ doc, dies at 81

Associated Press August 9, 2023

DETROIT (AP) — Sixto Rodriguez, who lived in obscurity as his music career flamed out early in the U.S. only...

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Merry go round at the Detroit Riverfront.
  • Community & Quality of Life
  • CultureShift

CultureShift: Good Moves, Good Grooves taking over Detroit Riverfront this weekend

Tia Graham August 9, 2023

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is hosting Good Moves, Good Grooves, presented by the William Davidson Foundation. According to organizers, the...

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A photo of Detroit police vehicles.
  • Detroit Evening Report
  • News

Detroit Evening Report: Woman sues city of Detroit after being wrongfully arrested while pregnant because of facial recognition tech

Jerome Vaughn August 8, 2023

A Detroit woman who was arrested in connection with a suspected robbery and carjacking when she was pregnant is suing...

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A photo of a ballot box in Eastpointe, Mich.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
  • News
  • Politics, Government & Finance

Detroit Today: Looking at Eastpointe’s mayoral controversy

Detroit Today August 8, 2023

Primary election voting continues Tuesday in cities across the state of Michigan. Eastpointe’s mayoral race has been particularly interesting.  Mayor...

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