The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
Michigan will be enacting a statewide school phone ban for students from kindergarten through 12th grade this fall.Many schools already...
The Metro: Smartphone ban coming to Michigan K-12 classrooms
Michigan will be enacting a statewide school phone ban for students from kindergarten through 12th grade this fall.Many schools already...
New book explores how working class shaped Downriver
Metro Detroit's Downriver area is where heavy industry meets nature, creating a complicated dynamic between the economy and the environment.Steel...
MI Local: Moravian performs live, Sounds Like Detroit voting is open and Everyone I Owe 2 show this weekend
Busy night on MI Local this week! We started off with an update on WDET's annual Sounds Like Detroit contest,...
Detroit City Council President looks forward to working with mayor on poverty and transit issues
James Tate is the latest in a long line of Detroit city council presidents as of January. He attended the...
MI GOP Chair: Democrats’ ‘woke’ policies are good for Republicans in 2026 election
For the past few years, Michigan Republicans have been fractured between the historically small government variety and the Trump fanatics...
Visions: Celebrating Sonny Rollins
This week on Visions, I celebrate the late Sonny Rollins who passed just last week at the age of 95. I...
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri is optimistic about meeting budget deadline this year, says more Republicans need to put Michigan first
Democrats control the state senate and the governorship. The squeaky wheel is the Michigan House – controlled not just by...
Detroit Evening Report: Voters can now opt out of automatic registration
The Michigan Department of State (MDOS) automatically registers eligible people to vote if they apply for or renew a state...
In The Groove: Starting June with Wilco, Fiona Apple, The Beths + more
Happy first day of June! Today's soundtrack includes music from Wilco, FIDLAR, CAKE, Fiona Apple, and The Beths. We also travel through the sounds of Hailu Mergia and Dahlak Band, Andreya Triana and Quantic,...
The Metro: The Detroit Association of Women’s Clubs makes national list for endangered historic places
Women-led organizations marched on Washington to be heard during their historic efforts to achieve social, political and economic equality. Yet,...
Big Sonic Heaven: Russian shoegaze, British synthpop + more
We heard new music from Doublespeak, the synthpop project of Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode, Yaz, Erasure), Neil Arthur of Blancmange,...
Acoustic Café: In-studio guest Mark Erelli plays new songs, plus archived performances from Sarah Jarosz, Emmylou Harris, Ye Vagabonds + more
On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, a long time favorite of ours, Mark Erelli, plays songs from his new...
