Detroit Evening Report: Safety tips for extreme heat; Hamtramck Labor Day Festival returns and more

On the latest episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we cover this week's extreme heat and severe storms that have...

Detroit Evening Report: National Weather Service, Eastside Community Network co-host training session on winter hazards

The National Weather Service and the Eastside Community Network are co-hosting a Winter & Flooding Skywarn presentation on Wednesday for...

Detroit Evening Report: Warming centers, respite locations now open throughout the city

The City of Detroit has opened up warming centers around the city to give residents a break from the cold...

Streetlight Detroit newsletter reimagines community policing and safety

Outlier Media launched a new safety and policing newsletter called Streetlight Detroit earlier this year in collaboration with local media...

Detroit Today: Proposed Michigan law could outlaw holding a phone while driving

There were over 280,000 car crashes in Michigan in 2021, which is a 15 percent increase from the previous year,...

What Would it Take to Get a Speed Bump in a Detroit Neighborhood?

WDET/Laura Herberg WDET Asks: What do you and your neighbors want in your community to make it better?   Detroiter Oliver...

Michigan School Districts Offered Free Security

A private security company in Flint is offering to provide free protection to 15 Michigan school districts. The DM Burr...

Greektown Businesses Install Security Cameras on Streets

The streets of Greektown are now monitored by surveillance cameras that feed video directly to the Detroit Police Department. Eleven...

What Are Those Flashing Green Lights Doing on Detroit Businesses? [MAP, CHART]

On a sunny, September evening, about two dozen people were holding signs and marching at a gas station on the...