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Community members gathered in Detroit's Conant Gardens neighborhood on Friday, May 16, 2025, for the unveiling of the new Amp Fiddler Avenue sign.
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Honoring a legend: Detroit celebrates Amp Fiddler Day with street renaming

Chris Campbell May 20, 2025

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FILE - The Flint Water Plant tower is seen, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Flint, Mich.
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Detroit Evening Report: EPA lifts emergency order on Flint drinking water

Sascha Raiyn, Bre'Anna Tinsley May 20, 2025
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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AG: Benson violated campaign finance act but can’t be fined

Rick Pluta May 20, 2025
Detroit Houses Homes Street Woodbridge LH
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit coalition says city misinterpreted recent study on overassessed homes

Hernz Laguerre, Bre'Anna Tinsley May 19, 2025

The Coalition for Property Tax Justice held a press conference last week to encourage Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree to...

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The cover of "Malcolm Lives!: The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers," by author Ibram X. Kendi (right).
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The Metro: Ibram X. Kendi’s new book introduces Malcolm X to a new generation

Tia Graham, Sam Corey, The Metro May 19, 2025

Ibram X. Kendi has a new children’s book out called “Malcolm Lives.” In the book, he’s introducing the life and...

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Associated Press May 19, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.The finding came after the 82-year-old...

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Sierra Hull.
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Acoustic Café: Sierra Hull in-studio, archives from Matt Nathanson, The Wood Brothers, Iron & Wine + more

Rob Reinhart May 19, 2025

On this week’s episode of Acoustic Café, Sierra Hull plays songs from her first album in five years, "A Tip...

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A view from Lake Erie Metropark.
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Early signs point to mild algal bloom in Lake Erie

Pat Batcheller May 19, 2025

They're back.Algae are growing in western Lake Erie as they do every year, posing a potential health threat to people...

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Author, musician and music historian Michael Hurtt with his book "Mind Over Matter: The Myths and Mysteries of Detroit's Fortune Records" at WDET Studios, May 15, 2025.
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The Metro: The history and mystery of Detroit’s Fortune Records

Jenny Sherman, Tia Graham, The Metro May 19, 2025

It’s no secret that the city of Detroit has a rich music history. But when most people think of the...

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The Jackson Sisters perform "I Believe In Miracles" on the "NBC Follies" variety tv show, 1973.
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  • Rob Reinhart's Essential Music

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: The Detroit ‘family tradition,’ new Tunde Olaniran, Thee Sacred Souls + more

Rob Reinhart May 19, 2025

In this week's episode of Rob Reinhart's Essential Music, lots of fam... The Jones, Jackson and Pointer sister.Also, new and...

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U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, right, tours the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, May 16, 2025.
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Sen. Peters highlights MSU research that could face federal funding cuts

Andrew Roth May 19, 2025

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is warning the United States could lose a competitive advantage to other nations if federal funding...

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Dental students providing care for a patient at the HUDA Clinic.
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DER Weekends: ‘Shustho’ series explores how health insurance access, community care impacts Bangladeshi women

Sascha Raiyn, Nargis Rahman May 17, 2025

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the third story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman's series...

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Former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox appearing on "MichMash," alongside host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer's Alethia Kasben.
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MichMash: Lawmakers seek to stop cell phone use in school; former AG Mike Cox talks gubernatorial run + more

Hernz Laguerre May 16, 2025

This week on MichMash, host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service's Alethia Kasben discuss bills introduced both in the Michigan...

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A car drives through a puddle left after a downpour of rain in Detroit.
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Detroit Evening Report: Scattered storms expected to linger through the weekend in southeast Michigan

Hernz Laguerre May 16, 2025

Tornadoes may be possible for a second consecutive night across much of lower Michigan on Friday, with parts of metro...

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The Palisades Nuclear Plant sits on the shore of Lake Michigan, in Covert Township.
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Groups push for more detailed statement on environmental impact of possible Palisades restart

Dustin Dwyer May 16, 2025

A group of five environmental organizations is pushing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take a deeper look at environmental impacts...

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