Detroit

Governor Gretchen Whitmer says the top priority of her final year in office will be improving Michigan’s dismal student literacy scores. We have more from Rick Pluta.

Two men who pleaded guilty to orchestrating political robocalls using false claims to suppress the vote in Detroit during the 2020 general election were formally sentenced Monday to one year of probation. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge in Detroit will hear arguments today on whether a new wholesale tax on marijuana was adopted in violation of the state Constitution. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Michigan Attorney General says the state needs to get ready in case President Donald Trump tries to send national guard troops here. Colin Jackson has more.

John Bommarito from The Song Break chats with Stephen Grady, Jr. from the DSO about their upcoming jazz series.

Michigan Secretary of State offices are switching to a language translation device to help people who may not speak English. Colin Jackson has more on Tuesday’s announcement.

"Colorism" is a mixed-media installation that uses video, photography, tactile elements, and montage to explore how racial categorizations and colorism shape privileges and prejudices. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks with U-M Professor Rogerio Pinto about an evening of storytelling at Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum this Friday evening, September 19th at 7:30 PM.

It’s now easier for jail inmates in Michigan’s largest county to get IDs upon release. Colin Jackson has more.

If you couple community building with the power of storytelling, perhaps we can build a better world. That’s a big part of the philosophy of the 826michigan organization. It serves the creative young minds in Ann Arbor, Detroit and Ypsilanti and has now moved operations to the campus of Eastern Michigan University. WEMU's David Fair caught up with 826michigan's Washtenaw County Program Manager, Megan Gilson, about the process of engaging the right brain and putting it to work for personal and societal growth.

WEMU's John Bommarito spoke to Tiffany Gridiron about her appearance at this weekend's Detroit Jazz Festival.