Detroit

Michigan will have a new statue representing the state in the US Capitol. The Legislature has adopted a resolution to replace a statue of Lewis Cass with one of the late Detroit Mayor Coleman Young. Rick Pluta reports.

An Ann Arbor doctor is being credited with research that could change the way oxygen levels are registered for people of color. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran explains.

A Wayne County judge has said “no” to the Republican secretary of state candidate’s late-hour request to impose new absentee ballot rules on Detroit voters. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A Wayne County judge’s ruling is expected today on a challenge to counting thousands of absentee ballots in Detroit. The case was filed by Kristina Karamo, who is running to be Michigan’s top election official. Rick Pluta reports.

We've known for a long time that chemicals and pollution lead to poor health outcomes, particularly in communities of color and lower income portions of our county and state. With lead, mercury, PFAS, and dioxane, we understand there is a potentially higher risk for cancer. But what if you are exposed to all of them? University of Michigan researcher Justin Colacino is leading a team and a newly launched, $13 million study to find out, and he discusses his project with WEMU's David Fair.

"Wynton Week" on 89.1 Jazz wraps up today, but that's not the end of celebrating the great Wynton Marsalis. WEMU's Michael Jewett talks all about Marsalis's upcoming week-long residency at the University of Michigan with University Musical Society president Matthew VanBesien.

Eastern Michigan University, St. Joe’s Hospital, U of M, and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Headquarters are but a few of the places where John Nick Pappas’s bronze sculptures greet visitors. He joins "creative:impact" host Deb Polich to talk about his career spanning 50 years.

A nearly $105 million federal grant will help pay for decommissioning a federal highway and help restore two historically Black neighborhoods in Detroit. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A proposed passenger train route from Ann Arbor to Traverse City will be studied after receiving federal funding. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.

Trumpeter Sean Jones leads Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra (NYO) Jazz ensemble. They are in Detroit at the Fisher Music Center on Friday. Michael Jewett spoke with Sean Jones about the program, their debut CD, and the show on Friday.