Jenny Sherman

1 week ago | wdet.org | Jenny Sherman

The Detroit Regional Chamber is hosting a Detroit mayoral candidate debate during the 2025 Mackinac Policy Conference on Thursday. Five candidates will be participating in the debate, including Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield, former Detroit City Council President Saunteel Jenkins, Detroit Councilman Fred Durhal III, Detroit pastor Solomon Kinloch Jr., and former Detroit Police Chief James Craig.

1 week ago | wdet.org | Cary Junior II |Jenny Sherman

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has said that the Detroit-Windsor area is the “busiest active border crossing in North America,” and that about $200 billion of trade flows between the two countries annually. A border that is active has plenty of infrastructure that needs to be maintained. Regine Beauboeuf, CEO of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel for American Roads, oversees the bridges, tunnels and toll roads that exist between the two countries.

1 week ago | wdet.org | Robyn Vincent |Jenny Sherman

News media has changed a lot. In just the last decade, people have more access to information than they have in human history. That’s changed the state of journalism. And in the last eight years, some journalists and scholars say news outlets — like CNN, the New York Times and NPR member stations like WDET — are under attack.

3 weeks ago | wdet.org | Jenny Sherman

Several tornado warnings and watches have been issued across southeast Michigan overnight on Friday, as a line of severe storms makes its way from west to east across the state. A tornado warning is currently in effect for Lapeer County, Genesee County and parts of Oakland County until 1:30 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. A tornado watch is in effect for all of southeast Michigan until 5 a.m. Friday.

1 month ago | wdet.org | Hernz Laguerre |Jenny Sherman

Nesbitt is joined by U.S. Rep. John James (R-Shelby Township) and former U.S. House candidate Anthony Hudson in seeking the GOP nomination in Michigan’s gubernatorial race. On the Democratic side, Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson have both launched campaigns, while Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is running as an Independent candidate. Nesbitt spoke with Kasben and Gorchow about what his “common sense” priorities would be if he were chosen as the state’s next governor.