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A Grand Rapids police officer shot and killed a Black man named Patrick Lyoya in a routine traffic stop. The Grand Rapids police chief says to his knowledge, the only weapons recovered at the scene were the officer's taser and firearm. Officials have released footage of the killing, but not the name of the police officer who pulled the trigger.

Nearly 800 non-criminal complaints against DPD are unresolved. COVID-19 is one factor, but a number of investigators have left and replacing them isn't easy.

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said last week that the city will fix or demolish all of Detroit's blighted homes by the end of his third term. But what has the push to bring down blighted buildings actually meant for the people who live in Detroit’s neighborhoods?

The state health department pays social media influencers to promote COVID vaccines. The story of Elsie Roxborough, a Black Detroiter who passed as white in New York. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan marches on with his fight against blight.

On today's show, a former US Ambassador discusses the current situation in Ukraine. Plus, hear a conversation on code-switching and how Black Michiganders move between Black and White spaces.

Metro Detroit is one of the most racially segregated areas in the country. And when you're a Black person from a place like this, you probably learn to code switch at an early age. Today, Black people code switching as they move between majority white spaces and majority black spaces, something that's often necessary in order to get by in the world.

In this episode of Tracked and Traced, Bryce Huffman investigates the scope and effectiveness of ShotSpotter in Detroit. Then, Jonathan Manes of the MacArthur Justice Center at Northwestern University shares the findings of a report on ShotSpotter’s widespread use in Chicago.

ShotSpotter is a gun detection system that has been installed in Detroit with the goal of reducing crime and violence in the city.

Jon Vaughn and April Baer talk outside of UM President Mark Schlissel's house, where Vaughn is protesting the university's treatment of sexual assault survivors.

Comedian Dave Chappelle has attracted some pushback on his latest Netflix special filmed in Detroit. We talked with a critic and some local comedians about how Chappelle's new material is landing with them.