Brett Dahlberg
Brett has a master’s degree from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism and before Michigan Radio, he was an intern at WNYC and with Ian Urbina of the New York Times and worked at WXXI and WCMU. He also produced freelance reporting work focused on health and science in New York City. Brett grew up in Bremerton, Washington, and holds a bachelor’s degree from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon.
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Officials said temperatures were too cold for road salt to be effective, blowing snow was hampering visibility, and snowdrifts were building up along highways. -
In a statement Monday night, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she had tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. -
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that it’s identified the state’s first probable case of monkeypox. “The individual is currently isolating and does not pose a risk to the public,” the health department said. “MDHHS is working with local health departments to notify any close contacts.” -
After telling BHSH Health staff Friday that the health system would restrict abortions to cases where it's deemed "necessary to preserve the life of the woman," BHSH CEO Tina Freese Decker reversed course Saturday night. -
Democrats won two seats and Republicans won two seats in a special election for the state House of Representatives Tuesday. -
Michigan State Police say a report by Michigan State University researchers shows racial disparities in traffic stops. -
Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s husband has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor tested negative. -
Officials say the plane appears to have crashed nose-first near the intersection of the island airport's two runways. -
The latest data from the state health department show that COVID-19 is spreading fastest in Michigan’s youngest age group: people under 10 years old. -
Some of the traditionally coldest states in the country are reckoning with increasingly hot summers. Splash pads are popping up across to help cool these residents coping with climate change.
