Brett Dahlberg
Brett is the health reporter and a producer at WXXI News. He has a master’s degree from the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism and before landing at WXXI, he was an intern at WNYC and with Ian Urbina of the New York Times. 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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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.
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Democrats won two seats and Republicans won two seats in a special election for the state House of Representatives Tuesday.
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Police in some cities have begun phasing out low-level traffic stops because of their propensity to escalate to violent altercations. But over the last few years, Grand Rapids police have repeatedly praised the officer who killed Patrick Lyoya for using low-level stops to make arrests and get guns off the streets.
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Police had said they wouldn't release the officer's name until the investigation into the shooting was complete, but the chief reversed course "in the interest of transparency."
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For years, people in Grand Rapids have warned that the tactics of the city's police department would lead to death. Last week Patrick Lyoya, an unarmed Black man, was shot.
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The jury decided to start fresh next week rather than begin discussing the case Friday afternoon.
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Michigan State Police say a report by Michigan State University researchers shows racial disparities in traffic stops.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s husband has tested positive for COVID-19. The governor tested negative.
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The town has become an unlikely test case for President Biden's immigration policy. Alma's city commission will vote on whether to approve a shelter for unaccompanied minors seeking asylum.
