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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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.
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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.
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Michigan still has a 90-year-old state law on the books that bans abortions. The state hasn’t enforced the law since the 1970s, when Roe v. Wade set the...
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Father of Jurnee Hoffmeyer files $1 million lawsuit against school district in hair cutting incidentThe father of a 7-year-old Michigan girl whose hair was cut by a teacher without her parents' permission has filed a $1 million lawsuit against the school district, a librarian and a teacher's assistant.
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Grand Traverse County has the second-highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Michigan, but in a few weeks, it’s hosting a festival that could bring in more...