Brett Dahlberg
EditorBrett joined Michigan Public in December 2021 as an editor. He was previously the general assignment reporter at WCMU in Mount Pleasant, and before that the health reporter at WXXI in Rochester, New York. He's filed stories for National Public Radio, IEEE Spectrum, The Village Voice and other outlets.
Brett earned a master’s degree in journalism from the City University of New York. He grew up on Washington state’s Kitsap Peninsula and is proud that his cell phone number still carries the 360 area code.
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The water is back on in four Metro Detroit communities that were under severe water usage restrictions since Sunday, and the boil water advisories have been lifted. -
"This is not a drill. This is a very serious situation," said Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett. "It’s going to be very uncomfortable for our residents." -
Health officials in Ottawa County say there are no new measles exposure sites, so there's no new risk to the community. -
The companies behind the planned $16 billion data center outside Ann Arbor say construction is well underway and they've reached agreements to finance the project. -
Macomb County is reporting its first measles case of 2026. The report comes days after Ottawa County confirmed its first measles case of the year.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in the cities of Ann Arbor and Kalamazoo Friday. -
Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed a measles outbreak in Washtenaw County, with four known linked cases. -
Police say the person who rammed a vehicle through the doors of a synagogue outside Detroit is dead after an exchange of gunfire. A synagogue security guard was injured. -
The Washtenaw County Health Department says the first case is a person who was not vaccinated and had recently traveled to Florida where they probably contracted the virus.
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The two Michigan Supreme Court justices whose terms are expiring say they will run to hold onto their seats.
