Sarah Cwiek
Detroit Reporter/ProducerSarah Cwiek joined Michigan Public in October 2009. As our Detroit reporter, she is helping us expand our coverage of the economy, politics, and culture in and around the city of Detroit.
Before her arrival at Michigan Public, Sarah worked at WDET-FM as a reporter and producer.
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The new license is “subject to updated and strengthened conditions designed to improve protection of the surrounding community and the environment,” regulators said. -
Virtual power plants let utilities take surplus power from distributed sources of energy, like rooftop solar panels. They can then redistribute it throughout the grid, especially during times when demand is highest. -
The report concludes that without “robust governance frameworks” in place, next-generation nuclear is likely to reinforce or even create problems that technology alone can’t fix. -
MDOC says drugs are still coming in through mail items disguised as confidential legal material. So starting January 5, those documents will be given to inmates as photocopies. -
Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin said she’s been notified that an FBI counterterrorism investigation has been opened against her and five other congressional Democrats whom President Donald Trump has accused of “seditious behavior." -
Mayor Mike Duggan said grants from the Trump and Biden administrations have allowed it to buy 129 new buses, representing more than 40% of Detroit’s entire fleet, and new funding from a state transportation package means both bus drivers and mechanics will get much-needed raises. -
A public hearing is scheduled as DTE Energy tries to fast-track approval for its plan to provide power for a massive new data center. Michigan's utility regulator calls it transparency. The state attorney general calls it "performative listening." -
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is dissecting a wrongful conviction bit by bit, in an effort to understand what went wrong and apply lessons to future prosecutions. -
An unpublished study from Detroit’s Henry Ford Health System found a significant connection between routine childhood vaccines and chronic health conditions. The health system and others say the study was deeply flawed, but anti-vaccine advocates say it was suppressed. -
Detroit expects to have about 100 food distribution sites ready to go on Wednesday. There’s also an interactive online map where people can find locations near them.
