Sarah Cwiek joined Michigan Radio 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 Radio, Sarah worked at WDET-FM as a reporter and producer.
Contributions from Sarah Cwiek
- After ten years, Detroit rape kit backlog cleared, but still "a long way to go"
Ten years ago this month, a Wayne County assistant prosecutor found more than 11,000 untested rape kits in an abandoned evidence warehouse. On Wednesday, prosecutor Kym Worthy celebrated the decade-lo … - This city put new restrictions on the right to record public meetings. Are they legal?
A tiny suburb in Detroit’s Downriver area has put some new restrictions on recording public meetings—some of which one attorney says seem to violate Michigan’s Open Meetings Act. The Riverview City Co … - Wayne County tax foreclosures down again, but "still a huge problem"
Wayne County will foreclose on fewer Detroit homes this year for the fourth straight year, according to numbers the Wayne County Treasurer’s Office provided on Friday. Wayne County has 3,023 residenti … - Political maneuvering abounds as Oakland County Commission considers Patterson successor
Former Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson died on Saturday, but the race to replace him is already becoming complicated and heated–and sparked public criticism from Patterson's team. B … - Man files $100M lawsuit over wrongful conviction: "It was torture."
One of two men convicted of a 1999 murder is suing two ex-Detroit Police investigators for allegedly fabricating the case against him. Justly Johnson alleges the now-retired homicide detectives, Cathe …