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
- Beaumont reveals plans for new mental health hospital, services
Beaumont Health will build a new, $40 million mental health hospital in Dearborn as part of a plan to expand its mental health services. The 150-bed facility is the centerpiece of that expansion. Set … - Citing primary debacle, Wayne County ditches real-time election results website
Wayne County is switching up the way it will report real-time results for Tuesday’s election. Officials say the county will bypass its usual website because of performance concerns. The Grand Rapids-b … - Jury begins deliberations in case of state trooper accused of killing Detroit teen
A jury is now deliberating the fate of former Michigan State Trooper Mark Bessner, who faces murder and manslaughter charges in the August 2017 death of Detroit teen Damon Grimes. Bessner tasered Grim … - Report: Detroit's poorest households face highest "water burden" in the country
Low-income Detroiters spend more household income on water bills than comparable households in other cities, according to a new report that tracked residential water shutoffs nationwide. - Lawyers for Iraqi detainees ask court to release them now
More than 100 Iraqi nationals being held in immigration custody should be released because the government lied about Iraq’s willingness to repatriate them, the detainees' lawyers told a federal j …