Kristen Jordan Shamus
Detroit Free Press
Detroit, MI, United States
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Report: Michigan closed the gap on COVID-19 racial disparities
Though Black Michiganders died at a higher rate than white residents early in the pandemic, a new report shows how the state closed the disparity. → Read More
Mourners gather to say goodbye to 2 of 3 students killed in Michigan State University shooting spree
Churches in Clawson and Grosse Pointe Farms were filled Saturday for the funerals of Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner, who were killed at MSU. → Read More
Crisis therapists cleared their schedules to help MSU students, faculty
Mental health providers rushed to support MSU in aftermath of shooting. "We're hurting really bad, but ... it's healing to feel the gratitude." → Read More
After Michigan State mass shooting, more questions than answers
A man with a history of gun violations and no ties to Michigan State allegedly went on a rampage across campus with no known motive. → Read More
Suspect identified in Michigan State University shooting: 3 dead, 5 in critical condition
Authorities don't know yet why Anthony McRae, 43, the shooting suspect, who is dead, went to the Michigan State University campus. → Read More
Suspected norovirus outbreak involving 115 students, staff shuts down Livonia school
At least 115 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School in Livonia were sickened by a suspected norovirus outbreak that has shut down the school. → Read More
Not every Michigan school has a machine that could save a student's life during a cardiac arrest
If a child's heart unexpectedly stops beating in school, the right training — and equipment — can make the difference in whether they live or die. → Read More
Detroit Northwestern H.S. basketball player Cartier Woods dies a week after cardiac arrest
Cartier Woods, the Detroit Northwestern High School boys basketball player who suffered cardiac arrest during a game on Jan. 31, died on Tuesday. → Read More
Detroit high school basketball player on life support protocol after cardiac arrest
Detroit Northwestern basketball player Cartier Woods remains on life support days after suffering cardiac arrest. A doctor says that's protocol. → Read More
Ann Arbor schools require masks as several others recommend masking
Masks are back in at least one Michigan public school district, and they're recommended in several others. → Read More
Whitmer's 'Mitten' mittens came from Marquette shop in Upper Peninsula
Gov. Whitmer wore mittens featuring Michigan's peninsulas during Sunday's inaugural address in Lansing. Here's the story behind her "Mitten" mittens. → Read More
Shots fired at Dearborn police officer working undercover in Detroit
Gunfire erupted at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Roosevelt in Detroit Monday as an undercover Dearborn police officer conducted surveillance. → Read More
Who is Paul Whelan, the Michigan man held in Russia?
When Brittney Griner was released last week from the Russian prison system, the nation's eyes turned to the man left behind: Michigan's Paul Whelan. → Read More
U-M Health to acquire Lansing-based Sparrow Health System
University of Michigan Health is acquiring Lansing-based Sparrow Health System, the largest hospital system in mid-Michigan. → Read More
Michigan man remains imprisoned in Russia though Brittney Griner is freed
Paul Whelan, the former BorgWarner security chief, was living in Novi before his arrest in Moscow in 2018. → Read More
Pfizer to invest $750M in Kalamazoo County, add hundreds more jobs
Pfizer says it will invest $750 million in its Kalamazoo County manufacturing facility to increase production of injectable medicines and vaccines. → Read More
Michigan to begin testing wastewater for polio
The CDC announced it will soon begin testing wastewater samples from Michigan and Pennsylvania for poliovirus as it expands surveillance. → Read More
2 Michigan hospitals appeal for more beds to manage RSV surge
Two Michigan hospitals filed emergency appeals to state health regulators to expand hospital bed capacity amid a wicked RSV surge. → Read More
Simple lung cancer screening test is easy, painless — and could save your life
A simple CT scan can slash the risk of dying from lung cancer, the No. 1 global cancer killer. But not enough people are getting it. → Read More
RSV cases fill Michigan children's hospitals. At U-M's Mott: 'We're 100% full'
A record number of severely ill children with RSV have flooded C.S Mott Children’s Hospital, forcing some elective procedures to be postponed. → Read More