Ellie Frysztak
General Assignment ReporterEllie Frysztak is a newsroom intern for WCMU.
She obtained her undergraduate degree from Marquette University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Law Studies. Frysztak went on to work in Public Defense as an Investigator in the Kansas City area for four years.
She’s currently back at school, getting her master's in journalism from the University of Missouri. Her dream is to become a public media visual journalist after graduation in May of 2025.
In addition to her studies, Frysztak is currently a graduate assistant for the Pictures of the Year competition, a communications law teaching assistant, and a staff photographer for the Columbia Missourian.
-
The first annual survey was conducted by the Michigan Association of Counties and evaluates the progress of various county settlement plans in 2023. The funds come from many complicated, nationwide opioid legal settlements over the past few years. -
The millions of dollars in grant money come from 2021 bi-partisan infrastructure law and will be distributed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. -
Candidates from both sides of the aisle vying for the open seats in Washington D.C. tried to convince inmates to vote for them this upcoming primary day. -
The owner of a trucking company is looking to represent Michigan's 8th district in the House of Representative. This comes after Hudson's attempted independent Presidential campaign run. -
The Meet Up and Eat Up program is an extension of the school district's free lunch program, and has been around since 2019. -
The group is also advocating for a local shelter to be open year-round, instead of seasonally during the colder months. -
AAA projects 2.6 million people in Michigan will travel for the holiday weekend, despite inflation concerns and more expensive gas prices when compared to this time last year. -
Pugh says her background in public health and education in Saginaw and Flint makes her qualified to represent Michigan's 8th congressional district. -
Officials with Mackinac State Historic Parks said the ring is in tact because the fort was built on a glacial beach, where its sandy soil has excellent preservation properties. -
Conversations about the value of a presidential debate filled the Mount Pleasant office in between games of debate bingo Thursday evening.
