Kate Wells
Kate Wells is a Peabody Award-winning journalist and co-host of the Michigan Public and NPR podcast Believed.
The series was widely ranked among the best of the year, drawing millions of downloads and numerous awards. She and co-host Lindsey Smith received the prestigious Livingston Award for Young Journalists. Judges described their work as "a haunting and multifaceted account of U.S.A. Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s belated arrest and an intimate look at how an army of women – a detective, a prosecutor and survivors – brought down the serial sex offender."
Wells and her family live in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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During the pandemic, 15 children's hospitals reported that admissions for eating disorders doubled, on average. A Michigan teen shares her story about getting diagnosed with anorexia nervosa.
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Millions of Michiganders live in counties where COVID transmission rates have risen to "substantial" or "high" levels. That's the threshold where the CDC is recommending that even fully-vaccinated people wear masks indoors. -
The state government is lifting its mask and indoor gathering restrictions on June 22nd, just over a week earlier than planned.The reasons for this are… -
Former Michigan Assistant Attorney General Brian Kolodziej has taken a plea deal, after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with the victim in a… -
In Georgia, Michigan and Ohio, it's now been a few days of kids between the ages of 12 and 15 getting vaccinated. Each state has also had a different reaction to new CDC guidance on masks.
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Michigan is grappling with high rates of COVID-19, with younger adults and children being hospitalized. To deal with the influx of patients, hospitals have opened overflow tents.
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Now that 35-percent of eligible Michiganders are fully vaccinated, health officials say efforts need to focus on groups that are… -
Detroit is 79% Black, but only 13% of residents have gotten one COVID-19 vaccine shot. In surrounding areas, the rate is nearly double that. The city turned to Black churches to be vaccination sites.
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Even as Michigan's COVID-19 cases have plateaued overall, the number of new variant cases keeps climbing.The state now has confirmed more than 420 cases… -
Michigan and New York successfully drove coronavirus case numbers down in the spring. New York is keeping the curve flat, but Michigan isn't. NPR looks at leadership differences in these states.
