A former prosecuting attorney, Cheyna Roth became a journalist in 2016.

She spent several years as a state government and political reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network. During her time at MPRN, she was a guest on popular shows such as 1A, Here and Now, and All Things Considered. She also had multiple features air on national broadcast.

In 2019, Cheyna switched to print and was an investigative journalist for the Grand Rapids Press.

Now, she is a podcast producer for Slate.

In between all of this, Cheyna co-hosts the weekly series and podcast, MichMash.

Her work has been featured in Broadly, Bustle and on NPR. She's also an adjunct professor at Aquinas College.

Her first book, Cold Cases: A True Crime Collection, was released in the summer of 2020.

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University of Michigan Colleges are allowed to ban guns on their campuses. That was the decision of the Michigan Court...

For State’s Corrections Budget, What’s Really at Stake is a Second Chance

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Jake Neher/WDET Some Democrats in the state Legislature are calling for a law that would allow authorities to seize the...

State and Health Care Officials Call on Federal Government to Save Healthy Michigan

WDET/Laura Herberg State officials and health care providers called on Washington lawmakers to keep the state’s Medicaid expansion Monday. From...

Should Michigan Go the Way of Nebraska and Adopt Unicameral Legislature?

Jake Neher/WDET Revamping Michigan’s Legislature is the hot new talking point in Lansing. A likely gubernatorial hopeful announced a big...

Michigan Court Won’t Review Controversial Police Fingerprint, Photo Procedure

Jerome Vaughn A controversial Grand Rapids police procedure can continue, for now. A Michigan Court of Appeals chose to not...

State’s Crime Victim Services Commission Speaks Out Against Moving Resources

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Dan Gilbert-Backed Brownfields Legislation Heads to the Governor’s Desk

Jake Neher/WDET Big business investors are waiting on Gov. Rick Snyder to give them a break. A tax break that...

Gov. Snyder Picks Kurtis Wilder for New Supreme Court Justice

Office of Gov. Rick Snyder Gov. Rick Snyder has chosen the newest member of the Michigan Supreme Court. Judge Kurtis Wilder will...

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Jake Neher/WDET The state is stepping in to help struggling schools instead of closing them. Earlier this year 38 schools...

Schuette and Others Announce Campaign To Curb Meth Ingredient Purchases

WDET Law enforcement and pharmacists are working together to curb methamphetamine production in the state. It’s called the “Anti-Smurfing Campaign.”...

Democrats in Lansing Call for a Voter Bill of Rights

Cheyna Roth/MPRN Democrats in Lansing have renewed their mission for a Voter Bill of Rights. State House Democrats attempted to...