LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kyra Harris Bolden will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday, choosing a young lawyer who lost a close election just two weeks ago. Bolden will take the seat of Justice Bridget McCormack, who announced in […]

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Enbridge has cut the ribbon on its latest security check on Line 5. A ceremony was held Thursday at the Straits Maritime Operations Center in St. Ignace. The facility has seven staff members, scheduled to monitor Line 5 and the Straits of Mackinac around the […]

EMMET COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at approximately 2:50 a.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a call for help from a boater on Little TraverseBay. A Petoskey resident called 911 to report a man yelling for help. Troopers searched the area andfound two […]

There were three state proposals on the ballot for Michigan Tuesday that voters faced. Two of the three were hotly contested issues, but still they all passed. Proposal 22-1 The ballot measure would amend the state constitution to reduce the maximum length a lawmaker can serve in the Legislature from […]

For the first time in 40 years, Michigan Democrats will hold control of the House, Senate and governor’s office with the party sweeping both legislative chambers. Democrats will have control of the state House for first time since 2010 after outperforming Republicans in several battleground districts, including critical wins in […]

MIDLAND, Mich. – For the fourth year in a row, MyMichigan Health earned two honors by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) HealthCare’s Most Wired survey. MyMichigan received the 2022 Most Wired Certified Level 7 Acute Award, as well as the 2022 Most Wired Certified Level 7 Ambulatory […]

LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox are reminding Michiganders that the annual Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period begins today and runs through January 15, 2023. With savings still in effect making health insurance more affordable for more Michiganders, new grants for free local help, and […]

A Michigan judge has invalidated new rules intended to regulate the behavior of challengers and poll watchers at the Nov. 8 election, finding that Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson overstepped her authority. Court of Claims Judge Brock Swartzle this week found that the Bureau of Elections, which is overseen by […]

Grand Rapids — Calling public safety a “top issue” in Michigan, Republican candidate for governor Tudor Dixon detailed a $1 billion proposal Tuesday to recruit, retain and train police officers and other emergency personnel. Dixon, a political commentator and businesswoman from Norton Shores, laid out the plan during an appearance in […]