A group of high school athletes, their parents and an organization called Let Them Play filed suit Thursday in the Michigan Court of Claims contending that an order from the Department of Health and Human Services and related guidance governing high school athletics during the COVID-19 pandemic are invalid because […]
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COVID raged in Michigan prisons. Life outside isn’t easy either for parolees.
ROYAL OAK — After 11 years in prison, Robin Roberts returned to an empty home in Detroit this winter. He had an inflatable mattress, one set of clothes and thousands of dollars in tax debt from the house. Things already would have been different upon his return, but the COVID-19 […]
Counties Declare Emergency Status As Virtual Meetings Clause Ends
Many counties are turning to declaring states of emergency so that they may continue to meet virtually as the blanket ability for public bodies to hold virtual meetings for any reason will sunset effective March 31. Under PA 254 of 2020, localities were given the ability to host virtual meetings under […]
Driver crashes into stopped Michigan State Police patrol car, injuring trooper
FLINT, MI – A Michigan State Police trooper was hospitalized after being injured in a Friday, March 26 crash involving an alleged drunk driver. The trooper was conducting a traffic stop on Fenton Road near Lincoln Street in Mundy Township when a 42-year-old driving a Chevrolet Silverado pick-up truck crashed […]
Michigan GOP could circumvent Whitmer with proposed changes to state voting laws
Michigan Republicans this week proposed changes to state voting laws and have come up with a veto-proof way to circumvent Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, according to reports. The 39 bills proposed in the GOP-led Legislature this week would require identification for new voters, prohibit prepaid absentee envelopes, limit the number of absentee dropboxes and […]
Five Arrested In Child Sex Exploition Sting Operation
On March 18, 2021, a joint sting operation was conducted by members of Marquette County Law Enforcement in collaboration with the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. The focus of the sting was to identify and arrest suspected consumers of child sex crimes. The agencies involved included the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office, […]
Former Sen., Ag Director Mitch Irwin Sentenced For Domestic Violence
A former senator and Department of Agriculture director will serve no jail time for a domestic violence misdemeanor if he abides by the conditions of his six-month probation under a sentence he received in Ann Arbor’s 15th District Court on Tuesday. Mitch Irwin was sentenced by Judge Miriam Perry. Mr. […]
Whitmer defends easing Michigan COVID-19 restrictions after Fauci criticism
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Monday defended her recent loosening of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions after Dr. Anthony Fauci was critical of her actions in a television appearance on CNN last week. Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, said on CNN Whitmer was a good governor, “But I am telling […]
Chippewa tribes blast wolf hunt, say it was about killing
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Chippewa tribal officials in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan have blasted the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources for putting on what they say was a poorly planned wolf season during which state-licensed hunters blew past their quota in a matter of days. The Chippewa consider the wolf […]
Ex-Michigan health director Robert Gordon just sent letter to lawmakers: What it says
In a letter to lawmakers Thursday, former Michigan health department director Robert Gordon still did not expressly say why he resigned from his role as a key leader in the fight against COVID-19 in late January, but he acknowledged there were policy disagreements. Gordon said Gov. Gretchen Whitmer deserved to have a director of the Department of […]