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Monday, May 20, 2024
LANSING – After running rampant through the housing units of many Michigan prisons, the coronavirus is now impacting prison food. The supply of ramen — a staple many prisoners purchase from the commissary to supplement what they are served in the chow hall — has been sharply reduced by a COVID-19 infection that shut […]
A curbside job fair near Grand Rapids on Wednesday tried to make it easy for 50 companies to fill open positions. Applicants could interview from their cars and in some cases might have been able to start work the next day. “Right now we have 270 jobs that we could […]
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-127, which extends the state of emergency declaration related to the COVID-19 pandemic until July 16. In doing so, Governor Whitmer joins nearly every state in the country in maintaining a state of emergency to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. This executive […]
LANSING, Mich. — Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that Michigan schools may resume in-person learning in phase 4 of the MI Safe Start plan, with strict safety measures in place. The governor also announced that on June 30th, she will release an executive order and a robust document called “Michigan’s […]
As the nation moves toward police reform, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday proposed a list of ideas to make the state’s police more accountable. Nessel’s plan stops short of calling to “defund the police,” which some reformers have said would mean cutting or re-prioritizing police budgets, one of […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. — Kewadin Casinos is opening gaming operations at its five properties in Sault Ste. Marie, St. Ignace, Hessel, Christmas and Manistique Friday, June 12. Everyone is welcome to come check out the casinos’ weekly promotions. “It has been a challenging time and we are thankful to […]
Michigan State Police need help finding a wanted man. The Michigan State Police 7th District Fugitive Team is searching for 56-year-old Charles Rogers. Rogers is wanted for assault with a dangerous weapon. MSP say Rogers is believed to be in northern Michigan, and is known to frequent the Cadillac and […]
The Court of Appeals today affirmed a Court of Claims decision that the law allowing a tunnel to house the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac does not violate the title-object clause of the Constitution. After Attorney General Dana Nessel issued an opinion last year that the law […]
The Department of Health and Human Services chief medical director over Medicaid, and one of the leaders of the state’s response to the opioid crisis, has been formally reprimanded and fined $3,000 as part of a consent order stemming from allegations he broke the law governing the prescription of opioids. […]
CHIPPEWA County, Michigan – Chippewa County Health Department, its community partners, and the Michigan National Guard, are offering free COVID-19 testing in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan this weekend! No symptoms, doctor’s order, or appointment necessary! Testing is available to any Michigan resident, 18 years and older. State ID or driver’s […]
