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Friday, May 9, 2025
BAY MILLS — Bay Mills Indian Community has been approved for funding to construct the new Bay Mills Health Center. BMIC Tribal Chairman Bryan Newland recently received notice that the tribe’s U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development Loan application has been approved for $6 million. Officials from BMIC have been […]
Inmates are running an international drug ring out of an Upper Peninsula prison, selling crystal methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine supplied by deported ex-cons in Mexico, according to federal court records. A federal search warrant affidavit outlines a years-long investigation, identifies the accused drug kingpins and reveals ties to Mexico, where former inmates […]
(AP) – In any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families across the nation with a parade or a community festival. But today, Juneteenth 2020 will be a […]
Governor Gretchen Whitmer today sent a second letter to Al Monaco, CEO of Enbridge, requesting that Enbridge immediately shut down the dual pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac until damage is investigated, assessed and preventative measures are put in place. “Given the gravity of this matter, I was taken […]
The Mackinac Bridge Authority anticipates lines will not be as bad at the bridge this weekend as it resumes cash payment options. The authority previously suspended cash payments as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Touch free credit cards and phone payment options are still available. Drivers wishing to […]
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 […]