Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Michigan’s state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic was extended through April 30 by the state House and Senate Tuesday in an unconventional legislative session. The state of emergency declaration – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer issued March 10 after the first confirmed cases of the coronavirus were reported in the […]
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters on Wednesday detailed a proposal to give “essential workers” a government-funded boost in pay of up to $25,000 during the coronavirus pandemic. Under the new “Heroes Fund” plan, essential workers would include not only front-line medical personnel like doctors and nurses but also pharmacists, grocery store workers, truck drivers, building […]
LANSING — State employees who work directly with the public will get bonus pay during the coronavirus pandemic. Approximately 10,000 state employees working in prisons, state hospitals, veterans homes and law enforcement will get $750 biweekly pay premiums “in recognition of the nature of their work,” State Employer Liza Estlund-Olson said in […]
The Michigan death toll from new coronavirus cases rose to 727 today with the Department of Health and Human Services reporting 110 new deaths, a new peak for a single daily death toll in the state. Confirmed cases grew to 17,221 today after increasing by 1,503 new cases, DHHS reported […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. — Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) is strongly urging individuals to limit travel to the Upper Peninsula. For those who must come north, those individuals are asked to quarantine at home or elsewhere for fourteen (14) days from the time you arrive. To self-quarantine means you stay […]
A massive surge in COVID-19 cases in Michigan is prompting Ontario border cities to confront difficult questions about how to reduce the spread of disease in hundreds of Canadian health-care professionals who work in the United States. Michigan had more than 15,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Sunday, surpassing […]
From Georgia to Pennsylvania, photos like the one below are flooding social media. Dairy producers are facing a devastating scenario and being forced to dump milk down the drain. For some dairy farmers, this marks a first. “This is the first time in the 32 years I’ve been in business […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — The Chippewa County Sheriff is addressing community concerns after receiving complaints of people heading into the Upper Peninsula throughout the weekend. As of Monday, Chippewa County is reporting two confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 17, 221 cases being reported in Michigan. In a Facebook post […]
Al Kaline, who in a long and unique Detroit Tigers lifetime grew from youthful batting champion to Hall of Famer to distinguished elder statesman, died Monday afternoon at his home in Bloomfield Hills. He was 85. A cause of death was not immediately available. John Morad, a close friend of […]
