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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, in his first major gun control measures since taking office, is announcing executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing what the White House calls a “gun violence public health epidemic.” Biden also is nominating David Chipman, a former federal agent and adviser at the gun control group Giffords, […]
CHIPPEWA COUNTY, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services(MDHHS) notified Chippewa County Health Department (CCHD) that the MDHHS Bureau ofLaboratories identified the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 in two Chippewa County residents. With the identification of a variant, additional measures must be put into place, including a 14-day quarantine […]
Sault Ste. Marie, MI – The War Memorial has installed bleeding control kits throughout the hospital and at offsite clinic locations. Each kit contains resources to stop or control bleeding such as tourniquets, trauma bandages, gauze, shears, an emergency blanket, and personal protective equipment. Stop the Bleed is a nationwide […]
While Republicans and those in sectors hardest hit during the pandemic have criticized the state’s coronavirus-related restrictions as crippling to the state’s economy and leaving it worse off than its neighbors in the Great Lakes region, experts said it could take years to fully realize their effects. It’s hard to […]
A small fire got out of control and spread quickly Sunday afternoon on 10 MIle Road in Chippewa County’s Dafter Township. The 9-1-1 call came in around 3 O’clock indicating that the out of control fire was threatening a couple structures. Within an hour, a barn was destroyed and several […]
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases in Michigan topped 8,400 Saturday, the highest daily total since early December. The health department also reported 57 deaths from COVID-19, including 51 that had occurred earlier and were identified through a records check. “By the recent numbers, we know […]
Michigan Republican Party Chair Ron Weiser said Friday he will not resign from his position on the University of Michigan’s Board of Regents after the body voted on a resolution calling on him to do so following his comments calling the top three officials in the state “witches,” and a […]
As Canadian officials lobbied a Michigan Senate committee in March to keep the Line 5 pipeline open, Sen. Winnie Brinks grew frustrated with a conversation that, up to that point, had focused mainly on the immediate economic and safety implications of a possible shutdown. “We are at a moment of […]
In this update on the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, new court documents show just how armed the men who are charged were. The documents are 18 pages in all. About 17 of those pages are devoted to just listing the guns, ammo, explosives-making equipment and other items police […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — After more than two months of living in temporary housing, Vice President Kamala Harris will soon be able to unpack and unwind at her official residence on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. Symone Sanders, senior adviser and chief spokesperson for the vice president, tweeted Thursday […]
