LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced the further loosening of Michigan's coronavirus restrictions, easing capacity limits in restaurants and a host of other businesses while also allowing for larger indoor and outdoor gatherings.
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faced growing criticism Tuesday after the disclosure of two additional employment-separation deals for former top officials, a day after her administration acknowledged that a key leader in the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic …
TRAVERSE CITY — Ben Polomsky's overtime goal gave the Bay Reps a 3-2 victory over Traverse City West.
TRAVERSE CITY — The Grand Traverse County Board will take up the issue of eviction prevention this week in a letter addressed to state lawmakers urging them to release $622 million in COVID relief funds earmarked for that purpose.
LANSING — The Michigan attorney general is marking National Consumer Protection Week by looking at the most frequent complaints from the previous year.
TRAVERSE CITY — Paying to clean up firefighting foam mishaps at Cherry Capital Airport shouldn’t be Traverse City’s burden, or so most city commissioners believe.
These Interlochen Arts Academy students earned honors in the West Central Michigan division of the 2021 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards:
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LANSING — While the state’s coronavirus dashboard shows increased data compliance by long-term care facilities, some elder advocates expressed concern over what they said could be a loophole — the state’s thousands of small care homes.
TRAVERSE CITY — The Grand Traverse County Health Department’s concert ticketing-style online scheduling software coordinating COVID-19 vaccinations will be phased out in March.
TRAVERSE CITY — Cases of COVID-19 continue to decline across the northern Michigan region. At the same time vaccination rates are going up, though not as quickly as many would like.
TRAVERSE CITY — Left-over grant money let operators at Traverse City’s wastewater plant test more sewage samples for the virus behind COVID-19.
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has — slightly — increased its limits on attendance at indoor sporting events across the state.
Sophomores Dylan Barnowski and Shawn Bramer become the first LLSM Eagles to join the show for a fun interview! We also chat about ranked teams in the area and the 1,000 point club!
TRAVERSE CITY — Traverse City Central made the most of a busy Saturday slate and sent two teams home contemplating a loss.
BUCKLEY — Leland's Gavin Miller had his mind set on one thing Saturday.
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Volunteers laid floral hearts in public spaces across the U.S. on Monday through the Floral Heart Project. They act as public memorials for communities to grieve the more than 500,000 people who have died of COVID-19 in the country. (March 2)
DETROIT (AP) — The mayor of Detroit acknowledged Tuesday that the fire department has a “very serious problem” after two on-duty employees were involved in alcohol-related crashes.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Former Gov. Rick Snyder's bid to have misdemeanor charges dismissed in the Flint water crisis will get a hearing next week, a judge said Tuesday.
GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (AP) — A prosecutor declined to file charges Tuesday against a suburban Detroit man who displayed a Ku Klux Klan flag in his window next to the home of a Black family, saying the “horrible conduct” doesn't violate Michigan law.
SUNFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — An angler has died after falling through ice on a mid-Michigan lake.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the U.S. government’s pandemic response, has donated his personal 3D model of the COVID-19 virus to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Domestic extremist groups pose a serious threat to the military by seeking to recruit service members into their ranks and, in some cases, joining the military to acquire combat experience, according to a Pentagon report released Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's pick to head the Office of Management and Budget, Neera Tanden, has withdrawn her nomination after she faced opposition from key Democratic and Republican senators for her controversial tweets.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Neera Tanden withdraws her nomination to head White House budget office amid bipartisan opposition over tweets.