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Leelanau County, Michigan – Over the past two years, Leelanau County, a small rural community in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula, has been in dire need of better broadband (high-speed Internet) access for its residents. Like many other…

(August 3, 2022 / JNS) A local branch of the Michigan Democratic Party apologized for an anti-Semitic social media post on Tuesday. Referring specifically to the Democratic primary race between incumbent Reps. Andy Levin (D-Mich.)…

Updated August 3 at 3 p.m. ETThere were several mid-Michigan county commissioner races contested in the Aug. 2 ballot. See below which candidates will qualify for the November 8 general election,…

Nelly brought her 20+ years of music to the Monroe County Fair and the crowd of thousands from all over Michigan and Northern Ohio loved it.Tiffany Stewart from Fowlerville was there with her daughter."I'm from Ida, so we have to come to…

By Aileen WingbladThe Oakland Press STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. — It's the "Big 5-0" for OCJ.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan's 91-year-old abortion ban can now be enforced after a state Court of Appeals panel ruled on Monday that a state judge's injunction blocking the prohibition does not apply to county…

(The Center Square) – The Michigan Court of Appeals Monday pronounced the injunction against enforcement of…

(WXYZ) - The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled county prosecutors can sue for Michigan's 1931 abortion ban.Michigan has a 1931 law that not only prohibits abortion but criminalizes it, with the person being charged with a felony or…

A judge on Monday blocked enforcement of a 1931 abortion ban in Michigan, just hours after the state's Court of Appeals ruled county prosecutors were not covered by a May ordinance and could enforce the ban after the fall of Roe v.…

An Oakland County judge on Monday issued a temporary restraining order against enforcement of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban, hours after the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled that the injunction Temporary blocking of law enforcement…

Kent County, Michigan, home to the city of Grand Rapids and former President Gerald Ford, has a Dutch heritage that nurtured elite Republican figures for decades. Former U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos also has ties to the county,…

MID-MICHIGAN — In central Michigan prisons, inmates are charged for each day they stay after sentencing. These fees can go up to $35 per day or as low as $8.Despite the disparities, area sheriff's departments said the fee exists to offset…

Only Iron County on the Upper Peninsula is at a high community level of COVID-19 this week, which means people there should mask up indoors and in public, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States. A…

Livingston County, Michigan this week became the latest jurisdiction in the nation and the first in its state to ban private funding of election administration. The move came after good government advocates grew furious that a group of Mark…

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Feeding America of West Michigan partnered with county libraries this summer to provide free healthy lunches for kids 18 and under. Additionally, individuals up to age 26 with mental or physical…

According to the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, six northern Michigan county fairs have been chosen to receive nearly $266,000 in grants to make construction improvements and other upgrades to…

Click to enlarge Shutterstock Even the police feel the pain of inflation. The price of gas is too high.According to AAA, the average cost of gas today in Michigan is $5.21.Apparently we're not the only ones…

William Bunek (R) was removed as Leelanau…

Grand Traverse County in northwest Michigan is now at an elevated level of COVID-19, which means there is potential for strain on the health care system, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention the United…

The United States Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v Wade and with it, the constitutional right to abortion.If and when that happens, abortion would become illegal in Michigan. This is…

County workers charged with embezzling $1.7 million to buy and resell nearly 600 generators Wayne County Roads Division employees Kevin Gunn and John L. Gibson face multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit and theft from federal…

County workers charged with embezzling $1.7 million to buy and resell nearly 600 generators Wayne County Roads Division employees Kevin Gunn and John L. Gibson face multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit and theft from federal…

County workers charged with embezzling $1.7 million to buy and resell nearly 600 generators Wayne County Roads Division employees Kevin Gunn and John L. Gibson face multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit and theft from federal…

County workers charged with embezzling $1.7 million to buy and resell nearly 600 generators Wayne County Roads Division employees Kevin Gunn and John L. Gibson face multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit and theft from federal…

HARBOR SPRINGS, MI — It all started in 1990 with two recycling drop-off sites in the most northwest county at the tip of the Lower Peninsula, funded by a small two-year fee.Today, Emmet County's high-tech recycling program has become a…

Following an investigation by the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD), the Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory detected the presence of…

Tensions between Trump supporters and other Republicans were particularly noticeable at the convention in Macomb County, Michigan. The Republican Party of Michigan has begun its process to choose delegates to its!-->!-->…

DTG recyclingMill Creek, Washington, claims to have acquired substantially all of the assets of Bobby Wolford Trucking & Salvage Inc. of Woodinville, Washington. DTG Recycle is a commercial, industrial, construction and…

DTG recyclingMill Creek, Washington, claims to have acquired substantially all of the assets of Bobby Wolford Trucking & Salvage Inc. of Woodinville, Washington. DTG Recycle is a commercial, industrial, construction and…

DTG recyclingMill Creek, Washington, claims to have acquired substantially all of the assets of Bobby Wolford Trucking & Salvage Inc. of Woodinville, Washington. DTG Recycle is a commercial, industrial, construction and…

LANSING, Michigan — In an underserved neighborhood of Michigan's capital, a health clinic is being built with nearly $900,000 in federal pandemic relief funds, a project that could transform access to the community in care.Wedged between…

(Graphic: Matthew DePerno for Michigan) Election year tension in Michigan's Republican Party is surfacing as a hot-headed candidate calls on "Patriots" to "storm the convention" of party delegates in Grand Rapids on…

(Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) When people reach their golden years, their idea of ​​the perfect place to live often changes. Some retirees might prefer warmer temperatures, while…

A widow is appealing to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit over a court ruling denying her claim that Michigan local governments seized her family's home for a tax debt, then refused to compensate her for the equity in…

A widow is appealing to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit over a court ruling denying her claim that Michigan local governments seized her family's home for a tax debt, then refused to compensate her for the equity in…

JACKSON, MI — Dominick Courtney's determination has served him well.Since grade seven, he has spent his summers learning precision machining through Machining U camps offered by the Jackson Area Manufacturers Association.When he learned of…

Since the federal government designed the COVID-19 relief funds to come out quickly, the trade-off was lax…

Was it Hamlet, William Shakespeare, Renk or someone else who asked the question "to pray or not to pray"? Whoever it is, the Leelanau County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 last month not to pray. Fox News reported that the county…

The Grand River is just above flood stage at Comstock Park, and river levels are expected to drop from Saturday. MICHIGAN, United States – Those living along the Grand River in Kent and Ottawa counties are warned…

The last countywide school masking mandate has been rescinded.As of 8 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, Wayne County, the state's most populous, rescinded its August emergency health order."This decision comes after the (Michigan Department of Health…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Michigan county council stopped holding prayers ahead of legislative meetings last month, and a Christian conservative legal organization argued the council caved under incomplete information…

ALLEGAN, MI — The Allegan County Health Department is reducing its COVID-19 response to "low" after elected leaders were shot, supplementing the department's efforts with $1.5 million in federal dollars.Allegan County Health Department…

As the omicron wave of COVID-19 appears to be abating, statewide health officials are rescinding countywide school mask mandates.On Friday, Oakland County, the Benzie-Leelanau District Health Department in northern Michigan and the…

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — Jury trials have been suspended in a western Michigan county due to an increase in coronavirus cases, court officials said Monday.The Ottawa County Probate Court and the 20th Judicial Circuit Court, based in Grand…

A Michigan Republican county clerk said there was 'no evidence' of outside interference in the 2020 presidential election after a forensic audit was conducted and the results reported this this month.Former President Donald Trump and many…

In the aftermath of the recent Oxford High School shooting in Michigan which left four students dead and eight injured, neighboring Wayne County has charges pending against 18 youths for various threats against area schools.County District…

A rural Michigan county gets its first syringe service program (SSP). It comes at a time when the state is reporting an increase in HIV diagnoses attributable to injection drug use. PHC provides sterile needles to people who…

Republicans in Macomb County, Michigan backed former President Donald Trump's conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was "stolen," describing President Joe Biden's victory as the "climax of a four-year coup ".Trump and many of his GOP…

ST. JOSEPH, Mich. - County health worker frustrated with "politicization of public health" during COVID-19 quits job in southwest Michigan.Courtney Davis has been an interim health worker in Berrien County since July, when she was…

item FILE - Children wear protective masks inside an elementary school classroom with separate desks for social distancing measures. ST. JOSEPH, Mich. - County health worker frustrated with "politicization of public health" during…

The interim health worker for Berrien County in southwest Michigan is resigning his post amid continuing unrest over how local governments should respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.Courtney Davis, the acting Berrien County health worker, and…

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There is a stone pyramid on ancient US-31 just north of Kewadin at the southern end of County Antrim that seems to baffle people. The pyramid, or cairn, looks small from the video, but it's actually 12 square feet at the base and 16 feet…

Michigan's 83 counties have been found to be at high risk for coronavirus transmission, according to the latest data from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The CDC has used a four-tier system to assess the risk…

CORUNNA, Michigan (AP) - Three elected officials who voted to award themselves bonuses with federal COVID-19 money face a recall campaign in Shiawassee County. The county election commission approved the wording of the petition on…

LANSING - Clerks for Michigan's 83 counties are at odds with state election officials when it comes to drafting new districts for county commissions. According to state law, counties have 60 days from the time the US Census Bureau…

item FILE - Generic hammer on wooden table. ST. JOSEPH., Mich. - A Berrien County building and land maintenance worker has been charged with embezzlement and could face up to five years in prison, authorities said. Berrien…

An invasive aquatic plant, called European frog-bit, has been found in the lower Lincoln River in County Mason.It has already been confirmed in several other places in the state and forms dense mats on the surface of slow-moving waters.…

If the actions of Michigan's various county-level councils are any indication, Covid-19 will find a comfortable home in the state for some time to come. After complaining about too much top-down governance at the start…

The Macomb County, Michigan Republican Party voted Thursday to censor three GOP state senators whose investigative panel found no evidence of fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Macomb County is the third most populous county in the…

BRANCH COUNTY, Michigan - County fairs kicked off in western Michigan, after many were suspended in 2020 due to the coronavirus.As COVID-19 transmission rises in Michigan, health officials warn of another possible…

Winner of $ 1 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Lottery Winner LaTonda Anderson was the lucky Michigander to win the $ 1 million COVID-19 vaccine prize. A resident of Grand Blanc, MI, she got her chance at Northwest High School in Grand Blanc…

CORUNNA, Michigan (AP) - An official resigned as chairman of a Michigan county council, the latest fallout from his decision to give yourself a bonus of $ 25,000 with federal COVID-19 relief money and reward other community members.Jeremy…

Experts agree the paycheck protection program was a win for all of Michigan - but the biggest winners may have been Oakland County and the manufacturing industry.The federal program has distributed $ 24 billion to Michigan small businesses…

Official resigned as chairman of a Michigan County board of directors in the latest fallout from his decision to give himself a $ 25,000 bonus with federal COVID-19 relief money and reward other members of the communityThroughThe…

Leopard tests at the zoo positive for virus The Associated Press SAN DIEGO - An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted covid-19. Guards noticed Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, had a cough and runny nose on…

Zoo leopard tests positive for the virus The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — An unvaccinated snow leopard at the San Diego Zoo has contracted covid-19. Keepers noticed Ramil, a 9-year-old male snow leopard, had a cough and runny nose on…

CORUNNA, Michigan (AP) - Elected officials in a conservative Michigan county who gave themselves bonuses of $ 65,000 with federal COVID-19 relief assistance said they would return the money after days of criticism .Shiawassee County…

CORONNE, Mich. - Elected officials in a conservative Michigan county who gave themselves $ 65,000 bounties with federal COVID-19 relief assistance said they would return the money after the days of criticism.Shiawassee County commissioners…

CORUNNA, Michigan (AP) - Elected in a Conservative Michigan county who gave themselves bonuses of $ 65,000 with federal COVID-19 relief assistance said they would return the money after the days of criticism.Shiawassee County Commissioners…

CORUNNA, Michigan (AP) - Elected officials in a conservative Michigan county who gave themselves bonuses of $ 65,000 with federal COVID-19 relief assistance said they would return the money after days of criticism .Shiawassee County…

UPDATE: Shiawassee County Elected Officials Agree to Refund COVID-19 Risk PaymentsUPDATE: Shiawassee County Confirms 6 Employees Received $ 25,000 Each in COVID-19 Relief FundSHIAWASSEE COUNTY, MI - There are 83 counties in Michigan, but…

Michigan county officials gave themselves $ 65,000 in bounties with federal relief money linked to the coronavirus pandemic.The money, described as a “risk premium,” included $ 25,000 for Jeremy…

CORUNNA, Michigan (AP) - Elected officials in one county in Michigan have given themselves $ 65,000 in bonuses with federal assistance related to the COVID-19 pandemic.The money, described as a “risk…

item A hundred dollar bill with a medical mask on George Washington. CORUNNA, Michigan (AP) - Michigan county officials gave themselves $ 65,000 in bounties with federal relief money linked to the coronavirus pandemic. The money,…

CORUNNA, Michigan - Elected officials in one county in Michigan have given themselves $ 65,000 in bounties with federal relief money linked to the coronavirus pandemic.The money, described as a “risk…

Michigan county elected officials handed themselves bonuses with federal relief money tied to the coronavirus pandemicByThe Associated PressJuly 22, 2021, 8:11 PM• 3 minute readShare on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this articleCORUNNA,…

CORUNNA, Mich. (AP) — Elected officials in a Michigan county have given themselves $65,000 in bonuses with federal relief money tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.The money, described as “hazard pay,” included $25,000 for Jeremy Root, chairman…

Recently, Genesee Country treated an unpaved road with Perma-Zyme in Flushing, MI. Construction of the 1-mile-long residential farm road attracted superintendents from all over Michigan and could be completed in a single…

A Michigan County sheriff with ties to far-right militias has sought to seize Dominion voting machines in cooperation with Donald Trump and the Republican Party's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.In e-mail…

Just hours after the Michigan Senate released its report on the 2020 election, county clerks from across the state were in County Antrim, showing their support for County Clerk Sheryl Guy. Guy and his office have become a frequent…

Correction: Cheboygan County Commissioner Ron Williams voted against the audit on Tuesday. An earlier version of this story indicated otherwise.Cheboygan - The council of commissioners for a northern Michigan county that backed Donald…

A Michigan county on Tuesday voted to seek a manual recount of the 2020 presidential election results, citing voters' "concerns" and "questions" about the accuracy of the vote counts. In a 4-3 decision, the The Cheboygan County Board of…

Leelanau County has vaccinated 52% of its population aged 16 and over, according to the latest figures from the state Department of Health and Human Services.Lisa Peacock, head of health for the…

A 74-year-old Michigan woman on Monday filed a federal complaint against a county commissioner who pointed a gun at her in a virtual town hall when she asked the group to condemn the Proud Boys.On January 20, East Bay Township resident…

OTTAWA COUNTY, Michigan - As some still try to cast doubt on the 2020 election, local officials hope to allay lingering concerns. In Ottawa County, they are making a concerted effort to give the public a close look at the electoral…

Michigan now has 13 of its 83 counties with a positive rate of over 15% on average over seven days on coronavirus diagnostic tests.These counties include Macomb, Genesee, Lapeer and St. Clair.6 reasons Michigan's COVID-19 numbers are…

DETROIT - Residents of a county in southeast Michigan wait months - much longer than in neighboring counties - for an appointment to get their concealed pistol license, resulting in legal action, FOX 2 Detroit reports.The lawsuit has been…

Michigan has eight of the 20 US counties with the highest number of coronavirus cases per capita in the past week, according to The New York Times' daily data analysis.The eight counties on the list and their national ranking: Huron (# 6),…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! They took the course required to obtain a concealed pistol license. Now some gun owners in Wayne County, Michigan have a question for the county clerk." Why are you late ? "License applicants…

Michigan now has 10 counties with a positive rate of over 15% on average over seven days for coronavirus diagnostic testing.Statewide, the seven-day positivity rate fell from 6.1% to 8.1% last week. The one-day rate was 12% for test…

Twenty of Michigan's 83 counties now exceed a 10% seven-day average positivity rate on coronavirus diagnostic tests, including Macomb, Genesee, St. Clair, Eaton and Van Buren counties.Seven counties within these counties now exceed 15%:…

Bellaire, Mich. --A northern Michigan county that was sued for its fall election count will hand-count paper ballots in the May 4 primary.County Antrim commissioners have refused a request from the county clerk for $ 5,080 to prepare the…

BELLAIRE, Mich. - A northern Michigan county that was sued over its fall election count will hand-count ballots in the May 4 primary.County Antrim commissioners have rejected a request from the county clerk for $5,080 to prepare Dominion…

As the coronavirus count rises in Michigan, the Cadillac area and the Thumb area are reporting the highest seven-day averages of new daily cases.The top five counties in this metric: Missaukee and Wexford in the northwest of the Lower…

LUDINGTON, Michigan - Once upon a time in Mason County, Michigan, there was a place where people could go and play bingo every night of the week. Today, the Danish hall in the fourth quarter of Ludington is the only one remaining. Every…

Michigan now averages a 5% positivity rate on COVID-19 diagnostic tests.That's the highest seven-day average in the state since Jan. 31.The seven-day average of new cases has also increased. and is now 1,636, up 34% from 1,132 a week ago…

Sheriff Swanson and the Genesee County Ambassadors received a check for $ 2,000 for the IGNITE Inmate Program at Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater. Screenshot of the Genesee County Sheriff's Office Facebook page COLD WATER,…

As Michigan's fall / winter coronavirus wave came to a halt, the seven-day moving average of new cases fell to 814 on February 20.But since then the seven-day average has increased. It is now 1,266, up 56% in 17 days.Meanwhile, the…

Fifty-nine of Michigan's 83 counties — including eight of the state's 10 most populous counties — are below a 5% seven-day average positivity rate on coronavirus diagnostic tests.The two exceptions in the top 10: Kalamazoo (5.9%) and…

Five counties reported no new coronavirus cases last week: Luce, Schoolcraft, Algiers, Iron and Ontonagon counties.All are in the Upper Peninsula — and perhaps not so coincidentally, are among the counties with the highest vaccination rates…

Genesee, Kalamazoo and Bay are among the counties seeing an increase in both the number of coronavirus cases and positivity rates.Genesee and Kalamazoo now have seven-day average positivity rates above 5% on coronavirus diagnostic tests and…

For the first time in two weeks, Michigan's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is over 1,000 cases per day.That average is now 1,037, a 23% increase from an average of 844 a week ago.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate on…

For the third day in a row, Michigan's seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases is up slightly.Michigan's seven-day average of daily new cases is now 966 new cases per day, a 7% increase from an average of 901 a week ago. The statewide…

Cass County GOP voted to pass resolution saying vote to remove Georgia Republican Greene from its committees was an "attack" on first-year lawmaker for not being "afraid to speak out ", adding that his comments, which include hinting at…

Representative Fred Upton was censored by the Cass County Republican Party in his home state of Michigan for his vote to remove Georgian MP Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee duties.Upton announced the censorship in a series of…

After weeks of decline, Michigan's seven-day average of new cases and the positive rate of coronavirus diagnostic rates are up slightly.These increases come three weeks after restaurants in Michigan reopened for dining, as well as many…

Michigan's 83 counties now have a positivity rate below 8%, and Wexford, Lapeer and Newaygo counties are the only counties to reach or exceed 7%.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate is now 3.3% from 3.6% a week ago…

TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - About 90 minutes after a routine Grand Traverse County Board meeting began, with its agenda teeming with mundane topics such as roads and libraries, seven have passed. startling seconds that have garnered the kind…

HONOR, Michigan (AP) - A small insect that can kill hemlock trees by feeding on their sap has been detected at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwest Michigan. The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural…