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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…

HONOR, Mich. (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.Earlier this month, surveyors found round, white ovisacs…

HONOR, Mich. – A small insect that can kill hemlocks by feeding on their sap has been detected at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in northwest Michigan.Earlier this month, investigators found round, white ovisacs characteristic of…

Five of Michigan's eight MI Start regions ultimately fell to a lower risk level after three months at the highest level the state uses to assess coronavirus risk.The Detroit, Grand Rapids, Saginaw, Traverse City, and Upper Peninsula areas…

Sixty of Michigan's 83 counties saw a drop in new coronavirus cases last week from the previous week, and 57 counties saw a drop in positivity rates.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate is now 3.7% down from 4.2% a week ago.…

The freezing weather that keeps many Michigan residents at home also seems to be helping to reduce the number of coronaviruses.The statewide seven-day average positivity rate is now 3.8% from 4.4% a week ago. Meanwhile, the seven-day…

Michigan now ranks 47th among 50 states for the seven-day average number of coronavirus cases per capita; only Hawaii, North Dakota and Oregon rank lower.The state's seven-day average number of coronavirus cases hit its lowest point since…

Sixty-eight of Michigan's 83 counties have seen the number of coronavirus cases drop in the past seven days from the previous week.The seven-day average of new daily cases is now 1,259 new cases per day, down 25% from an average of 1,547…

Twenty-five of Michigan's 83 counties are now below the 3% benchmark on the seven-day average for coronavirus positivity testing, and 45 are below 5%.New for the latter group: Macomb and Kalamazoo, which join Wayne, Oakland, Kent, Genesee,…

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. - A new, more contagious strain of coronavirus was first reported in a third county in Michigan.Health officials say a confirmed case of a highly contagious variant of COVID-19 known as B117 has been reported in…

Forty-two of Michigan's 83 counties are now below the 5% benchmark on the seven-day average for coronavirus testing positivity.Among the counties in this group: Wayne, Oakland, Kent, Genesee, Washtenaw and Ottawa.The statewide seven-day…

For the first time in nearly four months, Michigan's positivity rate fell below 4% on diagnostic testing for coronaviruses.Of the tests included in Wednesday's report, 1,542 - or 3.8% - out of 39,755 came back positive for the virus. The…

Wayne County, Michigan, District Attorney said on Monday she would dismiss all charges related to the Gov. violation. Gretchen whitmerGretchen WhitmerOvernight Health Care: Pfizer recall may be crucial against omicron Whitmer says Biden…

Wayne County, Michigan, Attorney said Monday she would dismiss all charges related to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's (D) violation of COVID-19 executive orders after a state Supreme Court ruling. Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office released a…

The number of coronavirus cases in Michigan remains well above levels of four months ago. But compared to most of the country, Michigan is in much better shape: Right now, the state ranks 47th in its seven-day per capita average of new…

Michigan's six most populous counties - and eight of the 10 largest - are now below a 7% seven-day average positivity rate on diagnostic tests for coronaviruses.Those below 7% include Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Kent, Genesee, Washtenaw,…

Exactly one month after Christmas Day, Michigan's coronavirus count continues to drop.Michigan now has a seven-day average positivity rate of 5.9% on coronavirus diagnostic tests, up from 8.9% a month ago.The seven-day average of new cases…

Keli MacIntosh, a 72-year-old retired nurse and a regular board member, spoke at Wednesday's rally about the importance of speaking out against Proud Boys activities on behalf of a woman who has defended herself. expressed before her on…

An official with Michigan's Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners flashed a gun during a live town hall meeting on Wednesday after a local resident called on the group to condemn the Proud Boys, according to multiple reports.…

Placeholder while loading article actionsKeli MacIntosh was planning to speak before the Grand Traverse County Board of Commissioners this week with a direct request: Would the board openly denounce the Proud Boys after the Jan. 6 riot at…

Sixty-nine counties now have a seven-day average positivity rate below 10% on coronavirus diagnostic tests.The good news: this is the highest number since November 2.The bad news: counties should ideally be at 5% positivity or lower, and…

Copyright AFP 2017-2022. All rights reserved. A report part of a lawsuit against Antrim County, Mich. Says the county's quickly corrected election night vote count problem was not due to human error, as said state, but rather…

CLAIM: A report released this week in Michigan shows Dominion Voting Systems machines in County Antrim, Michigan were "intentionally designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results."AP ASSESSMENT:…

CLAIM: A report released this week in Michigan shows Dominion Voting Systems machines in County Antrim, Michigan were "intentionally designed with inherent errors to create systemic fraud and influence election results."AP ASSESSMENT:…

A northern Michigan county on Friday approved a resolution supporting the governor's impeachment. Gretchen WhitmerGretchen WhitmerWhitmer tops possible GOP challengers in Michigan gubernatorial race: Poll Whitmer isolating herself after…

A northern Michigan county on Friday approved a resolution to support the impeachment of Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D). MLive.com reported that the Kalkaska County Board of Commissioners voted 4 to 2 on a resolution supporting calls for…

Members of the Kalkaska County, Michigan Board of Commissioners voted on Friday to introduce a resolution that would call for the removal of the state's Democratic Governor, Gretchen Whitmer.Amid a surge of positive coronavirus cases in…

Amid ongoing legal challenges to Michigan's election results and a dramatic certification process in Michigan's largest county, three county clerks have spent more than three hours working to assure state lawmakers that , in their view, the…

Musician Ted Nugent has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump and recently implored followers of his Facebook page to help 'stop the theft', alluding to baseless claims that Democrats stole Trump's election. Joe Biden. In the…

Republicans in Michigan's largest county blocked certification of local election results in a 2-2 vote along party lines, which could temporarily block official approval of Joe Biden's victory in the state . The practical effect of the…

Michigan's largest county board of canvassers reversed course Tuesday night, voting unanimously to certify the election results after initially deadlocked in a party vote.The Michigan Secretary of State's Office confirmed that the Wayne…

Michigan's eight MI Start regions are now the highest level used by the state to assess coronavirus risk.Earlier this week, the Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo regions as well as the Upper Peninsula were only Tier E regions, while the Detroit,…

One of the biggest challenges in containing COVID-19 is trying to limit gatherings - and a new interactive tool shows just how risky that could be.Georgia Tech researchers have released a “COVID-19 Risk Assessment Planning Tool,” a…

Saginaw and Bay counties are now among Michigan's 17 counties with an average positivity rate of 15% or more on coronavirus tests over the past seven days.Other great counties already on this list include Macomb, Muskegon, Berrien and Van…

In the first seven days of November, Michigan reported 29,614 coronavirus cases, 22% more than the 24,294 cases reported for the whole month of September.Meanwhile, 238 coronavirus deaths were reported last week, more than triple the daily…

Copyright AFP 2017-2022. All rights reserved. Articles shared thousands of times on social media say a glitch in Michigan's presidential vote count, which temporarily misattributed Donald Trump's votes to President-elect Joe Biden,…

Thirty of Michigan's 83 counties now have a coronavirus test positivity rate above 10%, a benchmark the federal Centers for Disease Control says is concerning.This rate is based on a seven-day average of coronavirus testing.A week ago…

Rising turnout in Detroit and its affluent suburbs along with dwindling support for President Trump among middle-class voters helped propel Joseph R. Biden Jr. to victory in battleground Michigan historically!-->!-->…

A total of 5,568,097 Michigan ballots were cast in Tuesday's election, breaking the state's previous record of 5,039,080 set in November 2008.This week's total is also 14% higher than the 4,874,619 ballots cast in November 2016.A total of…

Ferndale, Michigan water customers with lead service lines to their homes will receive free water filter kits. Ferndale, Michigan, water customers with lead service lines to their homes will receive free water filter kits after a city water…

Michigan reported 22,979 new coronavirus cases in the past seven days, a new record and a 63% increase from the 14,101 reported the previous week.Case increases are occurring statewide:Seventeen Michigan counties now have a seven-day…

Seven of Michigan's eight MI Start regions have increased the scale the state uses to assess coronavirus risk.Last week, the Upper Peninsula was the only region currently at Level E, the highest level and one that indicates dangerous levels…

As the coronavirus continues to spread in Michigan, the state has seen 69 of its 83 counties report an increase in cases over the past seven days compared to the previous week.Thirteen counties, including nine in the Upper Peninsula, are…

Seventy-three of Michigan's 83 counties are reporting accelerated coronavirus rates, including a dozen counties at the highest risk level for the spread of COVID-19, based on a metric developed by the Harvard Global Health Initiative.Kent,…

Michigan saw five more counties climb to the highest risk factor for the spread of the coronavirus, bringing the state's total to 15 counties with an average of more than 25 new cases per day per 100,000 people.The most recent counties to…

The list of Michigan counties with accelerated rates of coronavirus transmission keeps growing.As of Monday morning, there were 32 counties coded red or orange, based on a metric developed by the Harvard Global Health Initiative to assess…

Five counties in Michigan's Lower Peninsula moved from the second coronavirus risk factor to third on Thursday, Oct. 8, while one in the Upper Peninsula moved up one level.The four-tier risk assessment is based on a metric developed by the…

Fifty-five of Michigan's 83 counties saw an increase in coronavirus cases over the past week, while 20 counties reported declines and eight remained neutral.Mackinac, Menominee, Dickinson and Keweenaw counties on the Upper Peninsula are…

Seven Michigan counties — most of which are in the Upper Peninsula — have seen more than 25 new coronavirus cases per capita per day over the past week.These counties are most at risk of exposure to COVID-19, based on a metric developed by…

Agriculture: Industry or family business?Matt Cary is a third generation farmer at Cary Pioneer Farms, which started out as a small farm. Over the generations, the family acquired more land, turning the farm into a full-scale operation,…

The coronavirus outbreaks at Michigan Tech University, along with the aftermath of Labor Day weekend and the fallout from a coronavirus outbreak in neighboring Wisconsin, have six western Upper Peninsula counties at risk. high levels of…

ALCONA COUNTY, MI — The language of a rural Michigan county council resolution defying statewide coronavirus restrictions alluded to the civil disobedience demonstrated at the Boston Tea Party."We do not advocate reversal or abolition,"…

In Alcona County, Michigan, the Board of Commissioners is pushing back on restrictions mandated by state officials to slow the spread of the coronavirus.The board, which consists of four Republican commissioners and a fifth who cites the…

Isabella County reported another 28 positive coronavirus cases on Thursday, August 28, as the central Michigan county advanced toward the highest level of risk for the spread of the novel COVID-19 virus.Home to Central Michigan University,…

A Michigan county official is defending his use of the N-word - repeatedly uttering the insult and insisting it doesn't imply he's racist. Leelanau County Highways Commissioner Tom Eckerle has been facing calls to resign since…

A Michigan county treasurer is under fire, six years after the county foreclosed on a retiree's home because the man failed to pay $8.41 in property taxes - an action the court the state's supreme court recently ruled…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials at a Michigan county are demanding answers from their treasurer, fearing the county could owe millions of dollars in payments to former owners whose properties were seized under a…

“A lot of what we feared ended up happening. I saw our manufacturers disappear,” said Barcia, who voted against both in the House. "When Trump talked about trade, it really hit home with working families."With fewer jobs with benefits in…

Otsego County Emergency Medical Services chief Jon Deming tried to prepare his northern Michigan staff for something nasty, a school shooting with mass casualties or a school bus crash.But COVID-19 is different, he said."Never in my life…

In 2015, the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter released a report that found that large factory farms in Lenawee County as well as those in an Ohio county were the top producers of manure in the watershed that drains into the western basin of…

Uri Rafaeli, 83, had his Michigan property foreclosed, auctioned off and sold after an error in calculating his property taxes left Rafaeli's account $8.41 delinquent. (Courtesy of the Pacific Legal…

In affluent places like Ann Arbor and Leelanau County, residents live longer and healthier lives than their counterparts in cities and rural communities. But not all rural areas are in poor health: life expectancy in much of the Upper…