Michigan

Michigan State Police have reportedly charged Democratic state Rep. Jewell Jones with driving under the influence, resisting arrest and weapons possession following a Tuesday collision on Interstate 96 in Fowlerville, according to local reports. Police initially arrested Jones, 26, on April 6, and he had a virtual arraignment hearing on Friday via Zoom, according to Fox 2 Detriot. “The defendant’s […]

Michigan’s new health director traveled to Alabama last week shortly after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer discouraged residents from traveling as the state leads the nation in the highest number of new coronavirus cases, a local news service first reported this week. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Elizabeth Hertel was in Gulf Shores, Ala., according to […]

Michigan’s governor has renewed her call for additional vaccine supply from the Biden administration to combat the state’s surging coronavirus cases, but federal officials have instead said the focus should be on implementing restrictions to stop the spread. On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Dr. Rochelle Walensky said the state’s strategy […]

A top aide to Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vacationed in Florida after the governor urged residents against traveling amid worst-in-the-nation Covid transmission rates in the state.  Tricia Foster, the governor’s chief operating officer, posted photos to Facebook of herself vacationing in Siesta Key earlier this week.  Screenshots of the post, obtained by The Detroit News, […]

The Biden administration denied a request from Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to bump up the state’s allocation of coronavirus vaccines amid a surge in new Covid-19 cases. Michigan is currently leading the country in infections and hospitalizations for coronavirus.  Whitmer said in a news briefing Thursday that she had spoken with the president directly to […]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday called for school sports to halt games for two weeks to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. But the governor’s request was not an order – so the head of the state’s high school sports association says the games will go on as scheduled, unless local districts opt […]

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday urged a suspension of in-person high school classes as the state sees a new spike in coronavirus cases. The state is the national leader in the number of cases of COVID-19 by population despite increasing vaccinations.  “We all have to step up our game for the next two weeks […]

Police in Michigan are reportedly investigating after an alleged attack Thursday afternoon on a U.S. Postal Service worker by at least two women was caught on cellphone video. At least one person has been arrested in connection with the alleged incident in Flint, Mich., FOX 66 in Flint reported. WALMART SHOPPER SUBDUES MASKLESS MAN WHO ALLEGEDLY THREATENED […]

A Black student was responsible for racist graffiti at an Albion College dorm, according to campus police. Pictures of racist and anti-semitic graffiti surfaced on the City Watch NEWS Group Facebook page last week. The photos included messages like “white power,” “Die N—-s,” and “KKK.” MLive.com reported on Thursday that Albion Chief of Public Safety Scott Kipp said the […]

Michigan deputies found an abandoned 4-month-old baby in the woods Wednesday morning after responding to reports of a distraught, erratic woman banging on doors in the area. The infant boy was face-down “in a hypothermic state” – but still breathing – when deputies found him in Oakland County. Rescuers brought him to a hospital. Two […]