Category Archives: News

COVID-19 Testing This Weekend In Three U.P. Counties
The Michigan National Guard will continue its partnership with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan State Police, and local health departments to offer COVID-19 testing this ...
Jack Hall Jun 13, 2020

Michigan Adds Eight New Deaths; U.P. Adds One Case
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported Friday afternoon that the state's number of coronavirus cases increased by 125 new cases, and there were eight new deaths since Thursday. ...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

Cambensy Calls For Re-Opening Of Unemployment Offices
State Rep. Sara Cambensy (D-Marquette) and several members from the Michigan House of Representatives sent a letter to Gov. Whitmer Friday, urging the governor to reopen Unemployment Insurance Agency ...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

Governor Signs Order On Law Enforcement Standards
Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-121 to add four seats to The Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES). The Director of the Michigan Department of Civil Rights an...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

Governor Signs Order Allowing Overnight Youth Camps
Governor Whitmer on Friday signed Executive Order 2020-120, which lifts restrictions on overnight residential, travel, and troop camps beginning June 15. "As we've worked together to bend the curve an...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

M-DOT Begins Work On Mackinac Island Road Monday
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is investing about $1.4 million in emergency repairs addressing high-water and wave erosion damage to M-185 on Mackinac Island. Roughly 4 miles of the ...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

Mackinac Center Updates State Cigarette Smuggling Data
The Mackinac for Public Policy released its annual update on cigarette tax evasion and avoidance among U.S. states. The report estimates the percentage of cigarette consumption that can be attributed ...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

Michigan Free Fishing Weekend; No Licenses Needed
Grab a fishing rod and enjoy some fine Michigan fishing during the 2020 Summer Free Fishing Weekend. This year, it's Saturday and Sunday, June 13 and 14 - two full days when everyone can fish without ...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020 Fishing on Frenchman's Lake, Chippewa County

Downstate Clerk Charged With Falsifying Election Records
Judge Michelle Friedman Appel has bound over Southfield Clerk Sherikia Hawkins on all six felony counts brought against her, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today. Stemming from the No...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

Downtown Marquette Parking Fees To Resume Monday
Beginning Monday, June 15, 2020, parking meters and pay stations in Downtown Marquette will be re-activated, and enforcement of paid parking will resume. The parking rate is $ 0.50 per hour, which can...
Jack Hall Jun 12, 2020

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