Whitmer has extended Michigan’s stay-at-home order through May 15 while loosening some restrictions on the state’s businesses.Michigan residents are now required to wear masks in public places, such as grocery stores, under the governor’s revised stay-at-home order.State officials say despite the increase in daily cases this week, the rate of growth is continuing to slow,…
Dale Zorn initially defended his actions, saying it was part of ‘our history’, but eventually apologized after widespread outrage Senator Dale Zorn wore a face mask during a Senate vote at the Michigan state capitol on Friday. Photograph: Danny Johnston/Associated Press A Republican politician in Michigan has apologized after wearing a face mask that appeared…
A Michigan state senator apologized Saturday for wearing a face mask that resembled the Confederate flag during a vote at the state capitol.State Sen. Dale Zorn (R) had previously denied that the pattern on his mask was the flag but admitted Saturday he made an “error in judgement.”“I’m sorry for my choice of pattern on…
Members of City Impact, a faith-based organization from Cedar Springs, sing and pray for residents and staff at Metron of Cedar Springs nursing home on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. (Cory Morse | MLive.com) Cory Morse | MLive.comMichigan health officials are adding coronavirus data specific to individual nursing homes in the state’s regular release of case…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.The Michigan state legislature is working to ensure that its residents have oversight over Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan House of Representatives Speaker and Republican Lee Chatfield promised Saturday.In an interview on "Fox & Friends Weekend" with host Jillian Mele, Chatfield said that…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…