Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon tests positive for COVID-19
Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon has tested positive for COVID-19, his office said in a press release.
Michigan State football game with Maryland canceled due to COVID-19
The Michigan State Spartans' football game against the Maryland Terrapins has been canceled due to COVID-19.
Water assistance program expands to help more people impacted financially by pandemic
The program is funded by the Great Lakes Water Authority and the changes they’ve just approved, could impact thousands of people - struggling even more than before the pandemic hit.
Ypsilanti Fraternal Order of Eagles a COVID hotspot after 31 test positive, 40 exposed
The Washtenaw County Health Department said a Fraternal Order of Eagles has had 31 positive cases linked to it and another 40 people are quarantined.
Michigan farmers adapt to lower demand for turkeys this Thanksgiving
As most people are having smaller Thanksgiving gatherings, the need for large turkeys is much lower during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bars, restaurants brace for new pandemic restrictions as 3 week 'pause' begins
Sheehan’s on the Green in Plymouth has been seeing red since the pandemic began in March.
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Beaumont Hospitals in Dearborn, Farmington Hills and Trenton limit visitation due to coronavirus surge
Beaumont Hospital, Trenton will limit visitors beginning Thursday, Nov. 19 at 8 a.m. Beaumont, Grosse Pointe, Royal Oak and Taylor and Troy also recently reinstated visitor restrictions.
Michigan restaurant association sues health department over COVID-19 orders
The Michigan Restaurant Association has sued the state health department over restrictions that would close indoor operations at restaurants and bars.
Concerns rise with pandemic shopping as Thanksgiving approaches
"I do see it picking up. So we may get to that point where people are going to buy more than what they need because the lines are really long in there," said shopper Mark.
Full list: Michigan businesses allowed to open, forced to close during three-week pause
As Michigan's small businesses face an unknown future, others are still able to stay open with new restrictions under the 'three-week pause' due to COVID-19 spikes.
Missing from Michigan's latest lockdown: Federal funds to buoy businesses
Absent from the newest round of lock down measures deployed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are the bolstered funds that helped buoy Michigan businesses the last time business restrictions went into place.
Michigan's three-week COVID-19 restrictions kick in
The state's new restrictions close indoor service at restaurants, suspends in-person schooling for high school, reduces the gathering limit on households, and several other changes.
Bowling alleys, movie theaters brace for another shutdown amid surge in COVID-19
For at least three weeks, businesses like movie theaters, bowling alleys, and more that are already hurting from a previous COVID shutdown will be closed again. Will they survive?
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Republican lawmakers make push to impeach Whitmer for COVID-19 'power grab', deaths of seniors
Republican lawmakers in Michigan are pushing for Governor Gretchen Whitmer to be impeached over her handling of COVID-19.
With no unemployment help during this shutdown, servers and bar staff face unknown
after a joint announcement with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Department of Health and Human Services, dining in will be off-limits for three weeks. Which means servers will have no one to help.
Michigan restaurants work to adapt amid closing of indoor dining
Michigan restaurants can't offer indoor dining for the next three weeks and in Metro Detroit, they said they plan to adapt but are concerned about the future of their businesses.