Detroit Zoo to reopen to members on June 8 as part of four-day soft opening

The Detroit Zoo is reopening to members on Monday, as part of a four-day soft opening before general admission tickets can be sold to non-members.

Taylor waitress wary of safety amid COVID-19 reopenings

A waitress is Taylor is sharing concerns about safety precautions ahead of her restaurant's reopening on June 8.

Mich. SOS asks for federal money to help educate about mail-in voting rights amid pandemic

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is asking for more money to educate voters about their voting rights, particularly mail-in voting rights, before November's election amid the pandemic.

Cinema chain AMC warns it may not survive the pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.

As masks and gloves litter streets, team challenges communities to step up and clean up

A team started the #Covid19CleanUpChallenge to encourage their community to do their part, especially amidst all the new COVID-19 related litter like masks and gloves.

Oakland County to open outdoor playground equipment closed in March due to COVID-19

After more than two months of being forced to close to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Oakland County playgrounds are once again open for play as cases of COVID-19 in the state and county continue to drop.

When can Michigan enter Phase 5, and what it will include

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has moved the state into Phase 4 of restarting the economy. What will it take to progress now into Phase 5?

Divorce attorney says COVID-19 has escalated bitterness, violence in marriages

But as time went on that fear turned into anger. Cronin says over the last six weeks she has seen a spike in the messiest and highest conflict divorces she has ever handled.

Gov. Whitmer speaks at Congressional hearing about governors and COVID-19

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is participating in a Congressional hearing Tuesday, June 2 on governors battling the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Mother of 2 with diabetes gets coronavirus and is left with brain damage

Doctors told her mother that Shantel suffered severe brain damage. Although she didn't have any symptoms, a routine test also revealed Shantel had COVID-19, which may have caused her blood to drop.  She is now at Beaumont Farmington.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifts stay-at-home order, bars & restaurants allowed to reopen June 8

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer lifted Michigan's coronavirus stay-at-home order Monday, letting restaurants reopen to dine-in customers next week and immediately easing limits on gatherings while keeping social-distancing rules intact.