Michigan cuts quarantine, isolation time as COVID-19 cases improve

MDHHS and LARA have updated their COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines with variations for high-risk settings, vaccination status, and masking.

Café charges patrons $5 if they wear a mask or for 'bragging' about COVID vaccine

"$5 FEE ADDED TO ORDERS PLACED WHILE WEARING A FACE MASK," a sign posted in the window of the café reads. In the fine print below the sign says that any customer "caught bragging" will also have to pay the penalty.

Ted Cruz says he is done with wearing a mask at the Capitol

Some Capitol staffers and reporters have not yet received both rounds of their vaccine. One reporter asked Cruz to put a mask on while he gave a press conference last month. "Uh, yeah, when I'm talking in front of the TV cameras I'm not going to wear a mask," Cruz told the reporter. "And all of us have been immunized, so..." 

Ford Field announced as a mass vaccination site

Ford Field will become a mass vaccination site for all adults in the state starting in April.

COVID-19 pandemic creates struggles for Detroit homeless shelters

Detroit's homeless shelters fear what could happen when moratoriums on evictions are lifted. They are asking for help assisting people in need.

COVID-19 in Michigan: Changes, challenges, and triumphs one year later

The first cases of COVID-19 in Michigan were announced a year ago, leading to a year of changes, challenges, and glimmers of hope.

Meet one of Michigan's first COVID-19 patients

To everyone in Michigan, he was known as "Wayne County man with history of domestic travel." But to his family, he was a double-lung transplant named Paul DeWyse.

On Michigan's one-year COVID-19 anniversary, infections tick back up

One year ago today, Michigan identified its first cases of COVID-19. Since then, hundreds of thousands have been infected and another 16,000 died.

COVID-19 showcased frontline medical workers' strength and bravery

Last March, as the number of COVID-19 cases began to skyrocket, it was all hands on deck at Michigan hospitals. Non-emergency procedures were put on hold. 

COVID-19 worsens Michigan's growing food insecurity problem

Food banks in Metro Detroit are helping more people as the COVID-19 pandemic increases the problem of food insecurity for residents.

Whitmer: turn outdoor lights on Wednesday to honor Covid victims

The Michigan governor wants every resident to turn their home's outside light on from 8 to 9 p.m. Wednesday to remember the thousands of residents who died from COVID-19.