Prosecutor Carol Siemon filed a conflict designation with Attorney General Dana Nessel for a special prosecutor to be assigned to Valerie O'Brien's case.
“I feel pretty good when I can kind of get sense of where we are and where we might be heading in the next week, and then unpredictable things happen, and a half million deaths is profound," Vail said. "It is devastating. It is devastating to the loved ones that have experienced that and have lost people."
The Lansing Economic Area Partnership received $3,050,000 for small businesses in Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties.
Starting Feb. 15, 41 federally qualified health centers, located in medically underserved areas, will start receiving vaccines for those 65 and older. There are 12 in Ingham County and one is in Michigan State University’s Department of Psychiatry building.
Michael McKerchie escaped on Nov. 13, 2020, and was caught a week later on Nov. 21.
Both hospitalizations and deaths have trended downwards since a December peak and vaccine allocations have been increasing.
Capital Area Michigan Works! (CAMW!) and the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity will invest $2,249,780 in local businesses over the next year through the Going PRO Talent Fund.
Michigan officials have been found to be associated with militia groups and the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
City offices as well as the County Health Department and Capitol Area District Library will be closed to the public following the Monday evening snow storm.
A powerful winter storm is sweeping the country, causing Winter Weather Advisories and power outages.
Local vendors will be at the new "underground market" selling their products, and safety precautions have been put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
As of Thursday afternoon, MSUPD Capt. Valerie O'Brien has been arrested and is being held at Ingham County Jail. No charges are pending.
Slotkin addressed vaccinations, COVID-19 relief, economic and health security during her annual State of the District address Wednesday evening.
Khaldun, the chief medical executive of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, was named to the task force per a White House press release on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
According to the National Retail Foundation (NRF) and Proper Insights and Analytics 2021 Valentine’s Day spending survey, just 24% of respondents said they will celebrate this year by dining out, the lowest in the survey’s history.
“The State Legislature has not yet appropriated all the dollars of the federal government made available to Michigan, and we need them to take action,” Whitmer said.
In the week of Feb. 8, the department received 3,425 doses to be administered next week. The week prior, they had received 5,875 doses to be administered this week.
Meijer encouraged anyone interested in the vaccine to register online, via text or over the phone.
The case of B.1.1.7. was identified in Eaton County, directly west of Ingham County.
Families with pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students that qualify for free or reduced lunches will receive an estimated $77.06 or $127.53 monthly per child depending on the school's reopening status.