JACKSON, Mich. (AP) — A judge on Thursday handed down the longest prison terms so far in the plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor, sentencing three men who forged an early alliance with a leader of the scheme before the FBI broke it up in 2020. Joe Morrison, Pete Musico and […]
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel wants Lee Chatfield investigation records kept secret from public
The Michigan Attorney General’s office wants to restrict public access to search warrant records in its investigation of former state House Speaker Lee Chatfield, arguing the documents should remain shielded even though the Detroit Free Press and Bridge Michigan won a judge’s order unsealing them. The attorney general’s maneuver to […]
Whitmer appoints first Black woman to Michigan’s top court
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Kyra Harris Bolden will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Tuesday, choosing a young lawyer who lost a close election just two weeks ago. Bolden will take the seat of Justice Bridget McCormack, who announced in […]
Enbridge opens new Line 5 monitoring station
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Enbridge has cut the ribbon on its latest security check on Line 5. A ceremony was held Thursday at the Straits Maritime Operations Center in St. Ignace. The facility has seven staff members, scheduled to monitor Line 5 and the Straits of Mackinac around the […]
Time for someone to take on Trump, Michigan Senate GOP leader says
Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, a Republican from Jackson County, criticized Donald Trump during an interview on a Jackson-area TV show Monday, arguing in favor of someone challenging the former president for the GOP nomination in 2024. Trump, who lost the presidential race to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, launched […]
Man Charged in Summer Late Night Boating Crash on Little Traverse Bay
EMMET COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at approximately 2:50 a.m. troopers from theMichigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post responded to a call for help from a boater on Little TraverseBay. A Petoskey resident called 911 to report a man yelling for help. Troopers searched the area andfound two […]
All three Ballot Proposals pass in Michigan
There were three state proposals on the ballot for Michigan Tuesday that voters faced. Two of the three were hotly contested issues, but still they all passed. Proposal 22-1 The ballot measure would amend the state constitution to reduce the maximum length a lawmaker can serve in the Legislature from […]
Dems Take House, Senate In Historic Election Night
For the first time in 40 years, Michigan Democrats will hold control of the House, Senate and governor’s office with the party sweeping both legislative chambers. Democrats will have control of the state House for first time since 2010 after outperforming Republicans in several battleground districts, including critical wins in […]
MyMichigan Named to ‘Most Wired’ List for Fourth Year in a Row
MIDLAND, Mich. – For the fourth year in a row, MyMichigan Health earned two honors by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) HealthCare’s Most Wired survey. MyMichigan received the 2022 Most Wired Certified Level 7 Acute Award, as well as the 2022 Most Wired Certified Level 7 Ambulatory […]
Gov. Whitmer Encourages Michiganders to Take Advantage of Savings on New Health Plan Choices During Open Enrollment
LANSING, Mich. — Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Director Anita Fox are reminding Michiganders that the annual Health Insurance Marketplace open enrollment period begins today and runs through January 15, 2023. With savings still in effect making health insurance more affordable for more Michiganders, new grants for free local help, and […]