Michigan updates quarantine guidance, lifts K-12 reporting order
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s health department on Friday updated guidance for how people should quarantine if exposed to...
Mask requirements to be lifted in most state buildings
Mask requirements will soon be lifted in most facilities that are owned or leased by the state of Michigan. This...
State actions helped reduce racial disparities during pandemic, says new report
A new report from the Michigan Coronavirus Racial Disparities Task Force says the state's actions in 2020 and 2021 "helped...
How an angry, divided board of health pushed a health officer to resign
In late August, Health Department of Northwest Michigan Health Officer Lisa Peacock and Medical Director Josh Meyerson looked at increasing...
Michigan stops urging masks in schools, other public places
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s administration on Wednesday stopped recommending that masks be worn inside schools and other...
Independent Restaurant Coalition calls for Congress to refill the Restaurant Revitalization Fund
The unpredictability of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the restaurant industry into unstable territory with challenges coming from labor shortages...
COVID-19 cases on decline in Michigan, but it’s “not done with us,” Michigan’s top doctor says
COVID-19 cases are dropping quickly across the country. In fact, the rate of new infections is down by almost two-thirds...
More than 40 people arrested in Ambassador Bridge blockade
Windsor police arrested more than 40 people and towed 37 vehicles near the Ambassador Bridge during the nearly weeklong protest...
Police arrest protesters who remained at U.S.-Canada bridge
WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Police moved in to clear and arrest the remaining protesters near the busiest U.S.-Canadian border crossing...
Canada border blockade clearing peacefully as police move in
This is a developing story. Tune into WDET 101.9 FM and come back to wdet.org for the latest updates. WINDSOR,...
Canadian judge orders end to Ambassador Bridge blockade
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Oakland County drops order requiring masks in schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s second-largest county on Friday is dropping a mask requirement for schools and day care facilities,...