State data Monday showed Dickinson County had only three more confirmed COVID-19 positives and Iron County two new cases since Friday, reflecting a statewide decline in virus activity. Figures on the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services coronavirus website Monday indicated 64 new ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Starting Thursday, many state employees will no longer be required to wear masks at work as Michigan continues to report declining COVID-19 infections. The Office of the State Employer announced the change Monday in an email to the state’s 46,000-plus ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A law enacted Monday gives Michigan’s unemployment agency flexibility to stop seeking repayment of benefits from part-time workers who began qualifying when the COVID-19 pandemic struck. The bill, signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, is intended to resolve a conflict ...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Anti-abortion groups in Wisconsin on Monday questioned whether Gov. Tony Evers legally awarded about $2.4 million in federal stimulus money to Planned Parenthood, a move they claimed violated a state law prohibiting the funding of abortions. The groups, represented by ...

Local data Thursday showed that in the past week COVID-19 activity in Dickinson County has dwindled to 18 new confirmed positives, while Iron County added half that number at nine cases. Both counties, however, did have two more deaths each attributed to the virus since the last report Feb. ...

Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention outlined the new set of measures for communities where COVID-19 is easing its ...