LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two more local health departments in Michigan rescinded their school masking requirement Thursday despite Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer saying she would not enforce Republican-written budget provisions that threaten funding for counties with COVID-19 orders. The ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday deemed some Republican-backed budget provisions to be unconstitutional attempts to restrict COVID-19 public health measures but allowed language limiting possible government vaccination requirements. The Democrat’s moves, which did ...

Wisconsin COVID-19 data indicates Marinette County has reported 96 new confirmed positives in the past two days. Michigan’s coronavirus website Wednesday showed Marquette and Delta continue to lead the Upper Peninsula’s 15 counties in virus activity with 62 and 47 new confirmed cases, ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County has no immediate plans to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for its employees, electing instead to take a wait-and-see approach. To meet an order from President Joe Biden, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration is expected to publish an emergency rule ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dealing with a surge in COVID-19 cases, Dickinson County Healthcare System stands “ready and able to treat” patients infected with the virus, the hospital’s CEO said Monday. The hospital continues to “have everything in place” as the pandemic heightens after a ...

State data Monday showed 285 new confirmed COVID-19 positives in the Upper Peninsula since Friday, including 31 cases in Dickinson County and 29 in Menominee County. Across the border in Wisconsin, Marinette County had 37 more confirmed positives for the three-day period. The Michigan ...