LANSING, Mich. (AP) — About $5 million in cash and college scholarships will be given away in lottery-style drawings aimed at raising Michigan’s COVID-19 vaccination rate, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday. The incentive program features a $2 million jackpot, a $1 million prize and ...

Local health officials Thursday reported two new confirmed COVID-19 positives in Dickinson County and one new case in Iron County in the past week. The Dickinson-Iron District Health Department’s Facebook post Thursday listed 10 more Dickinson County residents now classified as recovered ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a $17.1 billion K-12 budget, one that will eliminate a longstanding base per-student funding gap among districts and boost overall funding by a substantial 10%. Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign ...

State data Wednesday showed four new confirmed COVID-19 positives in the Upper Peninsula, including one in Menominee County. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website also listed two more cases in Chippewa County and one in Gogebic County, while lowering the ...

State data Tuesday showed four new confirmed COVID-19 positives and no new deaths in the Upper Peninsula. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services’ coronavirus website listed two more cases in Houghton County and one each in Marquette and Chippewa counties. Using only the ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — On Feb. 11, The Drug Store become the first pharmacy in the area to offer COVID-19 vaccinations through the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program. Since then, the pharmacy has given almost 2,000 vaccinations to help stop the spread of the virus. Pharmacists are highly ...