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Michigan restaurants will be able to open for dining Feb. 1

01/13/2021 06:02 PM

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow Michigan restaurants to reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, two-and-a-half months after an order to close amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Northland delegation votes along party lines in impeachment

Enbridge rejects Michigan's demand to shut down Line 5 pipeline

Michigan bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol

Whitmer: Schools should offer in-person classes by March 1

Whitmer vetoes bill to let 1-time DUI offenders clear record

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has refused to sign a bill that would have let one-time drunken drivers ask a judge to set aside their conviction.

Virus concerns prompt postponement of snowmobile festival

The Michigan Snowmobile Festival has been moved to February 2022 due to concerns over the COVID-19 virus.

Minnesota may have the highest number of snowmobile thefts in the country. A new report by nonprofit National Insurance Crime Bureau found that more than 300 snowmobiles were stolen in Minnesota from 2015 to 2017.

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Michigan victim confidentiality law signed by Gov. Whitmer

Delaware man in plot to kidnap Michigan governor seeks release

Upper Peninsula university banning several COVID-19 related words for 2021

Police lose drunken driving case at Michigan's top court

A long-running dispute over a speed limit is over after Michigan’s highest court sided with the driver and threw out evidence of drunken driving.

Michigan governor signs $106M COVID relief plan

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a $106 million plan to provide relief to businesses and fund efforts to fight the economic impact of the coronavirus. Michigan unemployment benefits will be extended from 20 weeks to 26 weeks through the end of March.

Whitmer signs bill prohibiting water shutoffs through March

Water shutoffs will be banned through March under legislation signed into law by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Michigan lawmakers change sex offender registry rules; ACLU opposes

Lawmakers approved changes to Michigan's sex offender registry after federal courts declared the current policy unconstitutional. The new rules would change aspects of registering and eliminate bans on registrants living or being within 1,000 feet of schools. It also would give an offender seven days to register upon conviction.

Michigan lets high schools, entertainment venues reopen

Whitmer alleges "corruption or ineptitude" in federal vaccine distribution

6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

Two found dead after Upper Peninsula house explosion

Michigan House cancels more voting sessions due to virus

Religious high schools sue to reopen for in-person classes

Judge nixes bid to decertify Michigan vote, seize machines

Whitmer may extend partial shutdown of schools, businesses

Criminal justice reform bills pass in Michigan Senate

A Minnesota House panel approved putting $10 million a year to fund diversity training for law enforcement

Still no sign of Chicago hunter in Michigan's UP, 3 weeks later

Michigan nears launch of online sports betting, other games

Former UP Sen. Casperson dies at 61

Michigan restaurants will be able to open for dining Feb. 1

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will allow Michigan restaurants to reopen for indoor dining on Feb. 1, two-and-a-half months after an order to close amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations.

Northland delegation votes along party lines in impeachment

Enbridge rejects Michigan's demand to shut down Line 5 pipeline

Straits of Mackinac between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron

Michigan bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol

Whitmer: Schools should offer in-person classes by March 1

Whitmer vetoes bill to let 1-time DUI offenders clear record

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Northland delegation votes along party lines in impeachment

Members of Congress from the Northland voted along party lines in the second impeachment of President Donald Trump. Reps. Pete Stauber and Jack Bergman released statements saying the impeachment vote would further divide the nation.

Evers targets broadband, fixing unemployment system

Several arrested after armed standoff with Kenosha police

Family of Jayme Closs speaks out two years after her escape

Female killed, male injured in Iron Co. UTV Crash

A female was killed and a male injured after a UTV accident on Friday night in Iron County.

Northland's Largest Baby Shower kicks off to help families in need

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Enbridge rejects Michigan's demand to shut down Line 5 pipeline execCheckDiffShort("01/12/2021 11:04 AM","minutes",8210,5975317);

Michigan bans open carry of guns inside state Capitol execCheckDiffShort("01/11/2021 02:59 PM","minutes",8210,5974442);

Whitmer: Schools should offer in-person classes by March 1 execCheckDiffShort("01/08/2021 08:05 PM","minutes",8210,5972225);

Michigan victim confidentiality law signed by Gov. Whitmer execCheckDiffShort("01/03/2021 10:39 AM","minutes",8214,5967351);

Delaware man in plot to kidnap Michigan governor seeks release execCheckDiffShort("01/01/2021 01:40 PM","minutes",8214,5965540);

Upper Peninsula university banning several COVID-19 related words for 2021 execCheckDiffShort("12/31/2020 03:47 PM","minutes",8214,5964975);

Michigan lets high schools, entertainment venues reopen execCheckDiffShort("12/18/2020 01:42 PM","minutes",8216,5955421);

Whitmer alleges "corruption or ineptitude" in federal vaccine distribution execCheckDiffShort("12/18/2020 03:47 PM","minutes",8216,5955653);

6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor execCheckDiffShort("12/17/2020 10:35 AM","minutes",8216,5954329);

Two found dead after Upper Peninsula house explosion execCheckDiffShort("12/11/2020 04:39 PM","minutes",8216,5949306);

Michigan House cancels more voting sessions due to virus execCheckDiffShort("12/08/2020 01:36 PM","minutes",8216,5945636);

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Judge nixes bid to decertify Michigan vote, seize machines execCheckDiffShort("12/07/2020 12:21 PM","minutes",8216,5944407);

Whitmer may extend partial shutdown of schools, businesses execCheckDiffShort("12/03/2020 04:51 PM","minutes",8216,5941351);

Criminal justice reform bills pass in Michigan Senate execCheckDiffShort("12/03/2020 03:45 PM","minutes",8216,5941370);

Still no sign of Chicago hunter in Michigan's UP, 3 weeks later execCheckDiffShort("12/03/2020 04:01 PM","minutes",8216,5941396);

Michigan nears launch of online sports betting, other games execCheckDiffShort("11/30/2020 04:08 PM","minutes",8216,5938080);

Former UP Sen. Casperson dies at 61 execCheckDiffShort("11/30/2020 10:44 AM","minutes",8216,5937760);

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Northland delegation votes along party lines in impeachment

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Delaware man in plot to kidnap Michigan governor seeks release

Upper Peninsula university banning several COVID-19 related words for 2021

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