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Sunday, May 5, 2024

Michigan Minimum Wage On The Rise

Michigan's minimum wage is rising by 20 cents an hour effective this Friday. The wage increase will go from $9.25 to $9.45 an hour. An employer may continue to pay minors, 16 and 17...

Sanilac Country Sheriff’s Look For Missing Teens

Three teenagers have returned home safely after they were reported missing, last Friday. The Sanilac County Sheriff's Office say deputies were called to a home in Custer Township, after parents noticed their son was...

Mid-Michigan Woman Save Lives By Donating Organs

A Mid-Michigan woman's organs have been donated and distributed to people in need after she passed away after a crash in February. Corrin Linkowski's organs, through the "Gift of Life" Michigan were given to...

Governor Whitmer Urges People To Take Part In The Statewide Tornado Drill

Statewide tornado drill testing will take place today at 1pm. The testing comes as we enter into tornado & severe weather season. At 1pm, the radio station will sound the emergency alert system tones,...

Drunk Driving Level In Michigan Could Drop On Next Bill

Michigan could lower drunk driving level to 0.05 under proposed bill. Michigan would be one of two states in the country with a drunk driving threshold of less than .08 blood alcohol concentration. Another...

Outbreak Of Measles in Oakland County Continues to Spread

  Health officials say there are now 18 measles cases confirmed in Oakland County. They say that’s 13 more than Saturday when they last reported cases. Measles symptoms include high fever, cough, and a rash.

DNR Allows Firewood Permit For Wood Heating Residents

Michigan residents who heat their homes with wood can get permits to cut dead and fallen trees on designated state forest lands beginning April 1. The Department of Natural Resources says individuals can cut...

Ferris State Has Stepped Up to Prevent Sexual Assault

Ferris State has stepped up to prevent sexual assault thanks to a grant they received. The university just received around $40,000 as part of former Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder’s Let’s End Campus Sexual Assault grant....

Midland’s Mayor Was Honored With Capital Conference Awards Gala

Midland’s mayor was honored at the annual Capital Conference Awards Gala in Lansing. Maureen Donker was honored with the Community Builder Award by the Michigan Municipal League. The award, given out March 19th, honors individuals whose...

Munson Medical Center Nurses’ Ratify First Contract

Unionized nurses at Munson Medical Center in northern Michigan’s Traverse City have ratified their first contract. The AP reports that the Michigan Nurses Association says  that the contract gives nurses a 13-percent raise over...