(LONG LAKE TOWNSHIP, Mich.) The Long Lake Township Fire Department says two teens helped a young child and two other people out of the other water after their kayak overturned. It happened Monday afternoon on Long Lake near Taylor Park. In a Facebook post, the Long Lake Township Fire Department
(GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) Customers who are fully vaccinated can now shop without masks at Meijer as long as its allowed by their state and local rules. Meijer which sells grocery items as well as other general retail items has more than 240 locations. The retail chain has locations in Michigan,
(LANSING, Mich.) On Saturday May 15, at 9:00 a.m. the state of Michigan will not require those who are fully to wear a mask indoors or outdoors. Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement Friday after new guidelines were released by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Thursday.
(LANSING, Mich.) The Grand Traverse County Health Department and District Health Department #10 are now allowing vaccine appointments to be made for 12 to 15 year olds. Kids between 12 and 15 are eligible to receive the Pfizer vaccine. The eligibility comes after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued
(LANSING, Mich.) Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday that 55% of Michigan residents aged 16 and older have received at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. This percentage of Michiganders who have received at least one shot, means that the state has hit the first milestone in the "
(WASHINGTON D.C.) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Monday to include kids between the ages of 12 and 15. “Today’s action allows for a younger population to be protected from COVID-19, bringing us closer to
(BALDWIN, Mich). With the COVID-19 vaccine now more widely available across the state of Michigan, some health departments are taking walk-ins. District Health Department #10 which includes Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Newaygo, Oceana, and Wexford Counties will accept walk-ins at their Tuesday clinics. Walk-ins will be accepted
(LANSING, Mich.) Half of Michiganders over the age of 16 have received at least one dose of the COVID vaccine. The announcement came Monday from the Governor's office. Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office also said that as of Monday, seven million COVID shots have been administered in
(LANSING, Mich.) Vaccination milestones will be used by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) when it comes to lifting restrictions for COVID-19. The "MI Vacc to Normal" Plan was announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer's office on Thursday. The plan features four phases that
(TRAVERSE CITY, Mich.) April is Parkinson's Awareness Month, but for Hettie Molvang, Parkinson's is always on her mind. "I'm at it 24/7," Molvang said. "My mornings start around 5:00." Molvang is in her early nineties and has no
(GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich.) There will be a vaccine clinic in Green Lake Township on Tuesday April 20th from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. This is part of the Grand Traverse County Health Department's efforts to make sure vaccines are given out equitably. The clinic will
(LANSING, Mich.) Governor Gretchen Whitmer addressed the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan on Wednesday during a news conference. She talked about the surging number of positive cases as well as Michigan's effort to give more people who test positive for COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments (mAb). "We are