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In Michigans latest coronavirus surge, theres a new kind of patient CNN 19 mins ago © CNN Marquez Michigan Hospital Michigan is in another coronavirus surge and hospitals are again on the front line, but this time they have a new type of patient: younger and healthier. Fred Romankewiz was on his way to get vaccinated, but he didnt feel well so he canceled the appointment and got a Covid-19 test instead. Though hed been inches from the coronavirus finish line, the 54-year-old construction m...

Gretchen Whitmer’s Blue Michigan Tops U.S. Daily Tally of Coronavirus Cases Posted on Michigan, under the leadership of Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, topped the U.S. daily tally of new coronavirus cases this week despite standing as a blue state with a mask mandate firmly in place. The state reported a record number of new cases on Monday, 11,082. The figure bests its last daily peak, 10,140, which it hit months ago on November 20. The state has reported roughly 780,000 cumulative cases o...

Michigan leads US in new COVID cases as Gov. Whitmer takes heat from Republicans

(BPT) - Which area has the worst roads in North America? It’s a dubious honor with many contenders. According to a March report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), 43 percent of roads in the United States are in poor or mediocre condition. That costs drivers more than $130 billion each year in repairs and other expenses. But which city’s roads are the most pockmarked with potholes, blistered with bumps and haunted by hazards? Tiremaker Nokian Tyres is exploring the is...

A year ago, Michigan-based Heritage Guitars sued Gibson in an attempt to stop the local company’s legal threats. Heritage was founded by former Gibson employees when Gibson moved from Michigan to Nashville in 1985. After years of legal disputes between the two companies over trademarks and designs, Gibson and Heritage reached a settlement agreement in 1991 allowing the newer company to continue making guitars. In recent years, Gibson started threatening to sue Heritage over similar clai...

Even More Fun Facts You Might Not Know About Michigan There are so many things to tell you about the state of Michigan that weve written a couple of articles with "fun facts" already. You can see my previous article here. Now here I am again with even MORE fun facts. I have lived my entire life (so far) in Michigan, yet I find there are still things about this wonderful state of ours that I didnt know. Like the fact that we are the Wolverine State and no longer have any living wolverines here...

The Great Lake state awards $3.6 million for land and aquatic management projects.

The first-ever Michigan Championship of Online Poker (MICOOP), which was open to PokerStars players in the Wolverine State, began on February 20 and wrapped on Monday night. The 60-event series proved to be a huge success by catering to 28,830 combined entrants and awarded $2,208,002 in prize money, well ahead of the $1.4 million in guaranteed prize pools. The series began when “smftt” bested a 1,284-entry field to win Event #55: $300 NLHE Main Event for $56,398.35. In between, the...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer defended her administration's controversial payouts to three departing state officials

Republican legislators in Michigan are calling for investigations into Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's handling of nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic.