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Another participant in last Wednesday’s Michigan House committee election hearing has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. Attorney Jenna Ellis sat next to lead Trump Campaign counsel Rudy Giuliani at the four-hour session in Lansing. Neither wore masks. Giuliani has since been hospitalized with the coronavirus. Axios also reports that Ellis …

Flags at Michigan governmental facilities will fly at half staff for the next 10 days. Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave the order to commemorate the more than 10,000 state residents who have died from the COVID-19 pandemic. One out of every 1,000 Michigan citizens has now died from the virus. 5,909 …

MTU Michigan Tech’s Blake Pietila has been named Goaltender of the Week by the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. Pietila made 78 saves and earned his first college win as the Huskies split their series against Minnesota State Sunday and Monday. The Huskies are scheduled to play at Bemidji State this …

Yet another lawsuit challenging the result of Michigan’s November election has been thrown out of court.  This suit was filed in Western Michigan U.S. District Court yesterday by Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf and seven Barry County residents who had been nominated to serve as Republican Party presidential electors.  By …

The State of Michigan is sending nearly $2.5 million to help low-income families in the Upper Peninsula and the northern Lower Peninsula pay their home heating bills this winter. The Michigan Energy Assistance Program grant to the Superior Watershed Partnership is funded by a monthly surcharge assessed by participating utilities. …

High school students in Michigan will continue to learn from home until the Christmas break, under the extension of the pandemic order issued by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services yesterday.  Restrictions on gatherings and restaurant indoor dining will remain in place until at least December 20th. Yesterday, Governor …

Court proceedings are advancing in cases involving alleged sexual abuse by a former Upper Peninsula priest. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office reports that Gary Jacobs will face a pretrial hearing December 18th before Judge Michael Pope in Ontonagon County Circuit Court. Last week, a motion to suppress a confession …

The Michigan House of Representatives will not meet formally today. Members are scrambling to react to the potential exposure to COVID-19 during Rudolph Giuliani’s appearance before a House committee last Wednesday. President Trump’s lead attorney has since been diagnosed with the virus. He spoke for more than four hours, and …

MTU The Michigan Tech hockey team suffered a 2-0 shutout at the hands of sixth-ranked Minnesota State last night. The Huskies were outshot 37-19. Blake Pietila took the tough loss in net. The Huskies are scheduled to play at Bemidji State this weekend. Finlandia The Finlandia University softball team has …

Citing continued high infection and death rates, Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended the COVID-19 pause pandemic order for another 12 days. Whitmer says the anticipated surge following the Thanksgiving holiday won’t begin for another few days, and we can’t afford to overwhelm our healthcare system… “Right now, 79 percent of …