Michigan News from MLive

OSHA vaccine mandate penalties will go into effect Jan. 10, 50 pounds of PFAS soil is spilled onto a Michigan highway and a runaway bobcat is found and returned to a Michigan nature center. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

House Republicans propose a $1.2 billion plan to spend federal COVID-19 aid, Pfizer’s COVID booster is approved for 16- and 17-year-olds and a Flint senator’s bill would repeal Michigan’s emergency manager law. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Mackinac Bridge could soon allow tractors and other farm equipment to cross, Pfizer says its COVID booster offers protection against omicron and a southwest Michigan school district reverses a ban on Pride flags in classrooms. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan drivers will get $400 per vehicle back from auto insurance fees, a ranking highlights the best Michigan hospitals for maternity care and a University of Michigan quarterback will donate $10,000 in Name, Image and Likeness earnings. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The body of a missing Michigan woman is found by a group of hunters, the state of Michigan is contacting thousands of families that could be eligible for food assistance and the Kirtland’s Warbler will be featured on Michigan license plates in 2022. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Oxford superintendent is calling for a third-party review on events that led up to a deadly school shooting, Michigan updates guidance on COVID-19 contacts returning to classrooms and the Wolverines are heading to the College Football Playoff semifinal. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A 15 year-old student is being charged as an adult with terrorism and murder in the Oxford High School shooting, 100 Michigan police agencies will ramp up speeding enforcement in response to increased fatalities and the Michigan-Ohio State game breaks a viewership record for FOX. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoic...

Three students are dead and eight injured after a school shooting in Oakland County, Michigan State’s Mel Tucker sweeps the Big Ten Coach of the Year awards and Gov. Whitmer drops a federal Line 5 lawsuit against Enbridge to support a state suit instead. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

COVID cases at the University of Michigan and Michigan State have been dipping since Halloween weekend, tickets for the Big Ten championship game between Michigan and Iowa are sold out and a Grand Rapids radio host is the first Michigan woman to be named Mrs. America. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Michigan Democrat wants the state to end asset tests for SNAP recipients, a Michigan State fraternity is suspended after the death of a student and Michigan football jumps to number 2 in the AP Top 25. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two are dead and two are injured after an explosion at a Flint home, a U.P. man is fined $150,000 and ordered to restore St. Marys River wetlands and police are trying to find a Grand Haven school administrator charged with embezzling more than $100,000. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer orders the acceleration of $1.3 billion in lead pipe removals, Michigan’s attorney general says the state redistricting commission should not have met privately and Michigan men’s basketball plummets in the AP poll after two losses. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan issues a mask advisory as COVID-19 cases surge, two hostages in Haiti are released from a group that included five Michigan residents and College GameDay is coming to Ann Arbor for the Michigan-Ohio State game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer signs a bill allowing Michigan drivers two-year vehicle registrations, President Joe Biden is set to visit Michigan to promote the federal infrastructure bill and flu vaccinations are down in Michigan this year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan beer giant Bell’s is sold to an Australian company, a Northern Michigan healthcare system shifts to ‘pandemic’ status and a pest problem forces the closure of a Michigan school for the rest of the week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two MSU employees are fired for not following a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Central Michigan University sees a 10% decline in fall enrollment and Frankenmuth’s Greta Van Fleet is opening an upcoming tour with five Michigan concerts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan gas prices hit a high for 2021, nearly 80% of University of Michigan students voted in 2020 and a new survey says Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp is among the least popular of NFL owners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Michigan House passes bills to protect those reporting sexual abuse, Gov. Whitmer signs a bill to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax and Michigan State football drops in the national rankings after a loss to Purdue. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan ranks 2nd in the U.S. for new COVID-19 cases, a new federal vaccine mandate will affect 2 million Michigan workers and the health care industry asks Michigan for $650 million to address staffing shortages. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan doctors recommend COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11, Michigan is adding a non-binary option for driver’s licenses and state ID cards, and a new book says Michigan will be the best place to live by 2050 because of climate change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New COVID-19 outbreaks climbed 41% last week in Michigan, 15 fans were ejected from the Michigan-Michigan State game and a Michigan university is asking for nominations for its annual ‘banished words’ list. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer vetoes Republican-backed election bills, a court rules that a law limiting petition signatures by congressional district is largely unconstitutional and Michigan State moves up in the national rankings after a win against Michigan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The state of Michigan will stop buying most products made with PFAS chemicals, Michigan lawmakers seek an attorney general opinion on the redistricting commission’s closed meeting and the special teams coordinator for the Detroit Lions tests positive for COVID-19. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan slips to 45th in the nation for job recovery, Michigan is one step closer to blocking cities from banning Airbnbs and AAA Michigan warns that Halloween is one of the ‘most dangerous nights’ for pedestrians and motorists. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan pre-orders vaccines for kids 5-11 in anticipation of FDA authorization, officials announce unvaccinated University of Michigan employees will be fired by the end of the semester and the National Weather Service is seeking an obsessive ‘homebody’ to measure snow in the U.P. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...