Michigan News from MLive

Nearly 7,000 crash patients have lost care since auto no-fault reform was implemented, a more traditional vaccine to fight COVID-19 is now available in Michigan and environmental analysis of a Line 5 tunnel plan kicks off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Whitmer declares a state of emergency for four Michigan counties after a water main break, a wildfire closes campgrounds and trails at Isle Royale National Park and a Spanish tall ship is making a special stop in Bay City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Half of Michiganders are hesitant to vote for candidates who downplayed the Jan. 6 riots, a deadlocked jury leads to a mistrial in the Flint water crisis civil case and a parvo-like illness is killing dogs in northern Michigan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The average gas price in Michigan dips below $4 per gallon, a historic move by Ford and DTE increases Michigan’s solar power by 70% and the Detroit Tigers dismiss general manager Al Avila. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lake Michigan drownings in 2022 are outpacing previous years, roughly 40% of Michigan families are eligible for free or low-cost child care and a $100 million bridge planned for Traverse City would be the third longest in the state. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A retrial of two suspects in the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer begins today, a Michigan hospital speeds up monkeypox testing and a “no contact” advisory remains for the Huron River after low levels of pollutants are detected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Monkeypox cases double in Michigan as a public health emergency is declared, Peter Meijer warns Democrats that their support of John Gibbs could backfire and voters defund a West Michigan library amid a campaign against LGBTQ materials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An attorney says a security guard at Oxford High School thought the fatal shooting was a “drill,” Gov. Whitmer again asks the Michigan Supreme Court to take up the state’s abortion law and the Lake Michigan shoreline is set to become ‘electric Route 66’ with EV charging stations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A judge continues the pause of Michigan’s abortion ban, GOP nominee for governor Ryan Kelley refuses to concede after coming in fourth place and officials say a toxic spill could take weeks to reach Ann Arbor’s drinking water intake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tudor Dixon wins Michigan’s Republican Gubernatorial nomination, Boyne Mountain is building the first 8-person chairlift in the Midwest and a Michigan city is ranked as the best, most affordable place to retire in the U.S. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Michigan judge blocks prosecutors from enforcing a 1931 abortion ban, gas prices have dipped below $4 per gallon in some Michigan counties and a Mackinac State Historic Park is set to close early this year due to low staffing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A minimum wage hike is paused until at least February 2023, a Michigan voter ID initiative submits signatures too late for the election and former President Donald Trump endorses Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Automatic life sentences for 18-year-old murderers are no longer constitutional in Michigan, the state Supreme Court rules sexual orientation is protected by Michigan’s civil rights law and child poverty is down in nearly every Michigan county. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The secretary of state says those who still have absentee ballots for Tuesday’s primary should submit them in person, the Mackinac Bridge Authority opposes legislation to allow farm equipment on the bridge and the Michigan Lottery website is bracing for a rush ahead of Friday’s $1 billion Mega Millions drawing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan’s daily COVID case average hits a 2-month high, a $15 minimum wage initiative submits signatures for the 2024 ballot and police say there is no sign of foul play after a man dies at the Faster Horses Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Average gas prices range from $4.05 to $4.82 in Michigan, badly behaving tourists push a Charlevoix restaurant to close early and Stevie Nicks will headline the 50th show of Pine Knob’s 50th season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pediatricians urge kids to catch up on vaccines before school starts, medical personnel use Narcan to revive an 18-month-old child who ate heroin and a documentary about Boblo Island is heading to theaters later this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Faster Horses festival denies media credentials to MLive for the first time, the DNR urges using caution outdoors as fire danger is elevated and scientists list monarch butterflies as an endangered species. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan now has 19 recorded cases of monkeypox, an unborn baby could be claimed as a dependent under a Michigan House bill and did Michigan’s minimum wage rise to $12 an hour after a court ruling? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two members of congress from Michigan are arrested while protesting for abortion rights, the search for an alligator in the Kalamazoo River has been called off and a state review finds a ballot initiative to fight predatory lending should not appear on the November ballot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The CDC recommends residents wear masks indoors in four Michigan counties, Michigan’s Vietnam veterans could soon receive a new certification from the state and Silver Lake State Park reopens ORV use after a closure to accommodate piping plovers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michigan bars and restaurants can now offer self-serve alcohol taps, Gov. Whitmer signs a $19.6 billion education budget and Tahquamenon Falls is telling visitors to stop stacking rocks along the shoreline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer won’t extradite women who come to Michigan seeking abortions, June sees a price surge of 9.1% as inflation reaches its hottest point since 1981 and the University of Michigan has a new president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A major Michigan marijuana retailer abruptly closes four stores, officials warn Michiganders not to fall for an unemployment text scam and Mackinac Island is named the best island in the continental U.S. by Travel + Leisure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A family of four is found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Roscommon County, officials announce a probable case of monkeypox in Kent County and a petition to expand early voting in Michigan submits 670,000 signatures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices