The Detroit News The Livingston County Health Department is advising COVID-19 testing for those who visited a fitness center and a wrestling match after the county confirmed its first case of the virus variant B.1.1.7 on Saturday.Those who visited the Michigan Institute of Athletics Gym in Brighton from Feb. 13 to Saturday, and the Grappling Industries BJJ & NOGI Round Robin Tournament Feb. 13 at the Mack Athletic Complex in Detroit may have been exposed to the B.1.1.7 variant, the health department said. "The possibility of additional spread of the variant is a...…The Detroit News The Livingston County Health Department is advising COVID-19 testing for those who visited a fitness center and a wrestling match after the county confirmed its first case of the virus variant B.1.1.7 on Saturday.Those who visited the Michigan Institute of Athletics Gym in Brighton from Feb. 13 to Saturday, and the Grappling Industries BJJ & NOGI Round Robin Tournament Feb. 13 at the Mack Athletic Complex in Detroit may have been exposed to the B.1.1.7 variant, the health department said. "The possibility of additional spread of the variant is a...WW…

The Detroit News The state of Michigan reported 678 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 additional deaths on Saturday. Saturday's new daily count of coronavirus cases brings the week's total to 4,232, the largest weekly number of cases since mid-May.This week's 4,232 cases of the virus is the highest the state has seen since the week of May 17, when 3,861 cases were reported that week. Last week, 3,415 cases were reported, which is about 1,000 cases more than reported the previous six weeks. In comparison, this week's total for COVID-19-related deaths is the...…The Detroit News The state of Michigan reported 678 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 additional deaths on Saturday. Saturday's new daily count of coronavirus cases brings the week's total to 4,232, the largest weekly number of cases since mid-May.This week's 4,232 cases of the virus is the highest the state has seen since the week of May 17, when 3,861 cases were reported that week. Last week, 3,415 cases were reported, which is about 1,000 cases more than reported the previous six weeks. In comparison, this week's total for COVID-19-related deaths is the...WW…

The Detroit News Correction: In 2019, 39% of traffic stop tickets Livonia police issued were to Black men and women. An earlier version of this story incorrectly calculated that percentage.It was around 2 p.m. on June 10 when Marcus Thatcher pulled into Chemical Bank near Holbrook Avenue in Hamtramck.Thatcher had just deposited checks for his job as an assistant commissioner for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference when a police vehicle's flashing blue and red lights turned on behind him. Thatcher, believing the police were going to pull someone...…The Detroit News Correction: In 2019, 39% of traffic stop tickets Livonia police issued were to Black men and women. An earlier version of this story incorrectly calculated that percentage.It was around 2 p.m. on June 10 when Marcus Thatcher pulled into Chemical Bank near Holbrook Avenue in Hamtramck.Thatcher had just deposited checks for his job as an assistant commissioner for the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference when a police vehicle's flashing blue and red lights turned on behind him. Thatcher, believing the police were going to pull someone...WW…

The Detroit News Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is calling out the U.S. Department of Education for its lack of involvement in helping schools across the state restart.On CNN's "Inside Politics" on Sunday morning, Gilchrist said the federal government needs to step up with more financial support."The truth is the Department of Education at the federal level has been a dismal failure in terms of making those resources available," said Gilchrist while on CNN. Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined other state attorneys general in...…The Detroit News Michigan Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist is calling out the U.S. Department of Education for its lack of involvement in helping schools across the state restart.On CNN's "Inside Politics" on Sunday morning, Gilchrist said the federal government needs to step up with more financial support."The truth is the Department of Education at the federal level has been a dismal failure in terms of making those resources available," said Gilchrist while on CNN. Last week, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined other state attorneys general in...WW…