14 Michigan men charged in Jan. 6 insurrection: What we know
A year has passed since rioters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, and several of them are from Michigan.
Of the hundreds of people are facing charges and millions of dollars in property damage, 14 of them are Michiganders.
Here’s what we know about their cases.
Michigan’s chief medical officer shares insight as COVID omicron variant surges
Michigan reported the highest daily COVID case total in Michigan since the start of the pandemic.
Local 4′s Dr. Frank McGeorge spent some time on Wednesday talking with Michigan’s chief medical officer, Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, to get her take on the trends being seen in Michigan and across the nation.
Live coverage: Events at U.S. Capitol mark anniversary of Jan. 6 attack
2 in custody after fleeing scene where SUV crashed into Detroit coney island
Two suspects have been arrested in the hit-and-run incident where an SUV crashed into a Detroit coney island on New Year’s Day.
Amazon delivery driver carjacked in Detroit with 110 packages inside van
An Amazon delivery driver was carjacked in Detroit while there were about 110 packages inside the van, police said.
District announces plans for Oxford High School students to return to class
School leaders are sharing when and how Oxford High School students will return to school after four students were killed and seven other people were injured in a shooting on Nov. 30, 2021.
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COVID in Michigan 🦠
Michigan reported 27,346 new cases of COVID-19 and 277 virus-related deaths Wednesday -- a record average of 13,673 cases over a two-day period.
This is the highest daily case total in Michigan since the start of the pandemic. The previous high was 12,929, which was the average for Dec. 28-29, 2021.
Of the 277 deaths announced Wednesday, 165 were identified during a review of records.
Wednesday’s update brings the total number of confirmed COVID cases in Michigan to 1,595,919, including 27,563 deaths. These numbers are up from 1,568,573 cases and 27,286 deaths, as of Monday.
Read the latest COVID report here.