Mies Park in Livonia is getting a new ADA-compliant play space this spring.

The scheduled fireworks show for the Livonia Spree on Sunday night has been cancelled and the festival is closed as severe weather moves into the area.

The city of Livonia is launching a new emergency alert notification system named “CodeRED.”

Chief Curtis Caid has served as the Livonia Police Department’s leader for the past 10 years. He will retire Jan. 1, 2022, and the position will be filled by Livonia Police Captain Thomas Goralski.

The Vaccinate Livonia program, the City of Livonia’s effort to administer COVID-19 vaccines to residents, announced additional appointments will be available between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, April 16.

LIVONIA, Mich. – Social workers will be sent out with Livonia police officers when officers are responding to a mental health crisis call through a new Crisis Support Team. “We’re going to have two social workers in our police department to assist us with handling mental health crisis runs where people are in crisis and they need our help and they need the public’s help,” Livonia police Captain Tom Goralski said. The program has been in the works for a while, but Goralski said it is needed now more than ever. “Livonia has experienced an increase in mental health crisis runs. Putting a Crisis Support Team, in that has social workers embedded in our police department, addresses better than ever before the needs, the mental health needs of our community,” Brosnan said.

LIVONIA, Mich. – Livonia announced 2,500 additional COVID-19 vaccine appointments are available for seniors this week. Livonia residents ages 65 and up can register online at VaccinateLivonia.org or call 734-466-2019 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to make an appointment. Michigan COVID-19 vaccinations: How to find appointments, info on phasesDue to current COVID-19 vaccine supplies, there are available appointments from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday (March 2) through Friday (March 5). The vaccinations will take place by appointment only at the Livonia Civic Park Senior Center, which is at 15218 Farmington Road. “We are excited to continue to offer opportunities for Livonia residents age 65 or older to be vaccinated at our shot-a-minute clinic at the Livonia Civic Park Senior Center.

LIVONIA, Mich. – One of Metro Detroit’s largest cities is without access to COVID-19 vaccine doses as of Friday, the city’s mayor announced while emphasizing her hope to change this. Livonia Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan expressed frustration with the Wayne County Public Health Division’s vaccine rollout and distribution. AdHere is the message from the mayor on Friday:“At this time, the City of Livonia does not have access to any vaccine doses, though we are trying hard to change that. The City of Livonia is under the Wayne County Health Department, as are all Wayne County cities (except Detroit, which has its own health department). Under an agreement between Wayne County and local health systems, county residents 65 years of age and older are being vaccinated through those health systems.

LIVONIA, Mich. – The Livonia mayor said Thursday that one confirmed case of coronavirus is a resident of the city. The first two cases -- a person from Wayne County and a person from Oakland County -- were confirmed Tuesday night. Watch the update from the mayor below:How COVID-19 SpreadsPerson-to-person spreadThe virus is thought to spread mainly from person-to-person. How easily the virus spreadsHow easily a virus spreads from person-to-person can vary. Some viruses are highly contagious (spread easily), like measles, while other viruses do not spread as easily.

LIVONIA, Mich. Livonia residents elected the citys first female mayor Tuesday. Maureen Miller Brosnan defeated Laura Toy by only 164 votes. Bronsan already has plans for when she takes office next year. 1 job upon taking office in January is going to be to make sure that we have a well-staffed fire and police department, she said. Bronsan will be working alongside a city council made up of new and old members.

Maureen Miller Brosnan was elected mayor of Livonia on Tuesday. She defeated city council President Laura Toy in a close race in the state general election. Across this campaign, we have connected with thousands of Livonia residents about the future of our city, and they agree that Livonia is an exceptional city, with a bright future. She is a former president of the Livonia City Council where she was elected to serve for 17 years, including serving as Council President from 2014-2015. Livonia also had a City Council election -- here are those results:View more 2019 Michigan General Election results here.

Updated: 7:20 AM, Nov 5 2019 Published: 10:43 AM, Oct 27 2019Here's where you can find election results for Livonia Mayor between Maureen Miller Brosnan, Laura Toy on Nov. 5, 2019. View more 2019 Michigan General Election results here.

LIVONIA, Mich. - The city of Livonia will have a female mayor for the first time. Tuesday's primary narrowed the candidates to two women, Laura Toy and Maureen Miller Brosnan. I am the youngest person to ever serve on the Livonia City Council," Miller Brosnan said. "I am really, really good at engaging people around a central idea and able to advance creative ideas," Miller Brosnan said. Miller Brosnan has been endorsed by the Livonia Police Officers Association and the Livonia Lieutenants and Sergeant's Association.