Detroit Evening Report: Michigan health department recommends getting updated COVID vaccine
Michigan's state health department is recommending that people get the updated COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 6 months and older for...
CDC says Southeast Michigan counties are high risk for COVID-19
Health officials say most of Southeast Michigan is at high risk for the spread of COVID-19. The Centers for Disease...
Whitmer Orders State to Prep for Vaccinating Kids Ages 5-11
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday directed the state to expedite the ordering of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine...
Michigan Lifts Mask Requirement for Vaccinated People
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan on Friday lifted a mask requirement for fully vaccinated people and said the unvaccinated do not...
Canton Battles COVID, By the Numbers
This story is part of WDET’s Crossing the Lines: Canton Battles COVID series, reconnecting listeners with the people they met and issues they...
Michigan Hits 55% Vaccine Rate, Will End Remote Work Rule
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan on Monday surpassed a 55% COVID-19 vaccination rate, reaching a milestone that will lead to...
Michigan Lifts Outdoor Mask Requirement for Crowds Under 100
LANSING -- Michigan late Tuesday lifted an outdoor mask requirement except in gatherings of at least 100 people and in organized...
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Ties Vaccination Goals To Lifting of COVID-19 Pandemic Orders
State health officials are banking on vaccines being Michigan’s best bet to end the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at a news...
Michigan Extends Mask Order, Capacity Limits Amid Surge
LANSING (AP) -- Michigan on Friday extended by five weeks a pandemic order that limits business capacity and requires masks in public,...
Detroit Organizations Create “Hubs” To Serve Students Learning Outside of School
Felicia Legardy started her first day care 25 years ago. Just as K-12 schools closed last spring because of the...
More Parents Think Their Kids Have ADHD Now That They Are Learning From Home
Parents have learned a lot during the coronavirus pandemic about how their children learn. "Pandemic schooling" has been a very different...
Dunks, Digs, and Blocks are Back: High School Contact Sports to Resume
Under pressure from legislative Republicans, student-athletes and their parents, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will allow high...