On Friday morning at 10:30, 8th District Democrat Elissa Slotkin will hold a virtual Washington, D.C. field trip for Michigan students. It will feature a “Capitol tour” and live Q&A with Slotkin, as well as testimony from officials serving in a variety of government agencies including the White House, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of State and the U.S. Navy.
Barry Cadden and Glenn Chin were charged with second degree murder last year by the Michigan Attorney General’s Office for their roles in running the New England Compounding Center. Final arguments have been re-set for a third time due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Council approved an emergency resolution that streamlines the process to approve expanded outdoor seating for restaurants and bars when those businesses are allowed to re-open.
The Washtenaw County Road Commission recently held a virtual meeting on the project. A larger roundabout was originally proposed at the intersection in 2013 but later scrapped.
Meghan Reckling sent the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services a four-page request seeking information related to COVID-19 in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
Some comments were received about crowds and social distancing over the holiday weekend at Silver Lake Park but staff noted people appeared to be doing what they were supposed to.
The Livingston County Homeless Continuum of Care Committee has released their latest report which highlights how several of their partner organizations are helping the community through the COVID-19 crisis.
The VINA Dental Clinic is holding a 24-hour online auction fundraiser with vacation stays, gift baskets, and prizes donated by the community being put up for bid.
A recent report links Cindi Holland, who serves as the manager for Howell Republican Mike Detmer’s campaign for the 8th District GOP nomination, and Londa Gatt, the Detmer campaign’s grassroots director, to the organizers of the April 15th Operation Gridlock protest in Lansing.
The tool will assist industries as they consider what they need to do to re-open safely when allowed under Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Executive Orders.
Grant money could potentially support a lease at the old Art Van PureSleep building in Genoa Township, giving Livingston County Veterans' Services more needed space.
The Bluffs at Springhill will feature 70 single-family units on 28.94 acres of wooded land located south of Flint Road between the Spring Hill condo association and I-96 to the east.
The board will decide which of the three finalists to hire as the search firm at its next meeting this Tuesday. The meeting, which will be online, will be at 7 p.m.
Conceptual designs were presented during a recent virtual meeting and the project is designed to provide a charming spot for people of all ages to gather and enjoy the beauty and of Howell.
Called “The Bystander Moment,” the 50-minute documentary will be shown in recognition of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Organizers say the event was originally scheduled for April, but was delayed due to COVID-19.
Housing advocates predict a massive wave of evictions and foreclosures once the moratorium on evictions is lifted, unless the state puts together a comprehensive program to assist families thrown out of work by the COVID-19 crisis.
25-year-old Averie Rae Wilson was charged following the February 10th incident that authorities say began when she fled a traffic stop in White Lake Township.
The Livingston County Health Department is is participating in a surveillance and prevention program that will track and help keep people safe from Lyme disease, West Nile virus, and Zika virus.
Paige Renkoski's vehicle was found running along I-96 near Fowlerville with her purse and shoes still inside on May 24th, 1990. Her fate remains a mystery.
Council approved a resolution to dissolve the Principal Shopping District and associated special assessment districts. Members Renee Pettengill, Kristoffer Tobbe and Jim Bohn were opposed.
Livingston County Emergency Management and Health Department are encouraging people getting together during the holiday weekend to continue safe steps and protect themselves and their families.
Leaders from the Brighton, Hartland, and Howell Chambers of Commerce and Livingston County Visitors Bureau have written a letter to the governor asking that the county be switched to the Lansing Region of the MI Safe Start Plan.
Democratic Candidate Jordan Genso is challenging Republican Clerk Elizabeth Hundley and said encouraging voters to vote from home in the midst of a pandemic should not be a partisan issue.
A 1945 law cited by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is not limited to local and regional emergencies only and can have no end date, said Judge Cynthia Stephens of the Court of Claims.
Livingston County Clerk Betsy Hundley opposes the decision by Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to mail out absentee ballot applications to all 7.7 million registered voters ahead of the August primary and November general election.
Site plans, renderings, and an environmental assessment have been completed as part of an application for a $1-million Community Development Block Grant.
Kristine Holtham, a 53-year-old Kroger meat department worker in Lansing, joined a conference call Wednesday by the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which called on food retailers to extend hourly hazard pay for frontline workers.
36-year-old Stephanie Rohn was arrested after police say she stabbed two people inside the Tubs & Tumblers Coin Laundry in the 700 block of W. Grand River on September 17th and then stabbed herself.
Fire crews are being commended for their response to a large fire deemed suspicious at the Hidden Harbor condominium complex in the City of Brighton. One person was hospitalized in critical condition with severe smoke inhalation.
The idea to dissolve the PSD, a nine-member board that oversees the promotion of Downtown Brighton, was proposed by Councilman Jim Muzzin following the May 7th adoption of the city’s 2020/21 fiscal year budget.
Normally the organization’s site days are on Saturday and Wednesday, but for the first three weeks of June, they will be open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays, utilizing an alphabetical scheduling system.
For the second time in less than 24 hours, families living along the Tittabawassee River and connected lakes in Midland County were ordered Tuesday evening to leave home. By Wednesday morning, water that was several feet high covered some streets near the river in downtown Midland.
During Monday night’s virtual meeting, Mayor Nick Proctor described the 2020/2021 budget as a maintenance budget that sustains the current level of services.
The Livingston County Sheriff's Office is advising the community about a familiar scam in which victims are told they have warrants out for their arrest and they needed to send "bond money".
COVID-19, unemployment and emergency leave are some of the topics to be covered during a virtual event being put on by the Salem-South Lyon District Library tonight.
Two mixed-use projects were presented to Council Monday night for the 216-acre Highland-Howell property, which the City has been actively marketing for the past five years.
The Howell City Council has agreed to put up a "For Sale" sign on property along Grand River the United States Postal Service had wanted to purchase to relocate the main Howell Post Office.
The Accounting Aid Society provides free tax assistance every year at various locations throughout the county during tax season. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new electronic process is being implemented.
A letter from local lawmakers to Governor Whitmer says "It simply doesn’t make sense for Livingston County, with a few hundred confirmed COVID-19 cases, to be placed in the same region as Wayne County, with several thousand COVID-19 cases".
Some retail businesses in northern parts of Michigan will be able to reopen Friday - including bars and restaurants - under guidelines to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office says two undercover detectives were in the Kensington Place mobile home community at Grand River and Kent Lake Road when they started being followed by an SUV with police-style lights in the windshield at about 3am Saturday.
The Salvation Army of Livingston County is continuing work to help fulfill the constantly evolving needs of the community amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Brighton Board of Education took a step last week toward saving interest costs, while approving a line of credit to avoid having to go to the state’s Revolving Loan Fund and borrow this summer.
Democratic candidate Ragan Lake alleges Prosecutor Bill Vailliencourt has flip-flopped regarding his responsibility to enforce the Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home orders.
The Livingston County Habitat for Humanity is again teaming up with Consumers Energy for a spring/summer fundraiser that will provide critical help to Habitat's partner family home builds.
With manufacturing and construction sectors re-opening, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration is giving guidelines for employers and returning employees to help keep everyone safe from COVID-19.
The kickoff fro Brighton's Imagination Station was to have been held Saturday, May 9th, but was cancelled due to concerns over safe distancing, stay-at-home and other restrictions placed by the state stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
A new resource guide is available to Livingston County restaurants and bars that will help make certain they are as ready as possible for the day when they can again reopen their doors to the public. However, a portion of it seemingly stands in opposition to guidelines set forth by public health officials.
The Michigan Economic Development Corporation and Michigan Women Foward are joining together to create the $1.5-million Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund.
Republican State Senator Lana Theis of Brighton Township and Livingston County Democratic Party Chairwoman Judy Daubenmier weighed in following Friday's Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference.
The statement by the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan, which is led by Livingston County Prosecutor Bill Vailliencourt, is at odds with one of the rationales that Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy stated in his refusal to enforce the governor’s stay-at-home order.
The proposed legislature allows patients to record video and send it with images to doctors for analysis, while also making people on Medicaid eligible for reimbursement.
Regular tolling operations will resume Friday and bathrooms will be slowly reopening but other changes have been made in regard to the opening of pools and large events.
Under the new policy, students may choose to go for a credit/no credit mark for the 4th quarter or “opt in” for actual grades, based on what they received in their third quarter progress report.
Among the businesses that were targeted was The Unadilla Store in Gregory, which was broken in to on both February 1st and then again on April 11th. In both instances, the suspects unsuccessfully attempted to break in to the store’s ATM.
The county-wide scavenger hunt helps fund scholarships for graduating high school students in Livingston County who are pursuing careers featured in Michigan’s HOT 50 Jobs list.
Despite the ongoing coronavirus crisis and economic uncertainty, the local real estate market appears to be faring well so far according to the Livingston County Association of Realtors.
Nature Center officials say the May 29th target date, a day after the current stay-at-home order expires, will give them time to “slowly bring staff and volunteers back and ensure all health and safety COVID-19 mitigation protocols are in place and operational.”
The bond was pulled from the May 5th ballot after concerns grew on the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and officials stressed the need to keep voters safe and to the spread of the virus. The August ballot proposal contains the same projects as the May proposal and remains the same, requiring a 1.44 mill increase in the current tax rate.
The Livingston Educational Service Agency Board of Education met virtually Wednesday night and discussed some looming concerns with the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
First National Bank in Howell says as of Monday, they were able to assist nearly 500 small businesses in the Livingston County area obtain more than $59 million dollars through the federal Paycheck Protection Program.
The OLHSA CARES Assistance funding supports emerging needs of local residents at or below 200% of federal poverty level and applications are currently being accepted.
A Dallas-based equity firm acquired 27 former Art Van stores, including the Genoa Township location, out of bankruptcy with plans to reopen as Loves Furniture.
Governor Whitmer said the state has provided more than 1.1 million unemployed Michigan workers with more than $4 (B) billion in benefits and the state is committed to working until every eligible worker who applies for unemployment benefits gets them.
Meghan Reckling, Republican candidate for Michigan’s 47th House district, received an endorsement from the Great Lakes Education Project, which was co-founded by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Livingston County Sheriff Mike Murphy is explaining his recent decision to not enforce the Governor’s Executive Order, although state officials say it undermines the rule of law and jeopardizes public health.
46-year-old Luke Mikinka of Howell sustained serious severe burns following an explosion in his mobile home Sunday. His family has since launched a GoFundMe campaign for medical expenses.
During a press conference, Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun said the FDA has granted an emergency use authorization of the experimental medication Remdesivir and Michigan was one of the state’s to receive a small amount of the medication.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is urging ORV enthusiasts to slow and be careful, as maintenance work on off-road trails has been temporarily suspended.
Commission members heard conflicting legal advice at their meeting. It ended early when “very racist and threatening” comments were made in a chat room function of the video-conferencing platform Zoom, which was how the public could participate, said panel spokesman and vice chairman John Truscott.
SEMGOG's 2019 Residential Construction in Southeast Michigan report shows a 13% decrease in new residential construction building permits issued compared to 2018.
The Howell Fire Department was dispatched at about 4:45pm Sunday to a reported explosion in the 100 block of Orleans Street in the Howell Estates manufactured housing community.
The Rev. Ryan Riley is an associate pastor at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Fenton. Church officials confirmed that Riley had been hospitalized, although he was not on a ventilator.
Brighton City Council was faced with some difficult financial decisions to make for the year ahead, in the face of a strained local and state economy damaged by the COVID-19 virus outbreak.
Tracey Sahouri sued the district in 2012, alleging it violated the Whistleblower Protection Act when it removed her as principal from Creekside Elementary School. Discussions over a possible settlement in the case have repeatedly failed.
The South Lyon Educational Foundation purchased 50 Pioneer Valley Read-at-Home book kits to help students who may not have reliable use of technology stay engaged.
The State Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy has asked Enbridge to rewrite its permit application to rebuild an oil and gas pipeline underneath the Straits of Mackinac and include alternative options.
Founder and Head Coach James Gray re-opened Scorpion Fighting System and Michigan Institute of Athletics in Genoa Township, despite an executive order that requires gyms to be closed.
Livingston County Emergency Management and a top ranking official from the St. Joseph Mercy Health System want to ensure residents that it is safe to seek help during a medical emergency.
The $40 million-plus, 4-story Vista at Uptown townhouse project is to be located on 4.3 acres between Second St. and the Mill Pond, south of Advance St., and within walking distance of downtown.
A roll over accident at the intersection of westbound M-59 and Byron Road saw both the driver and and the accident victim escape with only minor scrapes and bruises.
Belle Isle in Detroit had to be closed twice Sunday due to too many cars being on the island. At Grand Haven State Park, parking lots were closed due to large crowds.
The Democratic governor, whose emergency powers are being challenged in court by the Republican-led Legislature, lengthened the shelter-in-place order to last nearly two more weeks in a state where more than 4,200 people have died from COVID-19 complications. The restrictions had been scheduled to expire May 15.
St. Joseph Mercy Livingston and the Brighton Health Center have begun re-phasing in procedures for health conditions that might not be immediately life-threatening, but will result in the worsening of health if not addressed.
State Representative Hank Vaupel introduced a bipartisan package of bills that would allow patients to record and forward medical data to doctors for review at a point when they have time available, rather than requiring it be done live.
The salon and spa industry is among the highly watched industries during the COVID-19 pandemic and a local shop owner is reaching out to licensed beauty professionals in hopes of coming together to prepare to get back to work when it’s safe to do so.
The loss of tax revenue from businesses during the COVID-19 shutdown is forcing the state legislature to look at hundreds of dollars in per-pupil funding cuts to public school districts across Michigan, with a $1 to 3 billion loss in the combined general fund and state school aid fund.
Four students gave an online pitch for their ideas to fill a vacant lot in downtown Brighton, with McKenna Vincent's vision of a record store and concert venue taking first place.
The lawsuit, filed in the state Court of Claims, says a 1945 law that gives the governor broad emergency powers to order such restrictions governs local, not statewide, declarations like one that has been in place since March.
68-year-old Rex Howard Gomoll was arraigned this morning via video conference in Oakland County District Court on one count of misdemeanor Assault & Battery.
911 Director Chad Chewning says that looking back at 2019, they are most proud of becoming a Triple-Accredited Center of Excellence, the first in Michigan to reach that achievement.
The Livingston County Prosecutor’s Office seeks to exclude three of its members from being called to testify; Chief Assistant Prosecutor Pam Maas and Assistant Prosecutors Shawn Ryan and Kim Morrison.
The Livingston County Building Department, Environmental Health Department, and Drain Commissioner’s Office will all open Thursday but officials say every effort should be made to conduct business by phone, email, or website.
The local health department is now reporting probable COVID-19 cases in an effort to give the public a clearer picture of COVID-9 and what data indicates.
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says the Governor’s Stay Home, Stay Safe Order and places of public accommodation order are still enforceable and issued a letter of guidance to local law enforcement officials across the state.
A partnership between the state health department and Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity will make it easier for CTE students facing hardships get food on their table.
Lee Anzicek, a retired school administrator, andJean Thayer-Seitz, a certified addictions nurse practitioner, are running as Democrats for two of the four trustee spots on the ballot in the November.
The Michigan Department of Transportation will be installing a center left-turn lane, forcing the closure of Cullen Road from May 7th through May 20th.
The property where the sign is located is owned by John Conely, a former member of the Brighton Board of Education and owner of Conely Auto Sales & Service. Conely tells WHMI that he has now asked his friend to remove the COVID-19 misinformation from the sign.
“I am always going to put the health of people in this state first,” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said at a press conference Monday. “We are not out of the woods yet.”
Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said voter turnout was at 20% Monday, but it will ultimately be more than twice the average turnout for May elections – which is typically 12%.
Oakland County residents, first responders, health care workers and essential employees can get a test, by appointment only, Fridays at the Novi Civic Center.
Robert C. Gardella has been appointed to the Military Appeals Tribunal while Liliana Ospina Herbstreith of Howell has been appointed to the Advisory Council on Deaf, Deafblind and Hard of Hearing.
The body of 53-year-old Emanuel Manos of Monroe was found after the May 12th, 2019 crash, while that of 65-year-old Randal Dippold, of Perry, was never recovered. Dippold, a Pinckney High School graduate, owned Airservice Enterprise Inc. at the Livingston County Airport, which is where the aircraft was based.
36-year-old Brian Dewayne Ali Jr. had been set to stand trial last week in U.S. District Court in Detroit for the bank robberies in Macomb, Oakland and Livingston counties.
Livingston County is a 2020 recipient of an Award of Merit from the American Planning Association, County Planning Division, for the 2018 Livingston County Master Plan.
Grant money from the Michigan DNR Trust Fund could be used to purchase the Rush Lake Golf Club, Herndon Lake, and nearby recreational land at no cost to residents.
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades has given St. Joseph Mercy Livingston an "A" grade for its commitment and efforts in keeping patients' safety a top priority.
Greg Gray, Brighton's superintendent for the last 11 years, made a surprise announcement at Thursday night's Board of Education meeting, saying that he will be retiring from his position at the end of June.
Republican State Senator Lana Theis said Whitmer's actions were a “rejection of the democratic process" and the legislature acted to "restore the balance of power.” Meanwhile, 8th District Democrat Elissa Slotkin condemned a protest against the orders, saying she was "disappointed to see that many of those protesting (put) their own interests ahead of the health and safety of their fellow citizens.”
The issue had originally been brought to light by Republican Livingston County Commissioner Wes Nakagiri after he noticed that the software company chosen to manage the data had connections to dozens of Democratic candidates, including Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
The Brighton District Library, along with Livingston County’s other libraries, will remain closed until further notice. Additionally, Brighton has cancelled all programs and meeting room usage through the end of June.
SELCRA will manage the Brighton Farmers Market this summer. It was scheduled to open May 2nd but has been delayed due to the ongoing public health crisis.
