Ukraine

Michigan Congressman, John Moolenaar, R-Midland, voted in favor of sending $40 billion in emergency aid to Ukraine back in May. As the war enters its seventh month, his stance on future aid packages may have shifted.

Three Pines Studios in Cross Village and the Lyric Theatre in Harbor Springs have helped raise funds for World Central Kitchen, a non-profit stationed along the Ukrainian border, serving hot meals to hungry refugees.

Artist London Kaye and yarn lovers from Petoskey collaborated to create a Peace for Ukraine mural. Two other installations will be in Los Angeles and Westminster, Colorado.

The Michigan State Capitol Commission on Monday heard news about how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could affect plans for a new visitor center.

Joann Condino, co-owner of Three Pines Studios and Gallery in Cross Village, is donating 50% of the sales from her new tea towel collection to help Ukrainians in crisis.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is calling for Michigan to divest all of its pension plan holdings connected to Russia.

Iryna Trystan, a senior at Northwood University in Midland and native of Ukraine, shares her experience of watching the war from afar and how she's staying in touch with family sheltering in place.

"My parents, my sister... I'm still worrying about them because yesterday one bomb was 20 miles from my home," Roman Fedchyk, Priest at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church said.

Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley Jr. is joining more than 500 higher education leaders in calling for special immigration status to protect Ukrainians studying in the U.S.

Pro-Ukrainian groups held rallies across the U.S. over the weekend.