WCMU Highlights

On Monday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer approved House Bill 4345, exempting schools from missing days caused by March's historic ice storm. However, some teachers are concerned about the results of this year's state testing due to the storm's disruption.

U.S. Senator Elissa Slotkin (D-Holly) privately met with local officials in Alpena on Friday to discuss the impact of March’s historic ice storm. After the meeting, she spoke with WCMU about federal funding for ice storm recovery, the ongoing protest against the Line 5 pipeline tunnel project and the future of Gotion's EV battery plant in Big Rapids.

Over 100 people received free medical, dental and vision care services in Big Rapids on the first morning of Remote Area Medical's drop in clinic. It is a nonprofit that travels across the country and offers healthcare where it is needed the most.

Michigan public health officials are urging people to exercise caution outdoors and avoid ticks, as lyme disease cases have nearly tripled in the last five years.

Investigators with the Michigan State Police Marijuana and Tobacco Unit say they found over 5,000 marijuana plants in an Iosco County warehouse worth over $5 million. Authorities say the operation spanned multiple states and has ties to China.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reviewed the environmental effects of constructing a tunnel, leaving the existing lines as they are or covering the dual lines with gravel and rock.

Michigan saw nearly 500 cases of whooping cough as of April. Health officials say communicable diseases like that are on the rise because of the low vaccination rate.

Mount Pleasant Mom Robyn Chapman and her daughter Bea interview each other about concerns they may have as they step out of high school and away from home for the first time to go to college.

Beginning this week, the city of Traverse City is conducting a Sanitary Sewer Evaluation Study (SSES) to identify areas of inflow and infiltration, or non-sewer water infiltrating the sewer system.

Political and business leaders have been congregating on Mackinac Island this week to discuss state policy, but this afternoon about 150 people showed up to protest the Line 5 tunnel, ahead of Govenor Gretchen Whitmer's address at the policy conference.