Jim Mishler

Utility crews are still hard at work in Michigan getting customers reconnected to power lines following the devastating storms of last week. One of the areas literally devastated by the storms is the rural area around the Village of Reading in Hillsdale County.

The State of Michigan’s health agencies and departments today begin to work making sure people determined to be especially vulnerable to COVID-19 can get another dose of vaccine.

Overnight, another 20,000 or so were back on the Consumers Energy grid, leaving about 28,000 remaining without service. That’s a long haul considering the first power outages began Late last Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

A Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Deputy was among law enforcement officers from several departments responding to a case of a vehicle wanted after eluding police yesterday. Deputy Ryan Proxmire was shot and killed in the confrontation that followed.

There’s growing concern about a class of chemicals referred to as PFAS. The Michigan Health and Human Services Department is looking for paid volunteers to participate in health studies to learn more about PFAS.

If you are without power from the severe weather this week, it may be a while before service is restored. Consumers Energy is reporting that some areas left without power from the strong storms that have rolled over the region may not have service restored until Sunday.

Michigan legislative Democrats are continuing their push this week to get a new investigation established to look at the state’s ties to the protest at the nation’s capital on January 6th.

Another big line of storms roared across the state overnight. The sounds at times were more like sensations with homes and buildings shaking from pressure waves from the lightning and thunder.

Dollar General stores in several areas around Michigan are opening sections of their stores to allow for vaccination clinics.

The conservative state lawmaker is among a growing list of state legislators around the country who are proclaiming that privacy, religious practices, and health-related decision-making rights of US citizens must be respected.