Corewell Health advises Michigan patients with mild flu symptoms to avoid ERs due to longer wait times, and to consider alternatives like virtual care.

Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson has announced his candidacy for Michigan governor, focusing on immigration and public safety, entering a field with other Democrats and facing potential Republican and independent rivals.

Michigan's EGLE plugged two old wells at Bend Area Park, preserving lake views and the environment. This rare intervention involved cementing the wells and restoring the site.

Michigan has allocated $8.1 million to upgrade roads and bridges near the new Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, part of a larger $3 billion healthcare and residential development.

Detroit will host AfroFuture, a music festival celebrating African culture, in August at Bedrock's Douglass Site, offering music, arts, and a marketplace.

The Green Macomb Tree and Plant Sale offers a variety of trees and plants for spring, including conifers, deciduous trees, and fruit-bearing plants, available until April 4.

Two students were involved in a stabbing at Avondale High School; a 15-year-old was stabbed and sustained minor injuries, and a 16-year-old suspect was apprehended. The school temporarily implemented a soft lockdown.

A fire destroyed a Jackson home early Monday, hospitalizing one man, with the cause under investigation by Michigan State Police and multiple fire departments responding.

A Greenville woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after her car was hit by a truck in Crockery Township; the truck driver was cited.

Billy Strings and CeCe Winans from Michigan won awards at the Grammy's; Strings for Best Bluegrass Album and Winans for Best Gospel Album and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.

Avian influenza is suspected to be the cause of numerous dead geese found in Shiawassee County, MI; experts await test results while local officials and hunters report and manage the situation.

A barricade situation in Farmington, Oakland County ended with one woman shot and the suspect dead from a self-inflicted gunshot after a domestic dispute.

Forecasts indicate a week of varied weather for Detroit, with cloudy days, potential snow, and freezing rain. Conditions start cloudy, with temperatures in the mid-40s and dropping to the mid-20s at night.