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"Feet in the Street:" Bay City installs barricades to bolster restaurant capacity

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Small changes in Bay City, intended to make a big difference. Center Avenue at Washington Avenue and Saginaw Street and Saginaw Street at Center Avenue and Fifth Street are now closed off to traffic. The City is now allowing restaurants to seat people on those streets to keep them safe and hopefully, encourage some extra business. Potentially the...

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Genesee and Saginaw counties report no new coronavirus cases or deaths

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(6/12/2020) - For the first time since in nearly three months, Genesee and Saginaw counties reported no more confirmed coronavirus cases of deaths on Friday. Only four counties in Mid-Michigan reported newly confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday -- with Midland County having the highest increase at five. Before Friday, there had been at least...

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Whitmer calls for intensive investigation into Edenville and Sanford dam failures

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(5/27/2020) - State investigators will be taking a closer look at what caused the Edenville and Sanford dams to fail, causing record-breaking floods along the Tittabawassee River. The Michigan Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy also will be taking a close look at all dams in the state to recommend policies that would prevent more dam...

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Fewer than 10 new coronavirus cases confirmed in all Mid-Michigan counties

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(5/27/2020) - The number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases remained below 10 in all Mid-Michigan counties on Wednesday. The Genesee County Health Department reported seven more confirmed cases for a total of 1,975. Two more deaths attributed to coronavirus on Wednesday increased the county's total to 244. The Saginaw County Health Department...

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Mid-Michigan couple picking up the pieces after flooding

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Gus and Nancy Babcock have called their house on Wixom Lake home for 40 years and a week ago the unimaginable happened. "The sirens were going and they came and said to evacuate flooding imminent. They did that twice so that makes you a little nervous," said Nancy. "We lost power and without some pumps running without any other hope you just...

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