Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has announced the further loosening of Michigan’s coronavirus restrictions, easing capacity limits in restaurants and a host of other businesses while also allowing for larger indoor and outdoor gatherings.
The Republican governor has faced sharp criticism from his party over the mandate, which was imposed eight months ago, and other COVID-19 restrictions. It was only ever lightly enforced, even during the worst outbreaks of the pandemic.
Tuesday is National Read Across America Day, and 16 Morning News Now stopped by the St. Joseph County Public Library to learn about some free programs and resources available to the community.
A semitruck on Tuesday crashed into an SUV carrying 25 people on a Southern California highway, killing 13 people and leaving others injured, authorities said.
Full sunshine in Michiana on Tuesday will warm us up from the middle 30s yesterday. No chance of rain for at least the next few days. The quiet pattern continues. Here is the latest First Alert Forecast!
Six Dr. Seuss books — including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo” — will stop being published because of racist and insensitive imagery, the business that preserves and protects the author’s legacy said Tuesday.
SUNSHINE DOMINATES THIS WEEK... While it did turn a lot colder today, and it will be even colder tonight, sunshine is going to help us out a lot during the next few afternoons. In March, having the sun out always helps it warm up a bit. Wednesday should make it close to 50, but then chillier air returns for later this week and this weekend. A potentially wet storm systems will be moving out way by the middle of next week...but until then, it will be mainly dry...
The Michigan City Mainstreet Association has decided not to host the St. Patrick’s Parade in 2021 due to current State and County COIVD-19 regulations.
