omicron variant

Ingham County health officer Linda Vail joined Stateside to discuss how the rescinded mask mandate in schools reflects a return to normalcy for the department.

Things look better this week in Michigan's long march against COVID... but it ain't over.

Michigan hospitals saw record numbers of COVID patients in December. Now, the numbers are up again, and more staff are getting sick.

A Beaumont pulmonologist provides an inside look at how hospitals are coping with a surge in cases. Then, how two Michigan photographers captured the grandmas of America. And, why climate change solutions must include Indigenous voices.

Today, on Stateside, could the spread of omicron move the needle on vaccination? And the Great Lakes region is under thin ice. Also, former Michigan House Speaker Lee Chatfield stands accused of sexual assault by his sister-in-law.

A Department of Defense team will extend its stay by 30 days at a Dearborn hospital, and Beaumont leaders are urging doctors to cancel elective procedures when possible.

As the Omicron variant continues to spread across Michigan, a superintendent and a professor of public health join us to discuss COVID in schools and updated pandemic policies. Also, we take a look back into the rich history of hockey in Michigan.

Michigan averaged 12,929 new coronavirus cases per day between Tuesday and Wednesday - a new daily record, as cases of omicron variant surge globally.

Many people in Michigan and nationwide have had to scramble to find COVID tests before gathering or traveling for the holidays. Experts say it’s a supply and demand issue with lots of contributing factors.

More than 6,000 Michigan COVID-19 patients are currently receiving antibody therapy a week. But two of the three leading drugs on the market don't work against omicron. The state currently has only 4,000 doses of the one that does.