U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s visited Grand Rapids on Monday to announce funding given to Michigan airports for renovations.

The Whitmer Administration announced funding for three Michigan airports during U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s visit to Grand Rapids.

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Children’s Hospital has an important new tool.

All rights reserved)FLINT, Mich. – Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to hold a “Make American Great Again” rally Wednesday in Flint, Donald Trump’s campaign announced. The event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bishop International Airport. Pence will hold similar rallies in Mosinee, Wisconsin, at 3 p.m. CT Wednesday, in Des Moines, Iowa, at 1:30 p.m. CT Thursday, and in Reno, Nevada, at 5 p.m. PT Thursday. Trump’s campaign said the rallies will feature remarks from Pence and Republican candidates. RELATED: President Donald Trump to hold rally in Michigan 1 week before Election Day

FLINT, Mich. Authorities with Bishop International Airport in Flint announced Friday it will be the first airport in the United States to utilize Smart Helmets. The Smart Helmet, developed by Italian company KeyBiz, can detect the temperature of multiple people, run facial recognition, license plate recognition and scan QR codes. The airport said photographs can be uploaded directly to the helmet itself to allow officers to scan and detect specific faces. READ: A closer look at facial recognition technologyThe Smart Helmets uses an AI module for processing thermal images, augmented reality displays, communication sensors and advanced aerospace technology. KeyBizs Smart Helmet has already been deployed in multiple airports outside of the United States, including Leonardo da VinciFiumicino Airport in Rome -- one of the busiest airports in Europe.

FLINT, Mich. – Officials at the Bishop International Airport held a press conference at 12:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon after an officer was stabbed Wednesday in a terror attack at the airport. You can watch the full press conference in the video above. Officials provided additional information after an officer was stabbed in the neck by Amor Ftouhi, a 50-year-old Canadian man. It's unclear why he chose the Flint airport to carry out his attack. READ: Flint airport terror attack suspect spits at guard before hearingAMOR FTOUHI: Read more about the suspected attacker here

Local 4 has learned Amor Ftouhi is a father of several children, but investigators can't say with certainty why he traveled so many miles to carry out the attack. READ: Full coverage of terror attack at Flint airportCanadian officers went inside the unit hoping to discover why Ftouhi chose Flint, Michigan, and if he did anything suspicious along the way. He then traveled nearly 500 miles through Pennsylvania and Ohio before parking at the Bishop International Airport in Flint. In Montreal, neighbors were shocked to learn the man who lived next to them for six years was suspected of stabbing an airport officer. What Canadian investigators found at the apartment is unclear, but they're making it clear the joint agency probe is headed by the FBI.