MICHIGAN STATE REPRESENTATIVE

State Representative Steve Carra is proposing that Jan. 6 -- the date of a deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in 2021 -- be recognized as “Remembrance Day” in Michigan.

Michigan state Rep. Mary Cavanagh on Friday was sentenced to probation and assigned fines after pleading guilty to a drunk driving charge out of Livonia.

Michigan state Rep. Mary Cavanagh is set to be sentenced Friday on a drunk driving charge out of Livonia in February.

Michigan Representative Mary Cavanagh pleaded guilty Wednesday to a drunk driving charge after being arrested in Livonia in February.

On Monday, Local 4 News got a fresh look at police dashcam video featuring the arrest of Michigan State Representative, Jewell Jones.

Here are this morning's top stories.

DETROIT – On Tuesday, Democratic Michigan State Representative, Kyra Harris Bolden, of the 35th district announced she recently tested positive for COVID-19. The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Michigan has risen to 320,506 as of Tuesday, including 8,688 deaths, state officials report. Tuesday’s update represents 6,290 new cases and 145 additional deaths, including 51 from a Vital Records review. READ: 97 takeaways from epidemiologist’s deep-dive into Michigan COVID-19 spread, deaths, future outlookNew COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise in Michigan. Hospitalizations have increased steadily for the last five weeks, including upticks in critical care and ventilator use.