Kent County

Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary remains too close to call as of 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, with Abdul El-Sayed and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) nearly tied at 48.9% and 47.1% respectively after 91% of votes were counted. Key counties like Kent, Oakland, and Marquette remain pivotal, with results still pending in several areas.

Abdul El-Sayed leads Haley Stevens in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary with partial vote counts, as the race reflects party divisions between progressive and establishment factions. Key vote-rich areas remain uncounted, and the winner will face Republican Mike Rogers in a general election toss-up race.

Delaware's Farm to Processing program, an expansion of the Farm to Community initiative, employs incarcerated individuals at the Sussex Community Corrections Center to prepare fresh produce for distribution to the Western Sussex Boys and Girls Club. The program addresses gaps in processing infrastructure for local farmers while providing skill development opportunities for correctional residents.

A nearly $1 million federal grant will fund the construction of 24 affordable homes in Delaware’s Kent and Sussex counties through Milford Housing Development Corporation’s Self-Help Housing program. The initiative uses 'sweat equity' labor to reduce costs and empower low-income families to build their own homes and those of neighbors.

Delaware's measles outbreak has risen to five cases in Kent County, all among unvaccinated individuals. A bill requiring private insurers to cover CDC-recommended vaccines before January 2025 is pending. Health officials stress the MMR vaccine's effectiveness and warn of measles' high contagiousness.

Delaware has declared a measles outbreak after identifying four cases in a week, all among unvaccinated adult men in Kent County. The state had no measles cases for over a decade before July 20, and the U.S. is on track for the highest annual infections in 35 years.

Delaware confirmed its first measles case in over a decade in Kent County, involving an unvaccinated adult male. Health officials are conducting contact tracing and urging residents to check vaccination status, emphasizing the MMR vaccine's 97% effectiveness for those with two doses.

Huntington Bank announced the closure of 13 Michigan branches by the end of August as part of a distribution network review. The closures affect multiple counties, including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb, with customers directed to nearby branches, ATMs, and digital services. The bank has not confirmed layoffs but plans to reassign impacted employees.

A federal policy protects safety details of many Michigan dams, including the LaBarge Dam on the Thornapple River. After record flooding in 2018 and an upstream dam failure, Kent County officials warned of potential failure at LaBarge Dam, owned by Commonwealth Power Company.

Michigan faces multiple developments regarding data centers, including a pending zoning ordinance in Solon Township, a federal lawsuit against Hyperscale Data in Dowagiac, and legislative proposals to regulate data center projects. A statewide moratorium on data center development is being debated, alongside a report analyzing economic and public concerns.

More than 71,000 Michiganders will have over $74 million in medical debt forgiven through a partnership with the nonprofit Undue Medical Debt. The initiative, announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, aims to alleviate financial burdens on residents, with detailed debt relief figures provided for the top 10 counties.