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06/09/2026

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06/08/2026

Press Release
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 8, 2026
CONTACT: Lynn Sutfin, 517-241-2112, [email protected]
Michigan releases 2026 Eat Safe Fish Guides
about local fish consumption
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has released the 2026 Eat Safe Fish Guides to help Michigan residents choose fish that are best for them and their families to eat.
The Eat Safe Fish Guides provide consumption guidelines for eating locally caught fish. Guidelines are based on levels of chemicals found in the portions of fish people eat, typically the filets. Test results from the MDHHS Bureau of Laboratories are used to determine what can be safe for people to eat over the long term.
“There are many health benefits to eating fish and the Eat Safe Fish Guides provide consumption recommendations based on the levels of certain chemicals found in fish in waterbodies across the state,” said Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian, chief medical executive. “Michigan families can use these guidelines to help make healthy choices about the fish they eat.”
In total, the guides provide consumption guidelines for 696 Michigan waterbodies. This year, there were 59 guidelines that were relaxed and 65 that became more protective than previous years.
MDHHS Eat Safe Fish Guides are not laws or regulations. They provide free guidance to help people choose fish that are safe to eat and less likely to affect their health due to harmful chemicals. The Eat Safe Fish Guides use lab test results to provide specific fish and waterbody consumption guidelines in an easy-to-use format. The guidelines are set to be protective of all individuals, including children, pregnant or breastfeeding women and people with health issues including cancer and diabetes.
MDHHS also produces the Buy Safe Fish Guide to help residents choose seafood lower in mercury from local grocery stores, fish markets and restaurants. The Eat Safe Fish Guides and Buy Safe Fish Guide are available at Michigan.gov/EatSafeFish.
For more information on how to buy, eat or prepare safe fish, or to get the 2026 Eat Safe Fish Guide for your region, visit Michigan.gov/EatSafeFish and select Find Your Area or call the MDHHS Environmental Health Bureau at 800-648-6942.
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• 2026 ESF NR.pdf
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06/04/2026

AG Nessel Reissues Summer Travel Tips Michigan Attorney General sent this bulletin at 06/04/2026 10:21 AM EDT Share or view as webpage | Unsubscribe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:June 4, 2026 Media Contact:Danny Wimmer AG Nessel Reissues Summer Travel Tips LANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel i...

06/01/2026

05/29/2026

On May 19, 2026, following a two-day jury trial in the 42nd Circuit Court before Judge Michael J. Beale, a Midland County Jury found 47 year old Nicholas John Premo guilty of four felony charges, including Home Invasion 1st Degree, Breaking and Entering a Building with Intent, Possession of Burglar’s Tools and Larceny in a Building. Premo was also found guilty of two misdemeanor charges of Malicious Destruction of Personal Property and Breaking and Entering a Vehicle to steal property.
The evidence presented at trial showed that the defendant arrived at the residence in Coleman just before midnight on October 11th, 2025. While at the property, Premo took a pry bar out of a vehicle located in the driveway and used it to pry open a garage door. Premo spent roughly 30 minutes in the garage rummaging through various boxes, attempting to siphon gas out of a vehicle, and taking items out of a refrigerator. After exiting the garage, Premo checked several doors on the home, ultimately opening a sliding glass door which lead to a bedroom where two victims were sleeping in their bed. The victims were quick to meet Premo inside of the door confronting him, leading to Premo retreating to the garage. The victims, a Michigan State Police Trooper and a Midland Police Officer, were able to detain Premo in the garage while waiting for help to arrive.
This case was investigated by the Midland County Sheriff’s Office and prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Cody Holbrook. The Prosecutor’s Office would like to thank the victims for their cooperation, as well as Deputy Szidik and Prosecutor’s Office Victim Advocates Samantha Tasker and Thomas Bandlow for their excellent work on the case. We also commend APA Holbrook for successfully completing his first felony jury trial.
Premo remains in jail pending sentencing, which is scheduled for July 9, 2026.

05/28/2026

On May 28, 2026, Larry Eugene Edwards, age 38, was sentenced to four concurrent prison terms of 4 to 15 years in the Michigan Department of Corrections for his convictions on four counts of Possession of Child Sexually Abusive Material. Because he was on parole when he committed these crimes, he received no credit for his incarceration while this case was pending and these terms must be served consecutively to his parole violation term. On February 26, 2026, Edwards entered a plea to those four counts in the 42nd Circuit Court. The convictions arose when Edwards’s phone was seized as part of an investigation into suspicious activity on his social media account involving a minor child. His phone was sent to the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit for analysis, during which numerous photo and video files containing child sexually abusive material were located.
This case was handled by Chief Assistant Prosecutor Atea Duso. The Prosecutor’s Office would like to thank the victim for her cooperation in the investigation of this case, as well as Detective Lucas Huss from the City of Midland Police Department, Internet Crimes Against Children Agent Denise Dutoi, and the Michigan State Police Computer Crimes Unit for their excellent work in analyzing the digital evidence involved. Thanks also to Victim Advocates Sammantha Tasker and Tom Bandlow for their support on the case.
The Midland County Prosecutor’s office takes the exploitation of minors through social media and electronics very seriously and urges children, teens, and their parents to be vigilant about the use of these devices.

05/27/2026

This reminder is being posted today following the sad news that two M-DOT workers were hit and killed in a construction zone on US 127 between Lansing and Jackson on Tuesday. Please slow down, be careful and follow the law. It can save lives.