| March 8, 2021 
 Michigan is expanding vaccine eligibility this month to include residents age 50 to 64 and caregivers of people with disabilities. The state has slightly more than 2 million residents in that age group, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. About 13% already have been vaccinated because they qualified through their jobs as essential workers. But there's a lot of confusion out there? Like what about those in the initial eligibility group who are still waiting? And what preexisting conditions qualify for vaccination? We have answers. READ MORE ►Michiganders 50 and older will soon be eligible for coronavirus vaccine  Terms such as “champion for the public,” a “giant” and “legend” are being offered by Michigan politicians and others in honor of the state’s longest-service attorney general, Frank Kelley. Kelley, 96, died late on Friday, March 5, of natural causes at an assisted living facility in Naples, Florida, his family announced Saturday. He was nicknamed the “eternal general’ for his lengthy service. Across Michigan, people who knew Kelley personally and even those who only knew his reputation offered high praise for the man who served 37 years as state attorney general. Here are many of those tributes: MORE  After Dana Nessel won the Attorney General race in 2018, she got a note from incoming House Speaker Lee Chatfield congratulating her. She thought it was sarcastic. Nessel had built her political brand as a tireless LGBT advocate and a progressive Democrat. Chatfield, R-Levering, was a conservative Republican who had gotten to Lansing by challenging an opponent who proposed extending civil rights to LGBT people. Time would prove that instinct wrong. The note was genuine, and it turned into a genuine friendship. READ MORE
 Al Kaline. Just saying his name out loud evokes the spirit of Tigers baseball. Kaline passed away last April at the age of 85, meaning this is the first spring training without the Detroit Tigers legend. His memory lives on in Tiger Town and even in the clubhouse, where the Tigers have set up Kaline’s jersey in his old locker. MORE ►Tigers’ Isaac Paredes sees early action at second base -- and looks like a natural  Here's news we haven't had in a while - Great Lakes water levels are going DOWN quickly. And the Great Lakes aren’t in just normal water decline mode. They are now going down faster than usual and putting some distance between current water levels and last year’s record water levels. February saw water levels decline on all of the Great Lakes. This is a normal seasonal decline, plus more decline. Due to the lack of precipitation and lack of ice cover, some of the Great Lakes dropped even more than is usually expected in February. The forecast for March is also to continue the water level decline on each Great Lake. CHECK IT OUT Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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