| April 15, 2021 
 When Michigan’s COVID-19 case rates and hospitalizations were among the lowest in the country earlier in the pandemic, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer touted the state’s science-based restrictions. But as the state’s latest case and hospitalization surges have shot it past all 49 other states, Whitmer and her health department haven’t turned back to those same restrictions. Asked about her resistance to resuming some of the same restrictions that appeared to work in slowing the spread of coronavirus in the past, the governor said Michigan doesn’t have a policy problem -- it has a variant and compliance problem. "Michigan still has some of the strongest protocols in place, capacity restrictions, we’ve got a mask mandate," Whitmer said. READ MORE ►Whitmer urges antibody therapy as COVID-19 surge continues in Michigan  The COVID-19 vaccine won’t change your DNA. None of the three vaccines -- Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson actually enter the nuclei in a person’s cell, according to the CDC, meaning none of them actually interact with DNA or a genome. “The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are mRNA vaccines, which teach our cells how to make a protein that triggers an immune response,” according to the CDC. “The mRNA from a COVID-19 vaccine never enters the nucleus of the cell, which is where our DNA is kept. This means the mRNA cannot affect or interact with our DNA in any way.” MORE  Love Northern Michigan’s great outdoors and want to keep it pristine? You might be just the kind of volunteer that a Traverse City-based conservation organization is seeking. The Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy is putting out a call for volunteers to pitch in on upcoming and ongoing work, including multiple trail building projects, invasive species removal efforts, the opening of new nature preserves, and maintaining the care for more than 10,000 acres of land. If you sound like the right person to lend a hand, find out more here: MORE
 Akil Baddoo started as a burden, a roster imposition. He was a Rule 5 draft pick, which meant that he would have to be carried all season long as a fifth outfielder. That is, if he somehow made the team in spring training. When he got off to a hot start at in the first days of spring training, it was almost an annoyance. Now he couldn’t be sent back to the Minnesota Twins, his original team. The Tigers would have to find a way to keep him. But then he kept hitting. And drawing walks. And looking very much like a big-league baseball player. Since then, he has just gotten more and more exciting. MORE ►Damiya Hagemann becomes Detroit Edison's third-straight Miss Basketball winner  Many Bay City residents have dreamed of owning one of the beautiful mansions on Center Avenue. Right now, one of those mansions is on the market, listed at $459,000. The Tudor-style home was built between 1909 and 1912 and is approximately 8,500 square feet, not including the basement and attic. There are six oversized bedrooms and eight bathrooms - four half and four full. “My favorite thing has been being able to bring it back to life,” said Michelle Wiese, who has owned the home since 2016. “I wanted it to be really nice and withstand the test of time.” Take a look at this video of the mansion:WATCH Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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