With heat index readings expected to be between 90 and 100 degrees statewide from Thursday to Sunday, the Michigan State Police, Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division (MSP/EMHSD) is urging residents and visitors to stay protected during the extreme heat.

For the first time in the department’s 99-year history, there are now three trooper recruit schools taking place at the Michigan State Police (MSP) Training Academy in Lansing.

The State of Michigan has activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) this morning due to severe weather that occurred overnight in Gogebic County that resulted in local officials declaring a local State of Emergency.