Mallory Pearson
Reporter
Flint, MI
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Mallory was born and raised in Lapeer, Michigan. She graduated from Lapeer East High School and later attended Oakland University where she studied Journalism and Communication.
After graduation, Mallory started her first job in news, moving to Colorado to work for KREX in Grand Junction.
Mallory worked as the Weekend Anchor/Producer, while also reporting stories about her community.
After 2 years in Colorado, Mallory accepted a position at WJRT. She began her career at ABC12 as Traffic Anchor.
When not at work, Mallory enjoys running, spending time with her loved ones, and listening to music.
If you have a story idea please feel free to email Mallory at mallory.pearson@abc12.com or connect with her on social media.
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The Salvation Army said that the Red Kettle donations are the organizations biggest fundraising source and help support their efforts for the entire year.
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In five days, 100,000 bottles of water have been passed out and the city is going to receive 30,000 each week.
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Brown said that the work is weather permitting and will take some time to put into place, so drivers should be patient and prepare for some slow downs Monday morning.
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Healthy, Mindful Flint is aiming to provide better resources to the Black, Indigenous, and people of color through new mindfulness practices.
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City Manager Lynn Markland said that the November bond proposal would raise $24 million dollars and would fix about 30 miles of local roads over the next 10 years.
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Despite the many construction zone signs, drivers in Grand Blanc Township continue to enter work zones, causing dangerous situations for themselves and workers.
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The daily average in Michigan surged well over 4,000 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Friday.
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Korean culture has become so popular that Flint’s own Seoul Market has started to see new customers wondering in the doors.
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Even though Porter Road has reopened, the biggest construction zone at Embury and Grand Blanc Roads remains closed.
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Two new condo developments are in the very early stages of being built in the City of Burton near Atherton and Vassar roads.
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Garza said that the lack of infrastructure funding isn’t just impacting state trunk lines, its a ripple effect that is leaving local road commissions and cities also looking for additional funding.
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Changes are coming to three intersections in downtown Bay City. This comes as the city said that they are looking to improve pedestrian safety.
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“At the end of the day, if we aren’t working with the city, we’re not a good corporate citizens. That’s what we strive to be-- a good cooperate citizen providing excellent services on traditional waste, but also finding ways to help in all aspects that effect our business,” Venet said.
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“Maybe the worst thing above and beyond the actual issue-- is the fact that when new investors or people are looking at coming to Flint, they often take a look at the council and shake their heads and decide to go somewhere else.
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Council President Kate Fields was censured by other council members after she removed Councilman Eric Mays from a meeting the previous evening on Monday.
He said that the city plans to borrow around $24 million dollars through bonds sold at three different times over a maximum of 10 years.
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Morrish said the flooding happens just about every time it rains. But this time it’s so bad that drivers are using her front yard as a detour.
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The new Highway Construction Cost Index takes years of data-- helping The Michigan Department of Transportation better predict the cost of upcoming projects.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation said that many projects will need extensions for work to be completed.
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With rain expected overnight and into Thursday, viewers in mid-Michigan will want to still keep an eye on their basements and should expect to see some standing water as the rain continues to fall.
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“When we know that there is going to be a heavy rain we go out and check on all of our major streets first. Make sure the catch basins are uncovered, not full of junk and debris. Then we get into our local streets. Our problem areas, like Atherton and Thread Creek we also check on,” said Street Superintendent, Chris Howser.
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With 69 crashes and 31 injuries combined in just one year, those numbers make M-58 at Hemmeter and Center roads two of the most dangerous intersections in Saginaw County.
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“Our staff, our community-- this is something that is going to become very important to our district. The amount of bond projects that we’re going to be able to do with $55 million is tremendous,” said Linden superintendent Russ Ciesielski
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The Michigan Department of Transportation’s fiscal year ends Oct. 1 and Hall said that the entire 2021 budget will have been spent.
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There are 86 local employers who are there looking to fill positions. The jobs opportunities span a wide variety of industries, including health care, manufacturing and education.
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Michigan Parent Alliance for Safe Schools said that they plan to fight county by county and school board by school board to protect children in schools.
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A meeting scheduled for Wednesday evening allows motorists and the public to learn more and provide feedback to planners for the project.
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Despite the requests, the Michigan Department of Transportation tells ABC12 News that they don’t plan to add a light there-- mainly because that’s not the detour drivers are supposed to be using.
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One man woke up to a tree completely uprooting and smashing down on the back of his home. The massive tree came crashing down around 5:30 a.m. Monday morning.
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Late pick ups, late drop offs and reconfigured routes. Kearsley Community Schools Superintendent, Paul Gaudard said that they’re doing their best to manage the bus driver shortage plaguing the district.
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A $300 million dollar project to rebuild the freeway is planned to start in 2023 and end in 2027.
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It may feel as if the area has had quiet a few of First Alert Weather days recently. According to the National Weather Service, 2021 has seen some of the most widespread storms since 2014
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Fenton Area Public Schools parents spoke out Tuesday morning by holding a protest during drop off at Fenton High School.
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The end of summer doesn’t mean it’s the end of construction season. Michigan Department of Transportation is kicking off three new projects in the Saginaw Bay region.
Michigan Department of Transportation will be removing lane restrictions on nearly 60% of its road and bridge projects statewide this Labor Day weekend in hopes to ease traffic delays for travelers.
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Negotiations between Oakland University and it’s professors have been happening over the last few months, but with no new labor deal in place as the current contract expired at midnight, as of 8 am this morning the faculty began their picket.
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The bridge will see complete rehabilitation and modernization of both the bridge deck and mechanics.
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A new Michigan law could help with this problem by allowing cameras to be attached to the outside of buses to spot people passing by illegally.
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The Monday meeting was called to discuss the recent mask mandate for students and school staff in kindergarten through 6th grade.
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If racers feel a bit unprepared coming into this years race, there’s always the option of the CrimFit Training program for next year.
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While her son has passed on, Christian said that he is with her every time she steps foot on the bricks
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The feat took Frazier about three years on and off, but along the way he fueled his mission with the hope to help others.
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Ron Allard returns to Flint most years to run the Crim on the same street his great grandfather once laid bricks to create a city.
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After the education system transitioned to Zoom screens over a year ago, literacy experts fear millions of children have fallen behind.
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Michigan State University graduate Emily Mitchell said she is still scared that she may get stuck repaying upwards of $25,000.
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The main events kick off this weekend, but there will be lots to enjoy all week long.
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Michigan can expect to receive $7.3 billion for federal aid highway programs and $563 million for bridge replacement and repairs.
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Running started slow for her, but over the years it has become her mental clarity and her way to decompress after a long day.
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Three additional bridge closures started along U.S. 23 through Fenton this week.
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Before the big show on the bricks of Saginaw Street in downtown Flint, the public has a chance to get a sneak peak at the Tune Up parties.