Katie Rausch | Jackson Citizen PatriotShelby St. Germain, 13, of Michigan Center, left, takes a look at a finished welded snowman Friday at the Jackson Area Career Center. Eighth-grade students from area schools were on hand to get a taste... Full Story »
The Jackson City Council is going ahead with its city manager search without the backing of new Mayor Karen Dunigan.At a special meeting Friday, the council voted 5-2 to bring back candidates Frank Peterson and Robert Hillard for a second... Full Story »
Those who are anticipating a lonely Christmas dinner are invited to come share their meal with a crowd at Jackson's Queen of the Miraculous Medal Church.The parish will host its 11th annual Community Holiday Dinner at 2 p.m. Christmas Day... Full Story »
The plight of the area's economy is nothing new, but Jackson County officials hope a change in industry could be the trick to turning it all around.On Friday, the Board of Commissioners heard the county's ongoing development of an economic... Full Story »
By Katie RauschWhen Venus Grier moved out of the Jackson Interfaith Shelter five years ago, she was starting from square one.After a long road, she found herself recently moving back there.The Detroit native came to Jackson looking for a safer... Full Story »
CHICAGO A decision could come within days on whether to temporarily close a vital Chicago area shipping waterway in an increasingly desperate bid to stop the invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes, an Obama administration adviser said today. Cameron Davis, the Great Lakes adviser to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, said that discussions were under way about shutting the O ... Full Story »
UPDATED 5:15 PM - FLINT - A 41-year-old Flint woman accused of starving to death her 9-year-old quadriplegic niece is going to prison in the death, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said today. Thomas and her lawyer requested an impromptu court hearing today to enter a no contest plea to five felony counts, officials said. Thomas, whose adopted daughter Shylae Thomas had been dead several ... Full Story »
LANSING -- A Lansing School District bus driver has been placed on administrative leave after the family of a student filed a complaint against the driver, officials said. The districts public safety department is investigating an alleged verbal exchange that occurred Wednesday on a school bus between the driver and a student from Hill Career Academy, district spokesman Steve Serkaian said. He ... Full Story »
LANSING -- Sparrow Health System is closing its fertility center. The center, located in the Sparrow Professional Building at 1200 E. Michigan Ave., will stop offering services and procedures beginning Dec. 18. Its been open since 1979. The center provides laboratory and hospital support for services such as in vitro fertilization. The Lansing-based health system said its considering ... Full Story »
LANSING Michigan officials say firearm hunters killed 10 percent to 20 percent fewer deer last month than during the same season in 2008. The Department of Natural Resources released estimated results from the hunt this week. The dropoff was most noticeable in the Upper Peninsula and less apparent in the southern Lower Peninsula. Biologists say the biggest reason for the slump was the weather ... Full Story »
Will cost East Lansing $15,000 to hold two elections Full Story »
The Road Commission says about seven inches fell in Ionia Full Story »
Furloughs are becoming a necessary evil in companies around Mid-Michigan. Full Story »
Weather being blamed for fewer deer killed. Full Story »
A texting truck driver caused an accident that closed M-50 in Columbia Township for four hours Thursday afternoon. Full Story »
EAST LANSING -- Michigan State is winning the battle of the Dahlman brothers at the half, but it's closer than some may have expected. Full Story »
MASON -- A Lansing resident has sued the city to keep newly-elected Councilwoman Tina Houghton from taking office in January. Full Story »
FLINT — A Michigan mom accused of starving her adopted quadriplegic daughter to death has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter. The body of 9-year-old Shylae Thomas was found covered in mothballs in a storage unit near Flint in April. She had been dead for six weeks. Full Story »
LANSING -- A Lansing School District bus driver has been placed on administrative leave after the family of a student filed a complaint against the driver, officials said. Full Story »
LANSING -- Sparrow Health System is closing its fertility center. Full Story »
MASON -- A Lansing resident has sued the city to keep newly-elected Councilwoman Tina Houghton from taking office in January. Full Story »
EAST LANSING - Isaiah Dahlman had the feel-good moment of the evening in a matchup with his brother, scoring with 1:59 left in Michigan State's 72-60 win over Noah Dahlman and Wofford at Breslin Center. Full Story »
(l to r) Jill Kacel of Lansing, and Sara Frank-Hepfer of Laingsburg at the Zonta Club of East Lansing Annual Holiday Auction. Tammy Allen | for the Lansing State Journal Full Story »
CHICAGO - Fears that giant, voracious species of carp will get into the Great Lakes and wipe out other fish have led to rising demands that the government close the waterway connecting the lakes to the Mississippi River - an unprecedented step that could disrupt the movement of millions of tons of iron ore, coal, grain and other goods. Full Story »
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ALPENA, Mich. (AP) - The federal government has awarded nearly $18 million to build a refinery in Alpena that will produce biofuels. Full Story »
DETROIT (AP) - The brother of Detroit Lions defensive lineman Grady Jackson has been convicted of second-degree murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend. Full Story »
Lansing city officials and community members met behind closed doors to talk about open government. They want to revise the local "freedom of information act," or FOIAa. It's the law that lets people find out what their government is up to. It wasn't easy finding out what they were up to. Full Story »
A small drop in unemployment. The national unemployment rate for November has come in at 10%, that's down two-tenths of a percent from October. The president called the new numbers good, but not good enough. Full Story »
A tight budget is forcing Michigan State University to make some tough cuts. This time the deaf education and American sign language programs are on the chopping block. Hundreds rallied to save them. Full Story »
A North Adams man was arraigned in Hillsdale County District Court Monday on charges stemming from a Saturday night shooting. Full Story »
The Hillsdale Community Schools Board of Education rolled out a three-part plan Monday night to drastically alter the district in response to an increasingly dismal state economic outlook. Full Story »
The Michigan Department of Transportation recently announced its meager road improvement plans in Hillsdale County for the upcoming year. Full Story »
Many people say spiritual signs help guide them toward a cause, for Renee Sawdey and Michelle Masta, the sign was both spiritual and literal. Full Story »
As if opening a new business isn’t risky enough, entrepreneurs are now also faced with a tough economy. Full Story »
Detroit --The brother of a Detroit Lions football player was convicted today of second-degree murder for the shooting death of his girlfriend in a Dearborn hotel. Full Story »
Pittsfield Township -- No charges have been filed against a 34-year old Pittsfield Township man accused of killing Michael Robert Rajchel, 28, of Van Buren Township Wednesday morning. Full Story »
Detroit -- Police in several Metro Detroit communities have launched an effort to arrest suburbanites who take buses into Detroit to buy drugs because they don't want their vehicles seized. Full Story »
Lansing -- Finding money to soften school aid cuts, enacting education reforms to lure federal dollars and finally passing a workplace smoking ban are the top items on House Speaker Andy Dillon's to-do list before the end of the year. Full Story »
A tentative agreement between the state and a key employees' union averts layoffs for now, but calls for workers to take banked leave time and increases health care premiums and co-pays for new hires Full Story »
Kid Rock, one of Detroit's larger-than-life music legends, has just blown up big -- as in Fathead big. Rock is the latest celebrity, and first musician, featured in the Fathead catalog. Full Story »
A Wayne County Circuit Court jury found Javorris Jackson, the brother of Lions defensive lineman Grady Jackson, guilty of second-degree murder today in the death of his girlfriend in a Dearborn hotel. Full Story »
You know Arizona's economy is in bad shape when it ranks worse than Michigan's. Even after years of mind-numbing hits to its construction industry, it's a jolt to realize that Arizona has lost a larger percentage of jobs in this recession than Michigan, even as that state's auto-based economy continued to melt down. Full Story »
WASHINGTON — As the health care reform debate continues in the Senate, Michigan's Debbie Stabenow won near-unanimous approval today for an amendment she offered. Full Story »
A Flint woman accused of starving to death her 9-year-old quadriplegic niece is going to prison, Genesee County Prosecutor David Leyton said today. Full Story »
The Grand Traverse County Commission on Aging board found a compromise this week that will allow its taxi program to continue while addressing wait lists with a similar voucher system for home chore and yard work services. Full Story »
Michigan officials say firearm hunters killed 10 to 20 percent fewer deer last month than during the same season in 2008. Full Story »
One woman died and several other people were injured in a pair of Grand Traverse County traffic crashes. Full Story »
A storm that forecasters say could deliver up to 14 inches of snow is hammering portions of southwestern Michigan, creating hazardous driving conditions and forcing school closures. Full Story »
Green patches covering ski slopes throughout northern Michigan slowly are starting to disappear. And none too soon for Jim Bartlett and other regional ski resort operators. Full Story »
A young girl looks at a piece by artist Jorge Pineda at the opening of "The Global Caribbean" exhibit in Miami. AP/Alan Diaz
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