TRAVERSE CITY Members of Congress are pushing for emergency action to prevent voracious Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and damaging their $7 billion fishery. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to close shipping locks on a waterway south of Chicago that could provide a pathway for the carp to reach Lake Michigan. A Senate ... Full Story »
LANSING -- The Lansing school board has scheduled a special meeting for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to continue its discussion of mid-year budget cuts. On Thursday, Superintendent T.C. Wallace Jr. pulled the districts alternative education program and program for gifted and talented elementary students off the table as potential cuts. The board authorized administrators to take steps to re-open contract ... Full Story »
MOUNT CLEMENS A Macomb County jury has convicted a 24-year-old man of negligent homicide charges in the deaths of three 17-year-old boys. Full Story »
LANSING Ruth Gaudard said she can tolerate the snow and cold weather - but only for the holiday season. It is time for snow - at least for the next two weeks - then it can go away, said the 57-year-old Lansing woman. Full Story »
WHITE OAK TWP. - A recent house fire in the Stockbridge area has left a family without a home for the holidays, according to the Michigan State Police Lansing Post. Full Story »
ATLANTA Health officials say winter flu is just starting to show up in the U.S. while swine flu infections continue to wane. Full Story »
DEWITT The DeWitt School District will consider a wide range of options in the coming days to fill a $869,000 deficit in this years budget including staff furloughs, union contract concessions and less busing. Full Story »
BAY CITY Justice delayed is justice denied unless, as a Bay County Jail inmate claimed, he couldn't appear in court because warm coleslaw had made him sick. Full Story »
LANSING - In a recent e-mail to me, a 34-year-old sidewalk warrior pointed out, at length, that the citys snow-removal ordinance is largely ignored. Full Story »
LANSING - Michigan corrections officer Sam Olivo remains in critical condition but stable condition after being beaten by a prisoner during an escape Tuesday. Full Story »
• Wilcox, Gene Arnold, 72, of Vernon, died Thursday. Memorial services 2 p.m. Tuesday at Watkins Brothers Funeral Home, Durand. Full Story »
LANSING A 56-year-old man has died from injuries he suffered after being struck by a vehicle Saturday while crossing Grand River Avenue in Lansing, police confirmed today. Full Story »
A conservation group has signed a deal to buy 171 acres of Lake Michigan shoreline sand dunes in Saugatuck for $19 million from Aubrey McClendon, co-owner of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder. Full Story »
HOWELL - A lockdown on Howell schools was lifted at 11:05 a.m. All Howell schools were locked down this morning around 9:30 a.m. after an adult reported hearing "young people" talking about bringing guns to school. "An adult overheard a conversation between young people who we assume to be students about bringing guns to school," Howell interim Superintendent Lynn Parrish said. Shortly after 9 ... Full Story »
DETROIT Stripper Tamara Greene has found more notoriety in death than she ever did dancing under the name "Strawberry" in dimly lit topless clubs and private parties around Detroit. The attractive, 27-year-old mother of three was shot several times in the pre-dawn hours of April 30, 2003, while sitting in a parked car outside a home on the city's northwest side. Six years later, Greene's killing ... Full Story »
LANSING State government and a private foundation are offering financial support for tree planting activities in Michigan. The Department of Natural Resources and the DTE Energy Foundation are taking applications for matching grants of up to $3,000. Local governments, nonprofit groups, Indian tribes and schools are eligible if they are within the service areas of Detroit Edison or MichCon ... Full Story »
Northbound I-69 and eastbound I-96 reopen after separate semi accidents. Full Story »
UPDATED: Dear readers: Due to press production problems delivery of today's Lansing State Journal has been delayed. All papers have been printed and are currently being delivered. We apologize for this delay and value your readership. Full Story »
Ten months of the year, Nick and Randolph take life at a leisurely pace. Full Story »
ST. JOHNS - Come to the St. Johns High School Orchestra Winter Concert Tuesday, Dec. 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the St. Johns High School Auditorium. Full Story »
If you see an empty Toys for Tots collection box throughout the county, consider putting in a new unwrapped gift for a child in need. Full Story »
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm is expected to announce that school districts will avoid a $127-per-pupil cut this month. The state now has more money than expected from commercial property taxes, so the cut can be delayed. Full Story »
TRAVERSE CITY After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater. "It's like introducing piranhas to the Great Lakes," Chrysler said from South Bass Island in Lake Erie. Full Story »
MUSKEGON Michigan Secretary of State officials have yanked a personalized license plate after receiving a complaint that it represented a racial slur. Full Story »
Dispatch reports indicate the Mason Fire Department is responding to a fire at a two-story, six-unit apartment building fire in the 600 block of Peachtree Place on the west side of the city. Check www.lsj.com for updates. Full Story »
Jackass Penguins take a walk at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Japan. AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye
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