Posted: 8:19 AM Gov. Rick Snyder says he's asking a member of President Barack Obama's cabinet for help in reaching a deal with Republican state legislators to expand government health coverage for low-income Michigan residents.
Posted: 8:17 AM The Illinois House has adjourned without taking a vote on legislation to allow same-sex couples to marry.
Posted: 8:15 AM Leaders of states who have battled in court over Asian carp are meeting at a Michigan resort to seek common ground on how to prevent more invasive species from reaching the Great Lakes.
Posted: 8:13 AM Michigan is looking for someone to lead its civil rights department following the April retirement of executive director Daniel Krichbaum.
Posted: 8:10 AM Illinois lawmakers have approved the nation's strictest regulations on high-volume oil and gas drilling, sending the measure to Gov. Pat Quinn.
Posted: 8:09 AM A fast-moving fire in New Mexico's Santa Fe National Forest is prompting evacuations of homes and campgrounds, threatening cabins, and closing a state highway.
Posted: 8:07 AM Oklahoma's medical examiner's office says a tornado outbreak in the Oklahoma City suburbs killed five people.
Posted: 8:06 AM Up to 16,000 more 4-year-olds will go to preschool next school year under a budget bill awaiting Gov. Rick Snyder's signature.
Posted: 8:05 AM Eight chickens and five goats were found dead at an urban farm operated by students at a Detroit alternative high school.
Posted: 9:40 PM Six construction workers are ok after being trapped in a 12-story building during a fire Friday afternoon.
Posted: 3:20 PM The White House says an asteroid more than 1 1/2 miles long poses no threat to planet Earth.
Posted: 2:17 PM Authorities say a good Samaritan who stopped to help after a crash in West Michigan was struck and killed by one of the vehicles involved.
Posted: 10:23 PM Admits road construction funding deal may have to wait until after 2014 elections.
