Updated: 8:46 PM Pounding the pavement, roughly 50 peaceful protesters rallied at the Capital Thursday while MSU College Republicans hosted a watch party.

Updated: 7:12 PM Scott Thornton was a third generation fire fighter who died while fighting a fire in a home off of Brown's Lake in Summit Township.

Updated: 5:09 PM The state Democratic Party chair takes the Bush administration to task on Inaugural spending.

Updated: 5:00 PM Doctors are suing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, accusing the insurer of forcing lower fees on them.

Updated: 1:34 PM Michigan native Gerald Ford is the only living president who didn't attend Thursday's inauguration.

Updated: 6:49 AM The Lansing School District is going to school to school to discuss a proposal to close several schools. Tonight Verlinden School parents had a chance to weigh in.

Updated: 8:36 PM Both Ingham Regional Medical Center and Sparrow Health System are on board to become completely smoke-free campuses.

Updated: 5:57 PM State residents gave more than $115,000 to buy gifts for Michigan soldiers in war zones.

Updated: 5:47 PM The ACT and SAT are both adding a writing section this semester. That means growing pains for high schools and colleges.

Updated: 5:38 PM Michigan unemployment hit a year-long high at the end of last year.

Updated: 5:33 PM Governor Granholm is among governors who are trying to make the nation’s Medicaid program healthier.

Updated: 5:32 PM Even while Windsor Township's State of Emergency remains in effect, crews begin to assess flood damaged homes.

Updated: 11:19 PM The icy Grand River flowing through Windsor Township has dropped about a foot giving some home owners a break from worrying about their homes.

Updated: 9:53 PM Local police say low temps cut crime, but protecting the public from the cold is work too.

Updated: 8:15 PM A state of emergency remains in effect Tuesday night in Eaton County's Windsor Township. All the while, sand bags are on standby and homeowners are cleaning their basements.

Updated: 7:09 PM Hypothermia and frostbite are more common than you think.

Updated: 11:21 PM Michigan State University's Martin Luther King Jr. March attracted about 800 marchers according to some MSU officials.

Updated: 9:09 AM Water levels on the Grand River appeared to have peaked over the weekend, but now ice is the new enemy, causing the river to back up and flood parts of the Grand Pointe subdivision.

Updated: 6:43 PM The Food and Drug Administration is deciding on whether to allow Plan B, one of the morning after pills, to be sold without a prescription to women 16 and older.

Updated: 9:11 AM While most school districts here in mid-Michigan close down for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Grand Ledge Public Schools has opted to stay open. It's a decision that's leaving some parents angry and wondering why.

Updated: 6:08 PM Michigan Republicans will send hundreds to Washington to celebrate President Bush's Thursday inauguration.

Updated: 6:05 PM A man taken into custody on concealed weapons charges was able to escape by driving away in the state police cruiser he was put in.

Updated: 4:26 PM King is often remembered only for his "I have a dream" speech, but he was much more and the holiday is a chance for African-Americans Monday to focus on his goals and values.

Updated: 8:27 PM Area roads once flooded are now frozen over.

Updated: 8:10 PM The Food and Drug Administration shot down the request by the makers of Mevacor to sell their low-dose medication over-the-counter.