Updated: 5:46 PM A bill that would shift property tax payment deadline has been approved by the state House of Representatives.

Updated: 5:12 PM Fall colors are beginning to overtake Michigan starting in the Upper Peninsula.

Updated: 4:55 PM The community of Hillsdale will be helping facilitate messages of condolences for the family of Eugene "Jack" Armstrong.

Updated: 12:50 PM Millions of dollars in state funding is up for grabs as schools tally their students for "count day."

Updated: 7:42 PM Finley's American Restaurant was closed for business while the Vice President visited mid-Michigan Tuesday, but it wasn't the only business blocked off in the area.

Updated: 7:38 PM Consumers Energy has been fined thousands of dollars for improperly including an advertising flyer in with customer bills.

Updated: 5:48 PM Federal investigators are looking into GM minivan doors after reports of injuries.

Updated: 5:19 PM The second American hostage has reportedly been killed Tuesday.

Updated: 5:11 PM The Vice President says Iraqis need to keep to their election timetable.

Updated: 3:18 PM The new card offered by the state could save some state residents up to 20 percent a month on prescription costs.

Updated: 3:13 PM General Motors say it wants to clear it's '04 models and is planning a big sale, but some say it could be costly in the long run.

Updated: 3:07 PM Michigan county officials and law enforcement officers warn there will be layoffs if lawmakers don't move up the state's summer property tax.

Updated: 1:39 PM Following a speech to the UN General Assembly Tuesday, President Bush condemned the beheading of a man who grew up in Hillsdale. Islamic militants murdered Eugene Armstrong in Iraq Monday after kidnapping him from his Baghdad apartment several days earlier.

Updated: 1:20 PM More than 100 people showed up for the vigil of Hillsdale's Eugene Armstrong.

Updated: 6:43 PM Three mid-Michigan men escape with only minor injuries after falling more than 50 feet down a ravine at Fitzgerald Park in Grand Ledge.

Updated: 6:36 PM A video posted Monday showed the beheading of an American contractor identified as Owen Eugene Armstrong.

Updated: 5:51 PM Some state lawmakers say strict voting registration guidelines discourage students from going to the polls.

Updated: 4:37 PM A Michigan man held hostage my militants inside Iraq was behead Monday. Two other hostages await fate.

Updated: 8:30 AM An American contractor originally from Hillsdale was kidnapped two days ago and is not being held hostage in Iraq.

Updated: 12:30 AM Relatives in Hillsdale continue to wait for news about Owen Eugene Armstrong, an American contractor kidnapped in Iraq.

Updated: 9:45 PM From burgers to brats to beers, Spartan fans arrived early and they came prepared.

Updated: 10:02 PM Not only is it a rivalry game, but ESPN is marking it the 'game of the week,' and hosting College Game Day in East Lansing, bringing thousands in to spend money at area businesses.

Updated: 6:45 PM On the eve of the big game against Notre Dame, Spartan fans are preparing, and so are East Lansing and Michigan State University Police.

Updated: 6:19 PM MSU says this year's enrollment is nearly 45,000, including one of its largest freshman classes in the school's history.

Updated: 6:13 PM Even before Election Day, John Kerry is putting together a list of possible Cabinet members. Governor Granholm and Senator Levin could be on that list.