Updated: 3:17 PM Michigan's tax code changes this week, meaning there will be some new taxes on items you buy.

Updated: 4:00 PM Michigan schools that have been labeled as poorly performing have a different opinion.

Updated: 11:32 PM The Republican National Convention starts Monday; 119 delegates from the Michigan Republican Party will be there.

Updated: 9:53 PM Sixteen-year-old boy beaten with bat by offenders in East Lansing.

Updated: 9:51 PM Authorities on campus and off are trying to keep drinking and alcohol-related incidents to a minimum as Michigan State University students return two days before classes start.

Updated: 4:00 PM A high windstorm blew parts of the Maple Valley Junior-Senior High School roof onto the football field Wednesday night, but they still opened the season on time.

Updated: 9:46 PM Thirty-four-year-old Andrew Gilespi of Mason has been charged with eight counts in the car accident, which took the life of two Holt teenagers.

Updated: 6:44 PM Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III, charges 48-year-old Paul David Gibbs with open murder.

Updated: 6:15 PM Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said the county will face abrupt and painful choices if congress does not move quickly to correct funding federal retirement benefits.

Updated: 4:33 PM Clean-up crews have been very busy in Vermontville. Debris from Wednesday's storm is almost gone at Maple Valley Junior Senior High School and the football field is free and clear of any mess.

Updated: 3:57 PM A November vote on a Gay marriage amendment to the Michigan constitution remains in doubt.

Updated: 2:42 PM August sales figures may be disappointing for Detroit's Big Three automakers.

Updated: 8:11 AM After students pay to be admitted to school, many have to pay to live at school.

Updated: 6:24 PM Clean up crews arrive Thursday to begin picking up the mess left by the storm that blew through Mid-Michigan Wednesday night.

Updated: 5:19 PM Wednesday night's storm rips down trees and blocks roadways.

Updated: 10:28 AM Lots of presidential campaigning across Michigan.

Updated: 9:45 AM Most of the money that is supporting an effort to ban affirmative action in Michigan is coming from out of state.

Updated: 8:55 PM As the Holt community mourns the death of 16-year-old Robbie Bolanowski and 19-year-old Alysha Salt, staff is standing by at Holt High School to help people deal with the loss. The teens were killed in a car accident in Meridian Township Monday night.

Updated: 6:42 PM More Than 7,000 Freshman Move in to Dorms Wednesday

Updated: 6:26 PM Late August into September is the worst time of the year for ragweed allergies in Mid-Michigan.

Updated: 4:59 PM With and October 1 deadline still more than a month away, Governor Granholm and Republican legislative leaders continue to work on a state budget agreement.

Updated: 2:11 PM A nursing home supervisor in Howell, accused of sealing pain killers from patients, has made a deal with prosecutors.

Updated: 1:51 PM A plea deal has fallen through for a Detroit woman accused of leaving her children to die in hot car.

Updated: 1:09 PM The Mega Millions lottery has grown to $12,000,000.

Updated: 10:55 AM General Motors has pulled a television advertisement after receiving complaints that it shows a young boy driving recklessly through city streets.