Updated: 4:00 PM School districts are always looking for creative ways to cut costs, especially now with added budget pressure.

Posted: 6:31 PM A new line of vehicles and deep year-end incentives, proved to be a sweet combination for General Motors.

Updated: 4:02 PM Michigan schools will be receiving report cards on Jan. 30. It's part of the state's system of accreditation.

Updated: 5:56 PM As Iowa's caucus comes to a close, the Michigan Democratic Party is still sending out applications and counting ballots.

Updated: 5:20 PM Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth announced he is seeking a fifth term.

Updated: 5:50 PM Gyms exclusively for women are opening around mid-Michigan.

Updated: 4:00 PM A Leslie High School special education teacher is out of police custody after being arrested Friday morning on three charges of criminal sexual conduct.

Updated: 5:13 PM Three hundred Mid-Michigan high school students showed their skills and basic knowledge of medicine.

Updated: 5:07 PM Teachers in Jackson have voted to accept the district's two-year contract offer. That's after voting on the contract for the second time.

Updated: 3:39 PM A group fighting to prevent gay marriages in Michigan reports it is getting closer to getting legislative approval of its constitutional amendment.

Updated: 8:18 AM Winter snow means digging out and for many of us, digging out is a pain in the back, literally. Here are some pointers on how to shovel snow and do other winter weather tasks without hurting yourself.

Updated: 6:01 PM Battle lines drawn on effort to ban partial birth abortions.

Updated: 5:34 PM The conditions outside are obviously not the best for driving. And the cold is making the roads an icy nightmare.

Updated: 5:31 PM The popularity of the Atkins diet is forcing stores and restaurants to cater to Atkins dieters.

Updated: 5:30 PM Michigan State University’s WKAR-TV celebrated it’s 50th anniversary with the launching of it’s digital signal – mixing the past with the station’s future.

Updated: 6:38 PM Michigan's state capitol building turns 125 this year, and Wednesday kicks off a year-long celebration to commemorate the building.

Updated: 8:52 AM In Jackson County, a judge is expected to hand down a ruling regarding Angela Cole. Her body was found in the Grand River back in March of 2002. Her estranged husband Chester Cole and his sister Ellen Rose are charged with her death.

Updated: 8:02 AM State, local and community leaders in St. Johns met with Federal Mogul on the state of their business. Despite some worker worries, the company did not say it planed to move to another location or country – at least not yet.

Updated: 6:17 PM Michigan State University is considering many options for expanding the programs offered at the College of Human Medicine.

Updated: 5:45 PM Lansing City Police are looking for people that may be involved in two separate incidents that took place Monday night.

Updated: 9:52 AM The Michigan legislature returns to action this week for the new legislative year facing a problem it tackled in the old year, another whopping budget deficit.

Updated: 9:01 AM Despite accidents, complaints and icy covered roads during the last big snow fall city officials say their policy is successful.

Updated: 6:42 PM It's the beginning of a six-month battle involving affirmative action and a proposed petition for the November election.

Updated: 5:59 PM Several state senators are asking the Michigan Department of Corrections to work more closely with neighborhoods where prisons are located.

Updated: 4:18 PM It happens all too often. Children get their hand on poisonous products like cleaning solutions or medicines and they swallow it.