Updated: 4:00 PM Waverly Intermediate School teacher Bill Cecil was awarded Michigan Teacher of the Year Monday.

Updated: 4:58 PM Another candidate throws his hat into the ring for the seat of Mayor of Lansing. This time it's state Senator Virg Bernero.

Updated: 12:12 PM Senate Republicans tell the governor she is wrong to take Merit Scholarship money.

Updated: 12:08 PM Sleep loss in women especially new mothers has reached epidemic proportions. According to a survey done by the National Sleep Foundation, finds that women on average only get about six-and-a-half hours of sleep a night. Experts warn that the long-term effects of missing out on sleep can be harmful.

Updated: 11:34 AM Heartburn is a common problem for many people and causes many to have sleepless nights. A new hi-tech device is helping doctors to diagnosing the problem easier.

Updated: 9:12 AM Investigators are calling the fire Sunday night in Lansing suspicious. They say for no apparent reason, both buildings were burning in the rear at the same time when the fire department arrived.

Updated: 9:13 AM It's graduation day for hundreds of students at LCC.

Updated: 9:15 AM A photo shop on Michigan Ave. in Jackson collapsed Saturday afternoon.

Updated: 7:09 PM Twenty-six police recruits graduated from Lansing Community College's 72nd annual police academy. More than half of them don't have jobs.

Updated: 5:39 PM The Michigan State University Board of Trustees approved a 6% increase in housing costs Friday.

Updated: 4:21 PM Lansing Schools say 150 jobs may need to be cut in order to mend its 10 million dollar budget deficit. Some administrators wonder if the district’s school programming could suffer as a result.

Updated: 3:59 PM Researchers have found a way to trigger the release of a natural substance in the body that kills cancer cells without harming normal cells.

Updated: 10:33 AM A splitting headache that just won't go away.

Updated: 5:56 PM The Michigan Department of Corrections is starting an investigation into the probation officer watching over the woman convicted of forging checks at Vision Care in East Lansing and accused of stealing money from Tobacco Free Michigan.

Updated: 5:27 PM It's an exact science that helps solve crimes involving hit and run accidents, robberies, and homicides. It's trace evidence examination.

Updated: 2:58 PM Police in Meridian Twp. are investigating a train accident that happened early Thursday morning leaving one woman dead.

Updated: 10:09 AM Dry eyes make life miserable for more than 20-million Americans. Now there's a new treatment. It's a plug that's made from a space age classic.

Updated: 10:08 AM Dieters may one day be able to sprinkle their way into a thinner body. A Chicago doctor is starting up an unusual weight loss study, trying to prove you can lose weight by adding certain flavors to your food.

Updated: 6:38 PM The woman accused of embezzling more than $50, 000 from the Tobacco Free Michigan Action Coalition has been previously convicted of forgery.

Updated: 4:25 PM A gas main break behind a special education center in Lansing leads to the evacuation of its students and others nearby.

Updated: 9:01 AM As Michigan works to battle its $1.7 billion budget crisis, the State House of Representatives ordered its members to take a three-percent pay cut.

Updated: 4:00 PM A man leads police on a chase through a Lansing elementary school. The students are safe, and the suspect is behind bars.

Updated: 10:40 PM The Lansing Public School District is waiting for a $90,000 grant to continue funding a one on one reading program.

Updated: 1:55 PM Speaker orders state reps take three-percent pay cut.

Updated: 8:50 AM State Rep. Michael C. Murphy withdrew his plans to run for the Mayor of Lansing, due in part to a death in the family. His decision could spur the interest of two politicians in the office of the mayor.