Updated: 7:22 PM The future layoffs at general motor's lansing car assembly plant will hit the City of Lansing right in it's wallet.

Updated: 7:19 PM The National Institute of Health reports periodontal disease, or gum disease, may be responsible for up to 18 percent of the pre-mature, low-birth-weight babies born each year in the United States.

Updated: 5:56 PM A simple request to see a drivers license kick-starts a high-speed chase through Okemos, and then a standoff with a police swat team.

Updated: 4:59 PM The only surviving grandson of Henry Ford is retiring from the automaker's board of directors.

Updated: 3:43 PM While Congress debates the expansion of toll roads on the Interstate freeway system, state lawmakers in Lansing are skeptical motorists will buy the process here.

Posted: 1:54 PM Want to get the stress out of your life? Move to Livonia.

Updated: 1:41 PM Trees are being planted in Detroit in hopes of cutting down on the smog created by next year's Super Bowl traffic.

Updated: 1:40 PM A U.P. man was accidently shot when his cat knocked his loaded gun off the counter of his kitchen.

Updated: 1:38 PM A Michigan state representative wants a law requiring women to undergo an ultrasound before having an abortion.

Updated: 1:00 PM A new study issues warnings about energy drinks.

Updated: 2:01 PM Years of neglect force city leaders to take action against one local landlord.

Updated: 9:39 AM Martell Coker, 18, of Lansing is dead and another man is in critical condition after a shootout Monday night near Frandor.

Updated: 6:06 PM Chronic kidney disease strikes one in every nine adult Americans. But health officials say most of the cases are preventable.

Updated: 2:51 PM The decision by the state's high court will affect people's ability to walk along the state's shoreline.

Updated: 1:00 PM The autoparts maker says it will no longer pay coverage for retirees who are eligible for Medicare coverage.

Updated: 7:25 PM GM makes a big announcement regarding its Lansing Car Assembly Plant.

Updated: 7:27 PM The Mid-Michigan Red Cross has helped 225 local residents who have lost their homes due to fire since January 1.

Updated: 6:01 PM We found a quote for as little as $13 per month, but many renters still don't have an insurance policy.

Updated: 5:59 PM GM announces the cost of closing its Lansing Car Assembly.

Updated: 5:42 PM Ninety-thousand job openings, and a unemployment rate among the worst in the nation. That's the mismatch Michigan faces as we grow our economy. Closing the gap is the challenge the state takes on with a new initiative kicked off Monday.

Updated: 5:08 PM Governor Granholm is defending her decision to end a $500 MEAP scholarship claiming the former Engler Administration never promised the money in the first place.

Updated: 3:33 PM Gasoline prices around Michigan have gone up and the experts predict there won't be any relief through Memorial Day.

Updated: 2:12 PM The northern-most building of the Countryway East apartment complex caught fire, destroying some 24 units, and injuring one resident.

Updated: 7:11 PM Tips to use your gas to the fullest when the prices are high at the pump

Updated: 10:34 PM Rising gas prices and massive layoffs in Lansing were no match for a record-breaking day on the NYSE.