Updated: 1:03 PM Michigan's retail giant plans to hire hundreds of workers this year.

Updated: 11:11 PM The lansing school district is adding another school to it's list of buildings that may close next year. The latest on the chopping block is wainwright elementary.

Updated: 9:29 PM Stop signs will be staying at what some call a "trouble" intersection in Lansing.

Updated: 6:40 PM New legislation is being drafted by State Senator Virg Bernero, legislation that would make it illegal for an employer to fire employees for engaging in legal activities, like smoking, outside of the workplace.

Updated: 6:36 PM Ingham Regional Medical Center support staff vote on authorizing a strike against the hospital.

Posted: 5:56 PM Funding for a nuclear physics research center at MSU remains in President Bush's budget.

Updated: 5:43 PM The Jackson Public School District is considering closing one of its elementary schools.

Updated: 4:32 PM Carlos Cutierrez is sworn in as the nation's Commerce Secretary.

Updated: 1:02 PM Republican Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard says he will run for the U.S Senate seat currently held by Debbie Stabenow, a Democrat.

Updated: 1:00 PM The visit comes one day after President Bushy sent his $2.57 trillion budget to Congress.

Updated: 12:58 PM The man who became known as Doctor Death has been returned to prison after surgery to repair a double hernia at a Jackson hospital.

Updated: 7:33 PM An Eaton Rapids priest and Sri Lankan native told his congregation Sunday about his relief trip, and challenged them to give more.

Updated: 6:21 AM The Earned Income Tax Credit is available for primarily low and middle income families. But, last year there was more than one million dollars in refunds that went unclaimed - in the Lansing area alone.

Updated: 8:37 PM Right above Leisure Suit Larry, in between Halo 2 and Mercenaries is Playboy the Mansion. A new video game rated mature because of nudity, sex and the virtual use of alcohol.

Updated: 6:42 PM She traded a career teaching science at Everett High School, for one spreading democracy in Iraq. Now, EHS welcomes her home.

Updated: 8:44 PM Dozens of women wear red in celebration of National Wear Red for Women Day.

Updated: 6:09 AM The Department of Environmental Quality says dust levels have reached a point which could cause problems for those with asthma, heart or lung problems.

Updated: 6:53 PM Five days after the death of a Lansing child, city council members meet with the Department of Public Service to discuss snow removal policy. It's something that could have been a factor in seven-year-old Chantell Buckner's death. She and her sister were walking in the road, instead of on a snow covered partial sidewalk on East Saginaw Street, when an alleged drunk driver hit them.

Updated: 6:16 PM Jackson County is experiencing a Shigellosis Outbreak. So far there are seven confirmed cases, but more are predicted to surface.

Updated: 5:14 PM A former Democrat will succeed Betsy DeVoss as the state's Republican Party chairman.

Updated: 2:21 PM Republican candidates are already announcing their plans to run for Michigan governor.

Updated: 1:53 PM Social Security reform was a big part of the president's State of the Union Address. Wednesday, we heard from the Michigan AARP and retirees currently living on their social security checks.

Updated: 8:41 PM Resurrection School will be closed the rest of the week because of sickness.

Updated: 8:38 PM Doctors say head lice are year-round problem, but lice can be even more widespread in the winter time.

Updated: 2:17 PM The sidewalk near Saturday's hit-and-run is closed.