Updated: 10:01 PM At the Islamic Center of East Lansing, after the largest congregation of the week, members generously donate.

Updated: 10:07 PM Levon Pate, 19, of Lansing remained straight faced during his arraignment Thursday afternoon.

Updated: 6:10 PM Sri Lankan wildlife officials are stunned to find no carcasses, giving proof to the theory that animals can sense danger.

Updated: 10:05 PM There are too many unsold SSRs on sales lots.

Updated: 9:30 PM Lansing-based 'Neogen, Corp.' produces two kits which check for contaminants in water, a service badly needed in Southeast Asia where survivors of the tsunami are struggling to find clean water to drink.

Updated: 6:38 PM Millions of Americans will vow to lose weight as one of their New Year's Resolutions. What are the best ways to help you reach your goals?

Updated: 6:36 PM Lansing's American Red Cross Chapter has collected donations totaling more than $8,000 in the last couple of days.

Updated: 6:28 PM An MSU professor and state climatologist calls 2004 one of the most unique severe weather and natural disaster years in memory.

Updated: 4:44 PM The state legislature has officially adjourned for 2004. Now, the clock starts ticking on some pending laws.

Updated: 4:39 PM Michigan will end 2005 with a budget surplus.

Updated: 6:45 PM Next time you get your Michigan drivers' license, you can help spread the word about organ donation.

Updated: 7:51 AM At least one city leader is considering taking a hard look at the Lansing city Market. Asking if the city should continuing its $50,000 to $60,000 dollar subsidizing of the market.

Updated: 7:24 PM Visit any of Sparrow Health System's facilities and you'll see a no smoking sign. It's the same message at Ingham Regional Medical Center. But some aren't satisfied with current smoking policies, so they're pushing for a campus-wide cigarette ban.

Updated: 6:05 PM Health officials report three confirmed cases of the flu in Ingham County. They're urging parents to take their kids for a flu shot.

Updated: 6:03 PM How did it happen, and could it happen here?

Updated: 4:35 PM Experts say the average shopper has spend over $700.00 in holiday shopping -- most on their credit card.

Updated: 10:20 AM The city is reconstructing the bridge, and the project will close a section of the road for at least eight months.

Updated: 7:04 PM Shoppers may encounter new policies and a new computer database when taking back unwanted Christmas gifts.

Updated: 7:01 PM The Bharatiya Temple is the only Hindu Temple in Lansing.

Updated: 6:06 PM Weather and a major airline shutdown push Christmas travel delays well into the days following the holiday.

Updated: 7:32 PM Children spent this holiday at Sparrow Hospital, thanks to long-term illnesses and bad timing. We have the story of one such boy, whose Christmas wish is to go home.

Updated: 1:49 PM For 11 years Lansing City Council member Sandy Allen has served in the council chambers. Now she may be days away from the Council Presidency for the first time in her career.

Updated: 9:56 PM Millions of kids send their wish lists to the North Pole every year, but did you know Ol' Saint Nick has a forwarding address right here in mid-Michigan?

Updated: 7:41 PM A new study in "Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Assocication" reports there are more cardiac deaths on Christmas Day than on other day.

Updated: 1:51 PM Mary Christmas married into her name 30 years ago, but says she didn't give it much thought until she had to sign her first Christmas card.