Updated: 10:10 PM Preparations at Michigan State University aren't the only ones underway in east Lansing.

Updated: 10:05 PM Students and staff aren't the only ones getting ready for class for the fall semester to get underway at MSU.

Posted: 6:06 PM The United States gets the gold and gymnastic clubs around the country could be seeing more green because of the televised coverage.

Updated: 6:28 PM Michigan democrats react following Wayne County sheriff's deputies saying they cited former Democratic Party Chair Melvin “Butch” Hollowell for soliciting a prostitute.

Updated: 12:02 PM A former University of Michigan runner says he plans to pause and soak in the moment as he steps into the Olympic stadium for his event.

Updated: 8:45 AM After receiving a ticket for solicitation of prostitution, former co-chair of the Michigan Democratic Party, Melvin Hollowell's political future is in question.

Updated: 6:27 PM Former co-chair of the Michigan Democratic Party and current legal advisor to the Michigan John Kerry campaign, Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, has been ticketed for solicitation of a prostitute.

Updated: 6:25 PM Lansing based Bioport is given the go ahead to test an improved anthrax vaccine on humans.

Updated: 6:16 PM Published reports say Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall, the university tells news ten they have yet to receive a formal application from the swimming star.

Updated: 5:38 PM A catastrophe call center in Marshall is doing its part in the rebuilding effort in Florida after Hurricane Charley.

Updated: 1:41 PM A couple of Michigan teens have set a record for continuous television watching.

Updated: 1:44 PM Aggressive bears are forcing some Michigan state campgrounds to close.

Updated: 1:45 PM Michigan students looking to cash in on Merit Awards from their MEAP scores will have to put in community service hours beginning with the class of 2006.

Updated: 4:00 PM Advice local doctors have for parents getting kids ready to go back to school or start school for the first year.

Updated: 6:12 PM National average score on the rise, but Michigan students' ACT scores are rising higher.

Updated: 5:45 PM Lansing based BioPort corporation has been given approval to test a news anthrax vaccine that would require fewer doses.

Updated: 5:49 PM Dan Quisenberry, Pres. of the Michigan Association of Public School academies says the New York Times Article blasting Charter Schools is "180 degrees wrong."

Updated: 5:02 PM From riots to fires and even an anthrax scare, Michigan State University has had its share of emergencies. To help those responding prepare for the unknown, crews worked through a full scale mock disaster Wednesday.

Updated: 3:57 PM Automakers are pitching in to help hurricane victims in Florida.

Updated: 3:54 PM A Lake Michigan landmark featured on postcards is celebrating 20 years.

Updated: 3:36 PM A Leslie teen has been found guilty of lying about alleged sexual assaults by a teacher.

Updated: 3:34 PM The number of people without a job climbed in Michigan during the month of July.

Updated: 12:11 PM General Motors is selling half of its interest in nine shopping malls.

Updated: 6:38 PM Eye experts say comprehensive eye exams are as important as immunizations before school starts.

Updated: 6:36 PM New and returning crossing guards are required under state law to complete a certain number of training hours before the school year begins. Roughly 100 guards from Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties attended a session Tuesday put on by police and the Lansing Area Safety Council.