Updated: 5:28 PM A former member of the Kentucky National Guard claims he was severely beaten by other soldiers who thought he was a prisoner, and the repercussions can be felt right here in Michigan.

Updated: 5:21 PM City officials in Lansing and East Lansing are reminding residents to stay away from both the Grand and Red Cedar Rivers. Recent storms have caused sewers to overflow into the rivers.

Updated: 8:46 AM Portland Priest Father Shamaun Beas is behind bars, charged with eights counts of criminal activity including child sexually abusive activity.

Updated: 6:10 PM The cleanup is far from over for some Mid-Michigan residents, and now they are dealing with the financial headache left from the severe weather.

Updated: 5:55 PM Mid-Michigan farmers are worried about crops, as a record amount of rain continues to fall this month.

Updated: 7:46 AM Since Friday, the Department of Public Service has responded to 160 calls for service. The majority of them pertaining to surface flooding from the record rainfall, others for relief from the city's sanitary and sewer system back-ups.

Updated: 6:26 PM Residents are calling for help by the hundreds in Lansing. Clean-up crews have been on the go since Friday.

Updated: 5:54 PM The city of Jackson is working to clean-up after a weekend of severe weather. More than 12,000 customers in the county are still without power.

Updated: 8:07 AM Another round of rain is on the way adding to the already record high totals we've received in the last few days. Meantime, mid-Michigan residents are trying to dry out.

Updated: 8:08 AM As of Saturday evening, 34,000 people in the Jackson area are still without power because of Friday's storms. Heavy rains and high winds also knocked down trees causing damage to homes and city streets.

Updated: 10:20 AM After dealing with a change of location, a delayed start and lots of standing water, hundreds of people participating in Grand Ledge's Relay for Life have been sent home until Saturday morning.

Updated: 8:06 PM A house fire starts in the garage of a home in Meridian Township. Lightning also strikes a tree in the front yard, but fire officials say they are not sure if it started the fire.

Updated: 8:00 PM Thunderstorms rolled through mid-Michigan Friday afternoon, leaving downed trees and powerlines in the wake.

Updated: 4:00 PM Close to 50 teaching positions in the Lansing School District are on the line along with about 50 other support staff jobs. Zero percent pay increases for some 570 teaching assistants and support staff is another suggestion on the table.

Updated: 8:13 PM Lightning struck at least four homes in Shiawasee County Thursday morning. The strike caused two gas leaks and a fire.

Updated: 5:27 PM Lansing schools are facing more than $10 million in budget cuts. This comes one year after the school district cut $15 million from this year's budget.

Updated: 7:20 PM An email has been circulating across the country asking readers to boycott the gas pumps Wednesday. But the question is, did it work?

Updated: 11:14 AM Over the last few days, thousands of people have received an email urging them not to fuel up on Wednesday, May 19.

Updated: 11:03 AM The city of Lansing approved a $109 million general fund budget, but set aside one million dollars in hopes that the mayor's office can find a way to avoid spending out of Lansing's reserve and rainy day fund.

Updated: 6:08 PM Michigan State University is asking for Scholarship Seating Contributions from certain football season ticket holders.

Updated: 6:16 PM U.S. Congressman Mike Rogers and officials from the Commerce Department met with mid-Michigan business owners Monday to talk about opportunities in Iraq.

Updated: 2:20 PM The battle over gay marriages heats up in Michigan.

Updated: 11:04 AM A woman is dead and part of a building is badly damaged after a late night fire near Brooklyn in southern Jackson County.

Updated: 11:01 AM Friends and Family gathered Saturday to remember a little girl killed last year trying to cross St. Joseph Highway.

Updated: 6:44 PM Maria Hernandez, 38, is dead after falling from a tenth floor apartment balcony Friday morning. Police are calling it suspicious.