Updated: 10:19 PM East Lansing Police are on the streets to enforce a new, strict noise violation ordinance, which means high fines and possibly jail time for some partiers.

Updated: 5:51 PM How much and what kind of alcohol you drink can determine where you'll store fat.

Updated: 4:00 PM Educators say the transition from elementary to middle school is difficult for some children. An expanding mentoring program can ease some of the anxiety for some students.

Updated: 4:00 PM A security check at a local high school turned up a few knives Friday morning.

Updated: 5:45 PM Lansing based Bioport says it's confident despite reports that Harvard is developing an anthrax vaccine.

Updated: 10:29 AM Men suffering from enlarged breasts as a result of gynecomastia can gain increased self-confidence by having breast reduction surgery.

Updated: 6:24 PM Should police continue taking away vehicels to help reduce prostitution in the city?

Updated: 8:41 AM Haslett Schools are facing a $3 million lawsuit filed Wednesday afternoon, alleging physical and mental abuse of three disabled students.

Updated: 4:00 PM Superintendent, Dr. Tom Giblin announced that East Lansing Schools will add about 5 minutes to each day to make up for lost time due in part to construction.

Updated: 4:00 PM We've done it. You should too. That's message from the state's First Man Dan Mulhern who is urging parents to pay state savings programs for their children's college education.

Updated: 2:47 PM With incumbent Congressman Nick Smith apparently not running for election next year, the field is filling with potential replacements including speculation this week that Smith's own son, Brad, may follow in his father's footsteps.

Updated: 2:43 PM About 600,000 needy citizens will lose their state dental insurance coverage and health care officials predict long-term health problems as a result.

Updated: 9:18 AM During the summer Lansing police and the Genesse neighborhood in Lansing agreed to block off many of its exits and entrances to improve safety. Tuesday neighbors review the impact of the program.

Updated: 4:00 PM Another group of kids is going back to school equipped with instructions about how to stay safe.

Updated: 4:00 PM One local high school student stands apart from the rest of her classmates. Teachers say this special 16-year-old can do it all.

Updated: 8:20 PM The Mason Police Department is investigating the explosion of a pop bottle bomb Monday afternoon at a local elementary. One woman has minor injuries.

Updated: 4:00 PM Hours before the school year, the East Lansing School District was busy creating a backup plan to accommodate about 150 students that could not occupy temporary classrooms due to code issues.

Updated: 10:04 AM A farmer's income is often dictated by the weather, which determines how the crop turns out. But one Williamston farmer is using his corn to make some money, before it's even harvested.

Updated: 10:01 AM Football season is underway at Michigan State University, as the team plays its first game at home against Western Michigan University.

Updated: 9:53 AM The Minister of Health in Iraq says progress is being made on restoring that war torn nation, but with that he expects more terrorism.

Updated: 10:45 AM An 18-year-old is accused of writing a version of the damaging "Blaster" computer infection that spread quickly across the Internet

Updated: 4:00 PM Students will write more essays and respond to more intellectual questions on the University of Michigan's new application for admission.

Updated: 5:51 PM Jackson Police make a gruesome discovery inside a vacant house. Investigators are shocked to find a decomposing female body.

Updated: 9:59 PM A rash of car break-ins have police stepping up patrols in the Delta Township area.

Updated: 4:35 PM The school year at Lansing's Dwight Rich Middle School kicks off with an assembly to stress the importance of daily attendance.