
Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots hit combined $1.2 billion
Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots total $1.2 billion following recent drawings where no winners were declared.
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Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots total $1.2 billion following recent drawings where no winners were declared.

Trick or Treat on the Square, a free family-friendly event featuring over 40 local businesses and a new costume contest, is scheduled to take place this Friday evening in downtown Lansing.

The city of Ionia has reduced the amount of fluoride in its drinking water by half because of a national shortage.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Advocacy group Michiganders for Money Out of Politics held a virtual press conference on Thursday, encouraging voters to approve Proposal 2, which would limit who can donate to politicians. The proposal would specifically limit how regulated utilities such as DTE Energy and Consumers Energy donate to politicians. It would also affect [...]

General Motors agreed to pay $220 million to settle allegations from 35 states and Washington, D.C., that it sold drivers' private location and driving data to insurers without consent.

No one won the Powerball jackpot on Wednesday. The new jackpot is anticipated to reach $760 million, and the winner could be selected on Saturday.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development awarded a team of researchers and outreach specialists from Michigan State University and Purdue University $400,000 to study the impacts of PFAS. PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, are a large group of human-made, widely used, long-lasting chemicals that break down very slowly [...]

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Broadway production of The Notebook has officially debuted in East Lansing. Tuesday was opening night, and the shows will continue to run through Sunday. Special to this production, there are three pairs of actors portraying the main characters, Noah and Allie. Older Allie tells the story in three distinct [...]

The Michigan Department of Corrections is testing out a new inmate security level classification system intended to improve safety conditions in state prisons.

No one won the Powerball jackpot on Monday. The new jackpot is anticipated to reach $716 million, and the winner could be selected on Wednesday.

A man who died Monday after exchanging shots with officers and a house fire goaded his mother to call police and told her he would “die in the driveway,” the Calhoun County sheriff said.

Three Delhi Township businesses failed an alcohol compliance check conducted by the Ingham County Sheriff's Office after selling alcohol to underage decoys.

A 28-year-old man from Fenton was killed early Wednesday morning when a box truck struck him on westbound I-96 in Livingston County.

TRUE Community Credit Union received a $59,000 grant from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to support its Jackson Saves Program, which helps students and families save for post-secondary education.

BROOKLYN, Mich. (WLNS) — With Halloween fast approaching this weekend, many Mid-Michiganders are trying to squeeze in their last thrills before the spooky season is over. From now through Halloween night, you can cross off a new bucket list item: Seeing the light show at Michigan International Speedway. This is the second year Nite Lites [...]