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Snow slows traffic on Michigan roads during morning rushJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - DETROIT (AP) - Fresh snow snarled traffic on some Michigan roadways during the morning rush hour as authorities urged motorists to slow down. Wednesday's snow came a day...
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State officials send out school start date guidelinesJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Iowa Department of Education says school districts seeking permission to start classes earlier in the summer must prove that academic achieve...
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DTE Energy sued for cutting old trees in Oakland CountyJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A lawyer known for personal-injury lawsuits is taking on a utility over the destruction of trees in Oakland County. Geoffrey Fieger say...
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Saginaw Valley State player dismissed after assault chargesJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - KOCHVILLE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) - A Saginaw Valley State University football player has been dismissed from the team after being charged with assaulting three former play...
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Authorities: Man used hammers to kill father, 87, mother, 85Jan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Michigan authorities say a 53-year-old man with a history of mental illness and drug and alcohol abuse used hammers to beat his 87-year-old...
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Postal worker expected to plead guilty to thefts from mailJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) - A northern Iowa postal worker accused of stealing prescription pain medications from the mail is expected to change his plea to guilty. Mason Ci...
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Panel overturns firing of Des Moines police officerJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - The Des Moines Civil Service Commission has overturned the firing of a police officer. The panel voted Tuesday to reinstate 34-year-old Cody Grim...
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Pope removes Iowa priest accused of abusing minor years agoJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Pope Francis has permanently removed a veteran Iowa pastor from the priesthood after an investigation found he sexually abused a minor decades ag...
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Iowa House panel OKs school spending increaseJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Lawmakers in the Republican-majority Iowa House granted committee-level approval to a small funding increase for schools Wednesday, but leaders i...
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Notre Dame grad's eyewear company puts its focus on fashionJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - In between his first and second year at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business, Konrad Billetz began to keep a journal of all...