MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) -- (11/19/09)--An area hard hit by a prison closing and cuts in funding from the state has gotten some good news for a change. While lawmakers continue to cut funding to local governments and schools, a casino is providing some ...

ISABELLA COUNTY, Mich. -- The Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe is handing out hundreds of thousands of dollars in 2 percent money. The 2 percent proceeds come from casino slot machines and are given as grants to area towns and schools. Saganing hit the ...

Distributions to local governments from the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe were down 31 percent this year compared to where they were just three years ago. The Tribe Friday distributed $2.7 million to mid-Michigan schools and local governments ...

One of the most popular alt-rock bands of the '90s, Irish group the Cranberries had hits with the songs "Linger," "Zombie" and "Dreams." The band faded away after the millennium and the members did their own thing. Recently, the Cranberries announced ...

KITTY HAWK, N.C. -- Some compulsives collect shoes. Others obsess over video games. Eugene DeFronzo, 73 years old, runs marathons. He clocked his 402nd here on a recent Sunday, and has three more planned this year. The Connecticut personal-injury ...

BAD AXE — An evidence hearing in a stolen lottery ticket case was pushed back a week. Shane A. Sprague must appear at 9 a.m. Wednesday for the hearing before Huron County District Judge David B. Herrington. Sprague, 28, is charged with one count ...