A Grosse Ile resident won $1 million in the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker second‑chance drawing at Little Caesars Arena. Finalists were chosen in a March 31 drawing and the in‑arena wheel picked the winner.

Wells Fargo employees and union supporters rallied in Uptown Charlotte, delivering a petition and demanding a fair contract as NLRB complaints proceed. Organizers say bargaining has dragged on and want protections for staff.

Houston nonprofit The Landing says it has assisted more than 2,700 survivors of human trafficking and will celebrate a decade of service this Sunday with a fundraiser in Sugar Land.

United Way Miami’s UpSkill Miami is training residents for aviation, healthcare and teaching and has already moved hundreds into jobs while tackling a deep affordability gap.

Dozens of Lynnfield parents demanded tougher discipline after multiple racist incidents at the middle school; the superintendent apologized as the district moves to rewrite handbook rules.

Arizona's 9‑1‑1 system can now accept emergency texts in every county, officials announced. The change expands access for people who can't safely make a voice call.

Dearborn’s school board is holding public interviews for six superintendent candidates; if it hires one of four Arab American finalists, the district would get its first permanent Arab American superintendent.

SMUHSD plans to relocate about 25 Bay Academy students from Burlingame High to Mills or Hillsdale; parents say notice was abrupt and they are demanding answers.

Newaygo County ordered immediate evacuations Thursday for residents in the floodplain below Croton Dam as Muskegon River levels climbed toward major flood stage. Shelter was set up in White Cloud.

A DPS advisory panel recommended an all-day ban on students’ personal devices, with narrow exceptions and a public comment process before a June vote.

A regional summit in Bradenton on April 30 will push registered apprenticeships as a practical fix for Tampa Bay's hiring gaps. CareerSource Suncoast and partners aim to help employers set up earn-while-you-learn pipelines.

Parents at Charlotte Catholic High School say a priest asked female students inappropriate questions during confession last December; the diocese says its review found no misconduct.

Two former Amazon employees have filed a Seattle federal complaint saying the company coded women into lower‑paying job codes and underpaid them. The filings seek class certification and back pay.