A North Branch couple learned a Lotto 47 ticket they bought was worth $3.98M after a family text and a scan of their tickets on the Michigan Lottery app.

Dan Austin has set up the Austin Past & Future Fund to endow HistoricDetroit.org and offer scholarships to Detroit residents aged 16–25. The move follows Austin’s stage‑4 cancer diagnosis and aims to make his work permanent.

Detroit will pay for ServSafe manager courses for restaurant workers and pair training with public inspection placards at Eastern Market. The pilot aims to boost compliance and consumer confidence.

After a ramming and shooting at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Las Vegas synagogues saw increased patrols and leaders urged resilience. Security teams and drills helped protect the early childhood center.

Middle‑income older adults are being priced out of assisted living even as care costs climb. Detroit projects and modular cottage pilots show possible ways to lower costs.

Archbishop Edward Weisenburger apologized to survivors and ordered a century‑spanning audit, fingerprinting and new victim‑support measures across the Archdiocese of Detroit.

Detroit’s school board is considering making FAFSA completion a graduation requirement for the class of 2027, with opt-outs and state grant money tied to the plan. The debate centers on outreach, privacy and whether the dollars are worth changing graduation rules.

A new poll finds groceries, health care and fuel are squeezing Michigan working families — and most say the state isn’t doing enough.

State court tallies show 514 ERPO petitions in 2025 and 407 orders granted, offering Michigan’s first statewide snapshot of how the red‑flag law is being used. Advocates call it a lifesaving tool; critics worry about due process.

Belle Isle will mark 313 Day on March 13 with free family programming across the island and the Belle Isle Casino reopening at 3 p.m. Reservations run through Sept. 30.

Michigan launched a $16M pilot that delivers $200–$300 monthly stipends to about 2,500 child‑care workers to test whether steady pay boosts help retain educators.

A judge has blocked Detroit Thermal from reconnecting a steam tunnel under Lafayette Park, preserving the Mies van der Rohe greenspace while leaving a high‑rise still seeking heat.

Garden City residents say new water and sewer charges are landing in mailboxes after the city moved to fix a multi‑year shortfall. Officials point to drained reserves and major capital spending as drivers.