DETROIT A person briefed on the talks says the United Auto Workers have reached an agreement with American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. that could end an 11-week strike. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details had not

EAST LANSING - Crews likely will finish the reconstruction project on Abbot and Chandler Road by August, two months earlier than expected.

Striking workers at General Motors Corp.'s Lansing Delta Township plant have ratified a new four-year contract, ending a monthlong walkout. The 2,300 workers represented by United Auto Workers Union Local 602 are expected to start returning to their jobs next

CHARLOTTE - A regional track meet is ongoing today despite thefts of between $700 and $1,000 in track equipment from the Charlotte High School press box.

POTTERVILLE - Students who got an unexpected day off today will return to school Monday, after smoke from a locker fire forced the closure of Potterville Middle and Potterville High school.

UPDATED 12:30 P.M. WATERTOWN TOWNSHIP Michigan State Police have blocked off Howe Road between Francis and Forest Hill roads in connection with a homicide investigation.

LOS ANGELES - Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action - she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.

EAST LANSING - Barb Doyal's days of tripping on uneven sidewalks while jogging in her neighborhood may be over.

Veteran Lansing School District administrator Jim Davis has been named deputy superintendent of the district, effective immediately.

It was Clare Clement's turn to lead her classmates at Mary Poppins Preschool through the days of May.

Hao Wen spent the hours after Monday's earthquake in southwest China trying to reach his parents across dead phone lines.

Tammy Lynn Vedron and James C. Belin were familiar faces in the "Back 40," a mostly wooded area where the homeless couple began living two weeks ago after they started dating, acquaintances say.

WASHINGTON - If only beleaguered motorists and shoppers could make their gas pains and food sticker shock go away with the ease that the government can.

DELTA TWP. - A day after their union leaders said they had a deal, striking General Motors Corp. workers will get a look at the details.

OKEMOS - Will Lindstrom had four goals for Waverly/Grand Ledge/Lansing Catholic as it beat Okemos 13-8 to win the Capital Area Lacrosse Association tournament.Warriors goalie Kyle Hager played a key role early on. Hager accounted for 10 saves in the

While the nearly month-long strike against the General Motors Corp. Lansing Delta Township plant may be nearing an end, the after-effects may linger far longer.

TOKYO - Toyota's Prius started out a decade ago as a risky experiment in green technology. Today, it's the world's first mass-produced gas-electric hybrid vehicle to hit the 1 million mark in sales.

J.T. Whitman stepped to the plate, smacked a double and received a rousing ovation from the DeWitt dugout.

If you were at Michigan Avenue and Washington Square shortly after 10 a.m. Thursday, you might have seen Mayor Virg Bernero pedaling the latest form of transportation to hit the city.