A 31-year old Buckley woman who is seven months pregnant is in the Wexford County Jail this morning after taking police on a wild ride that ended with her crashing into a group of trees. Deputies say Lindsey Morgan was taken into custody on fleeing and eluding police, further investigation led to additional drunk driving charges (her third offense) and driving on a suspended license. The woman was driving with her 2-year old daughter and her alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit.

There is still a chance for you to in a lottery of a lifetime...No one picked the six correct numbers in last night's multi-state Mega Millions lottery game, sending the jackpot to $500 million for the Friday drawing. That's a new record. In last night's game, 47 players came very close, matching 5 of the 6 winning numbers. Each of those tickets is worth at least 250 thousand dollars.

While gas prices spike, natural gas is moving in the other direction. Consumers Energy says prices for its approximately one-point-seven million natural gas customers in Michigan are expected to go down about 13 percent starting in April. The Jackson-based utility says the drop will total about $130 million over the next year and bring natural gas prices to 2003 levels. Consumers says the rate cut follows lower fuel costs related to the recent mild winter, which also lowered bills in the state saving a typical residential gas customer about $94 compared to the previous year. (MRN)

Tourism spending in Michigan jumped a surprising 8% in 2011 and should increase by a healthy 6% this year, reflecting the ongoing economic recovery. That's according to the annual tourism report by researchers at Michigan State University released Tuesday at the Pure Michigan Governor's Conference on Tourism in Grand Rapids. Assistant Professor Of Tourism Dan McCole says as long as the weather is good Michigan’s $17-billion-a-year tourism market should have a “very strong” 2012.

A Federal Judge in Detroit has dismissed the key charges against the seven members of the southern Michigan-based Hutaree militia who were accused of plotting war against the government. U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts Tuesday ruled that the government's case was built largely upon circumstantial evidence. The charges included seditious conspiracy and conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction and could have resulted in 30-year prison sentences.

State Police say college basketball fans getting geared up for the conclusion of the NCAA Basketball Tournament next weekend should remember to designate a sober driver or they may end up in jail and miss the games. More than 160 law enforcement agencies in 26 counties will continue stepped up drunk driving enforcement through April 2. The enforcement initiative began march 13th and is being paid for with federal traffic safety funds administered by the Office Of Highway Safety Planning. (MRN)

Fire investigators are searching for a cause of a deadly house fire that happened yesterday near Tustin. Fire officials say the home in Burdell Township was occupied by 5 other people but only three were there at the time of the blaze including a 94-year old woman who got trapped and died. Six separate fire departments responded to the fire. image by xedos4

State lawmakers continue efforts this week to put new regulations on medicinal marijuana use. A house committee will consider legislation requiring photographs on medical marijuana cards. Also under consideration is a bill that sponsors say will clearly define the required relationship between physicians and patients, when it comes to medical marijuana authorization. (MRN)

Michigan Lottery officials say since there was no winner of the Mega Millions Jackpot on Friday, the prize for Tuesday’s drawing is up to a whopping $363 million dollars. Spokesperson Andi Brancato says that breaks down to some serious coin. A single winner can take a one-time cash payment of $255 million or spread the wealth over 26 years for roughly $13 million a year. (MRN) Image by FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Michigan's Junior U.S Senator Debbie Stabenow says billions of dollars of tax breaks to big oil companies should end. Stabenow yesterday (Monday) voted to allow debate on a bill to eliminate about $20-billion-dollars in tax subsidies to the world's five largest oil companies... Stabenow says it's an insult to pay whatever price the oil companies want at the pump out of one pocket and then deliver subsidies out of the other pocket.