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Police are asking the public for help finding a man who robbed a bank Friday morning. It happened at the Independent Bank at 1245 East Grand River in Williamston just before 10:30 a.m. Meridian Townshipget more >> Bank robbed in Williamston on Friday morningget more >> Michigan State Police and the Department of Corrections are investigating after an employee was beaten up at a Jackson prison. It happened at the G. Robert Cotton Correctional Facility on Wednesday night. Aget more >> Physician's assistant found in a closetget more >> Police in Eaton County are looking for three people who they say broke into a home, tied up the owner, and stole several items from the house. It happened around 2 a.m. on Friday along the 1400 blockget more >> Three suspects broke in, tied up ownerget more >> Two suspects are in custody after Eaton County Sheriff's Officials responded to a home with possible methamphetamine activity. According to officials they located components used in the manufacturingget more >> Officials located components used in making meth, numerous one pot meth labs, potted marijuana plants, and a loaded hand gun.get more >> The Eaton County Sheriff's Department had its hands full with meth labs last night. Deputies went to two busts - one in Charlotte and the other in Windsor Township. There was a third bust, in which copsget more >> Two in Eaton County, one in Lansingget more >> Hazardous material was found in a home on Lansing's south side after a police raid late Wednesday night. There were 180 Pounds of hazardous waste found inside the home on Valencia Street, along withget more >> There were 180 Pounds of hazardous waste found inside the home on Valencia Street, along with 25 prior One Pot Meth, and 62 gas generators.get more >> Police believe two sisters are the brains behind a home invasion in Holt earlier this month. Police say two Lansing men broke into a home in the 1800 block of Schoolcraft, tied-up the homeowner, and stoleget more >> Both face numerous charges for home invasionget more >> At least two people are under arrest after police busted a meth lab in Charlotte on Thursday night. It happened along the 500 block of Amity around 10:30 p.m. Armed with a search warrant, Eaton Countyget more >> One of two busts in Eaton County, three in mid-Michigan overnightget more >> Michigan's local governments would have the option to put cameras at intersections to spot drivers running red lights under proposed legislation in the state House. A measure recently introduced by Republicanget more >> A sign would need to warn driversget more >> Officials got the call just before 7 P.M. Tuesday night to the Mason State Bank on Cedar Street in Mason, where they say a bank robbery took place. It was reported that the male suspect came in justget more >> A male suspect came into a bank in Mason just before closing with a handgun and demanded money from an employee.get more >>
JACKSON, Mich. (AP) - A 75-foot-tall concolor fir from Jackson has been selected as the Christmas tree to decorate the Michigan Capitol lawn this year.
Our media partners at MLive reports Jackson residents Anthony and Stephanie LaPorte are donating the tree, which is in a yard on the city's east side.
On November 2, volunteers from the Michigan Association of Timbermen and the Great Lakes Timber Professionals Association plan to cut down the tree and transport it to Lansing. The next day, Lansing's Hi-Ball Co., which is donating a crane and crews, will set the tree on the front lawn of the Capitol.
Officials accepted nominations from around the state through the end of July and then began evaluating trees. The Jackson tree first was nominated in 2009.
A tree-lighting ceremony is November 16.
