Metro Detroiters Keep Dreaming After $400M Powerball Ticket Sold In SC
There was one winning ticket for the latest $400 million Powerball jackpot, but it wasn't sold in Michigan.
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There was one winning ticket for the latest $400 million Powerball jackpot, but it wasn't sold in Michigan.
The next drawing will be Wednesday, with an estimated jackpot of $400 million.
Lottery officials say there were no jackpot winners in Saturday's Powerball drawing.
Someone who bought a $1 lottery ticket in Troy is now $79 million richer.
The decision comes after lawmakers didn't allocate money to launch an "iLottery" in early 2014.
The Republican-crafted spending plan affects many corners of Michigan life -- from how much it will cost to hunt and fish, to fixing deteriorating roads, to lengthening the school year.
Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million drawing.
The Michigan Lottery sees the Internet as its new frontier for business, where more tickets can be sold and games can be played to ultimately pump more money into public schools.
More than 3,500 lottery winners in Michigan received public assistance last year or lived with people on welfare, food stamps or other aid, a state agency reported earlier this week.
The Michigan Lottery plans to begin selling online subscriptions for games such as Mega Millions and Powerball starting this spring.
A woman who stole more than $23,000 in lottery tickets from a Michigan gas station where she worked has been sentenced to about 10 months in jail.
The powerball jackpot for Saturday night's drawing is up to $100-million.
We now know who was holding that $1 million winning ticket from last week's huge Powerball drawing.
At least two people in Michigan now have a lot of holiday cash, and some to spare.
Powerball fever has swept much of the nation with long lines forming as folks try to land themselves that ultimate stocking stuffer.
While many people played, no one matched all the numbers.
Saturday night's Powerball jackpot is the fourth largest in history at $325 millions.
A Detroit woman was lucky -- and then lucky again, winning both a free ticket and then a $1 million jackpot with it.
Someone in Michigan has just come across a fortune to the tune of $3.4 million after purchasing a $1 lottery ticket in Warren.
The Michigan gas station that sold last month's $337 million Powerball jackpot-winning ticket is getting ready to collect its bonus.
The bill, passed by the Senate on Tuesday, would prohibit the disclosure unless the winner agrees to it in writing.
If legislation working its way through the Michigan Senate had been law last month, the world might never know the name and face of Donald Lawson of Lapeer, who claimed his prize for winning the $337 million in the Powerball lottery game.
It's the end of the line for the three people who read the lottery numbers on Detroit TV.
The winner of a $337 million Powerball jackpot has stepped forward to claim his prize.
A dispute over grass clippings at the home of a Michigan lottery winner has led to injuries and criminal charges.
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Some of Southeast Michigan cities and villages have invoked street parking restrictions so that plows can clear the roads.
Rain and snow will eventually end, but wind and cold will still impact travel.
A Detroit man has amassed millions of views online since Monday after he recorded himself walking a 6-year-old girl to school after finding her outside by herself.
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Oakland University in Rochester is continuing to deal with issues in its hot water pipes, the library will remain closed until Jan. 4.
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Legionella bacteria were found through water testing in the building late Thursday after an employee was diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease.
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John Gibson made 39 saves for his first NHL shutout in nearly three years, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0.
The parent of a Monroe, Michigan, student-athlete has filed a Title IX complaint over a transgender student from another school competing in a girls' volleyball game and tournament.
Pistons guard Cade Cunningham spent his Sunday giving back to the Detroit community.
No. 18 Michigan will meet No. 13 Texas in the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, on Dec. 31, the bowl game's organizers announced Sunday.
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Allow extra time on the roads
Oakland University, in Rochester, Michigan, says fall commencement services will take place as planned, despite recent campus building closings related to problems with its high-temperature hot water pipe system.
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