Michigan man uses money from can returns to buy lottery ricket, wins $500K
A Michigan man's weekly routine of returning cans had paid off after he used the money to buy an instant game ticket that earned him $500,000.
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A Michigan man's weekly routine of returning cans had paid off after he used the money to buy an instant game ticket that earned him $500,000.
The owner of Frank's Chicken Deli & Pizza shared security footage showing a man forcing open a rear door and pulling Michigan Lottery instant tickets from a display case before leaving in an SUV.
The man used a set of three-decade-old lucky numbers from an animatronic fortune-teller machine to score a $1 million Powerball prize.
A Michigan Lottery player has won a $1.67 million Lotto 47 jackpot from Saturday's drawing.
A Powerball lottery player in Michigan is $1 million richer after winning a runner-up prize in Wednesday's drawing.
A Michigan Lottery instant game winner said he was inspired by players sharing their winning moments on the TikTok social media app.
A Muskegon County man won the top $1 million prize in the Millionaire Raffle game, the Michigan Lottery said.
The man plans to purchase a new vehicle and then save the rest of his winnings.
A text message from a family member tipped off a Michigan woman to check her Feb. 21 lottery numbers in case she won a jackpot.
A Lapeer County, Michigan, man is richer after winning a jackpot worth over $500,000 playing the Michigan Lottery's Double Win Wild Time Fast Cash game, officials said Thursday.
A Michigan man's weekly lottery habit has paid off with a $1 million scratch-off ticket win.
If you've ever scratched a lottery ticket and instantly learned you won, you can thank a Michigan native.
John Koza who grew up in Redford Township, Michigan, is credited with introducing the instant ticket, which the Michigan Lottery and other state lotteries around the country adopted into their lottery programs. Here's that story as part of CBS News Detroit's America at 250 series.
A Michigan Lottery player won a $3.98 million Lotto 47 jackpot Saturday by picking all six numbers that were drawn, lottery officials said.
A Michigan man double, triple and quadruple checked his Michigan Lottery scratch-off ticket after winning $300,000.
A three-person Michigan lottery club plans to travel and invest after winning a $1 million Powerball prize.
Michigan's lottery has contributed over $1 billion to the School Aid Fund for the seventh consecutive year.
A Michigan man's random selection when buying a scratch-off lottery ticket led to a $2 million win.
The 63-year-old player, who wishes to remain anonymous, said she had a champagne celebration with her family after winning.
An instant lottery ticket purchased at Kroger on 26 Mile Road was a $1 million prize winner.
For more than 50 years, the Michigan Lottery has given a portion of its earnings to the state's School Aid Fund.
A Macomb County man who has played the same lottery numbers for 20 years has won a record $32.91 million Lotto 47 jackpot prize.
The lucky winner plans to share his winnings with his friends and family.
An Oakland County man bought a Michigan Lottery Super Raffle ticket in Sterling Heights, and won a runner-up prize.
A Westland woman was among a dozen players who won a $100,000 prize in the Michigan Lottery Super Raffle Game.
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Lakeview High School parent Andy Amsdill first went to the school with concerns about the syllabus for his daughter's ninth-grade gym class.
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According to the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, authorities recovered a .177-caliber revolver-style BB gun in the student's backpack.
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Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin urged President Trump to make this issue a "centerpiece of your talks with President Xi."
Temple Israel, a Detroit-area synagogue, has spent the last six months rebuilding after a terror attack destroyed parts of the building.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new group of files about unidentified anomalous phenomena, or UAP or UFOs, including a batch of documents regarding a mysterious military program studying aerospace threats.
Josh Allen and the Bills put on a show in a 41-31 win over the Detroit Lions in the first regular-season game at Highmark Stadium.
Thursday marks one year since Michigan Medicine ended gender-affirming care for young patients
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The school immunization waiver rate climbed to 7.1% last year from 6.2% in 2024, the fifth straight year of decline and the highest exemption rate since 2010. Michigan is now outpacing the national average.
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A 17-year-old Pontiac girl was taken into custody on Friday after the authorities said she brought a loaded BB gun to Lake Orion High School.
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