GENESEE COUNTY, MI – A Michigan man’s repeated efforts to scan non-winning lottery tickets paid off this week. The 59-year-old man from Genesee County, who chose to remain anonymous, won $100,000 playing the $300,000,000 Extraordinaire second chance game.

FLINT, MI – The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office has opened the Genesee County Jail lobby, located at 1002 South Saginaw Street in downtown Flint, as a warming center. Freezing temperatures caused many Genesee County school districts to close on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Volunteers are working to help battle food insecurity in mid-Michigan on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service.HAP CareSource employees and volunteers gathered at the Dort Financial Event Center on Monday to pack up 200,

GENESEE COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan woman was arrested for allegedly abandoning a puppy in a park porta potty. Grand Blanc Township police said the puppy, Hank, was found in a porta potty at Creasey Bicentennial Park and may have been abandoned for more than two days.

If you need to get out of the cold, there are several warming centers open in mid-Michigan to the public. CENTER FOR HOPE—812 Root St, Flint NORTH END SOUP KITCHEN—735 E Stewart Ave, Flint GENESEE COUNTY JAIL LOBBY—1002 Saginaw St,

GENESEE Co., Mich. (WNEM) - A Genesee County man won $100,000 playing the Michigan Lottery’s $300,000 Extraordinaire second chance game.

A 59-year-old won the second chance drawing as part of the $300,000,000 Extraordinaire instant game from the Michigan Lottery.

The Fenton and Holly varsity boys swimming and diving teams had solid performances at the Genesee County meet.

The lucky 67-year-old player, who chose to remain anonymous, bought her winning ticket at VG’s Quick Stop, located at 18001 Silver Parkway in Fenton.

Both the Genesee County Road Commission and MDOT are urging drivers to stay off the roads if possible, especially as even colder air is expected overnight.

"It is a culture change, and we are seeing the results already," said Fayette Sheriff James Custer, whose county already uses the IGNITE program.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day just around the corner, residents throughout mid-Michigan are preparing to celebrate and honor the civil rights leader’s legacy on Monday, Jan. 20.