TAYLOR, MI – A Michigan man thought he was the victim of an April Fools’ Day prank when he learned he won $100,000 in the lottery. Jeremiah Maher, 43, of Taylor matched four white balls and the Powerball – 19-24-40-42-56, PB: 23 – in the April 1 drawing to win a $50,000 prize. Thanks to the Power Play, the prize was multiplied to $100,000. He bought his winning ticket at the 7-Eleven, located at 20945 Ecorse Road in Taylor. “I looked at my numbers after the drawing and I thought...

The Tennessee Titans announced the jersey numbers that all of their selections from the 2024 NFL Draft will be wearing as rookies on Wednesday, headlined by the numbers for first-round offensive tackle JC Latham and second-round defensive lineman T'Vondre Sweat. The Titans picked seven players in April's draft. In addition to Latham (Alabama) and Sweat (Texas), they also selected North Carolina linebacker Cedric Gray, Louisville cornerback Jarvis Brownlee Jr., Tulane receiver Jha'Quan Jackson, Miami linebacker James Williams and Michigan defensive end Jaylen Harrell.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana football got a verbal commitment from Kent State defensive tackle CJ West on Wednesday morning. he 6-foot-2, 315-pounder was one of the most highly coveted players at his position remaining in the portal with Wisconsin, Michigan, LSU and Florida State among the schools that had targeted him. The Hoosiers came out of spring practice with very little depth or experience at the position behind JMU transfer James Carpenter and returning tackle Marcus Burris Jr. West, who announced his decision on social media, solidifies the team's two-deep alongside...

DETROIT — Severe storms barreled through the Midwest early Wednesday, a day after two tornadoes struck one Michigan city and destroyed homes and commercial buildings, including a FedEx facility. The tornadoes were first spotted after dark Tuesday in parts of Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, while portions of Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri were also under a tornado watch, according to the National Weather Service. The storms came a day after a deadly twister ripped through an Oklahoma town. As the storms raged on in the pre-dawn hours Wednesday, the National Weather...

Thunderstorms and tornadoes mauled the Midwest, tearing through several western Michigan communities Tuesday evening, leaving a trail of wreckage that weather and emergency officials will have to evaluate more closely in the light of day. At least two tornadoes touched down in Michigan, one in Portage and the other in Branch and St. Joseph counties, National Weather Service officials in Grand Rapids said early Wednesday, adding teams would be out later surveying the damage. "The early warnings saved lives," said Ernie Ostuno, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Grand Rapids,...

One Michigan Lottery winner had by far the largest prize won or claimed in April, according to the Michigan Lottery. A 41-year-old woman won $2 million on a $2,000 Large instant game ticket that she purchased at Party Palace Liquor located at 49133 Schoenherr Road in Shelby Township. Her prize was one of 15 worth $100,000 or more won or claimed in April. More:30 Michigan pups to appear on new Lucky Dog instant lottery tickets The April prize amounts closest to her win, included $500,000 winners on 50X Wild Time...

The importance of family was underscored when Troy Fautanu decided where he would celebrate his selection in the NFL Draft. The league invited all potential first-round prospects to attend the draft in Detroit. That included Fautanu, the 23-year-old fifth-year senior from Washington who was projected to be among the tackle-heavy prospects taken on the first day. Just 13 players accepted the invitation. Some stayed home because of the uncertainty surrounding their draft position. Others may have balked at celebrating their big day in the Motor City. For Fautanu, it came...

An Oklahoma family is still searching for answers nearly a year later for Noah Presgrove, who was found naked and dead along a rural highway on Labor Day. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Presgrove's body was found in the early hours of Sept. 4, 2023, alongside U.S. Highway 81 approximately 1.2 miles north of Terral, Oklahoma, in Jefferson County. Presgrove's sister, Madison Rawlings, recalled that fateful day she found out her brother was gone in an interview with Fox News Digital. "I live in South Texas. I live about eight...

STORY: :: A barrage of severe storms and tornadoes lash the Midwest

:: Tornadoes in Oklahoma killed at least one person

Local media reported the swarm of tornadoes in Oklahoma also injured at least five, flattened homes and ripped down trees in the northeast corner of the state.

Local media outlets reported that multiple tornadoes touched down in southern Michigan on Tuesday (May 7), causing damage to several buildings. There have been no casualties reported there.