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Storms brought heavy rain, strong winds and a radar-indicated tornado in Ingham County Thursday night.

Thousands of BWL and Consumer's Energy customers in the Lansing area and elsewhere in southern Michigan were without power.

Photos: Mt. Hope School ground breaking ceremony

Voters approved a $130-million tax proposal in 2022 so the school district could rebuild Mt. Hope STEAM Magnet School and several others.

Officers were called to a hospital about 11:47 p.m. after a 17-year-old boy showed up with a gunshot wound, police said.

U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said Davion Shaltry was arrested just three days after being sentenced for possessing a different gun in Ingham County.

Florence Latham was bestowed a rare title, "mother," for her long affiliation with a Lansing church and her impact on the community.

A BWL spokesperson said change was expected to raise $2.2 million for the city-owned utility.

Eight contenders battled it out in the first Republican primary debate, facing long odds and an uphill battle to stop Donald Trump from grabbing the nomination.

Photos: An inside look at Wildtype Native Plant Nursery in Mason, who grow over 300 plants native to Michigan in their greenhouses