Even if you've already had your COVID vaccine, you can still enter Michigan's lottery. Here's how

Michigan residents who get a COVID-19 vaccine will be eligible to win one of 32 cash prizes this summer, including a grand prize of $2 million, through the “MI Shot To Win Sweepstakes.” That goes for residents 18 years and older who have already received a vaccine, and those who get at least one dose by July 10. But you have to enter the sweepstakes to win. Youth ages 12 to 17 are eligible to win one of nine scholarships valued at $55,000 each. Michiganders are eligible for the $1 million and $2 million drawings if they’ve gotten at least one dose of the Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. READ MORE
►$5 million cash, scholarships the rewards for Michigan's new COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes

From MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa: "The rain finally came, and for some, more than they wanted. The rain has certainly changed the look of the drought status over Michigan. The drought status isn’t an exact formula. It is people in all areas of Michigan reporting how dry it is at their locations. There are also different types of drought. We could have a quick agricultural related drought that maybe just affects the top two feet of soil at just the wrong time. We could also have long-term drought that can draw down the water table, and affect water wells." READ MORE

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Molded by three big sisters, little brother blossoms into baseball ace

Following in the footsteps of Gabby, Emily and Maddy Yanoski – three super-athletic, ultra-competitive sisters who have been prominent on the Pinconning sports scene – young Tommy Yanoski learned early the might of girl power. “We’re all pretty competitive and, in a way, he was probably extra competitive because he was thinking ‘I’m a boy and I’m gonna show you,’” said eldest sister Gabby. “But we weren’t going to go easy on him – we never did.” Tommy emerged as a hard-charging quarterback on the football team, a high-scoring guard on the basketball team and a heat-throwing pitcher on the baseball team while earning nine varsity letters. READ MORE
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Every year the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency highlight a handful of state parks and recreation areas as being “fireworks free” for the Fourth of July holiday. The list of fireworks-free parks includes about a dozen spots that are far from traditional fireworks displays, affording quieter places for veterans, pet owners and other visitors to recreate over Independence Day weekend. According to the DNR, the idea for the no-fireworks parks came from a veteran who understood that fireworks and other loud noises can act as a trigger for PTSD. READ
►If you are interested in fireworks, here's where you can find them throughout Michigan