Republican-backed spending bills set stage for renewed budget talks hat  Michigan's Fiscal Year 2020 was signed into law last week. But budget discussions are far from over. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the legislature still don't see eye to eye on a number of budget items. In fact, the Republican-controlled House and Senate have introduced bills this week to restore funding to several items that were axed by Whitmer's line-item veto pen. MORE ►Jackson area programs caught in 'political fight' of budget vetoes ►Pro-life pregnancy services stripped from budget

  

Average U.S. home could fit in master bedroom of this $1.99M mansion   Looking for a little extra space to stretch out? If that headline doesn't grab you... Well, maybe some of the particulars of this mansion will. The music room features silk-lined walls. A night sky mural with lights is on the kitchen ceiling. Art and statues are found throughout the gardens and inside the home. Oh, and, then there's the two-story, 3,000-square-foot master bedroom.(!) MORE ►Video: Look inside $1.99M mansion

Dantonio to be deposed in lawsuit after season hat  As the Michigan State football team prepares for a big game Saturday at Wisconsin, coach Mark Dantonio already has been handed a win and a loss this week in the courtroom. A judge ruled in favor of allowing him to wait until the end of the season before being deposed in the Curtis Blackwell (pictured) lawsuit. However, he will be subject to questioning for up to the full seven-hour maximum. MORE ►Michigan State injury report

  

Peak fall color painting its way southward across Mackinac Bridge     It is happening in the Upper Peninsula now. And if you live south of the Mackinac Bridge, it is coming to a neighborhood near you. Peak fall color is making its journey south through the state this month. Remember as you plan your color tours Up North the next few weekends: Great Lakes' shoreline areas stay noticeably more green later in the fall. MORE ► Where and when to drive the back roads for peak fall color  ► Fall storm will act like winter in parts north