U.P. community shaken by plan to close prison   Losing a couple hundred well-paying jobs can be hard on any community. But it can prove devastating to a small community. Such is the plight facing the western Upper Peninsula communities that will be effected by the announced December closing of the Ojibway Correctional Facility in Gogebic County. One study shows the prison pumps $55 million annually into the local economy. That money will be hard to replace. Overall, closing prisons in Michigan has bipartisan support. Unless, of course, that prison is the economic generator of your community. MORE ► Michigan to close Ojibway Correctional Facility ► Michigan's $56.8B budget tackles prisons, potholes and pot

Lions still searching, but at least it's the preseason   Well, the good ol' Detroit Lions don't look to be any closer to being, uh, good. Two preseason games into coach Matt Patricia's tenure (not to mention Year 3 under general manager Bob Quinn) and the early 2018 reviews are more bad than good. They lost a lackluster game Friday. Patricia had to search through the film Saturday for some positives. And by Sunday, Quinn was sifting the NFL scrap heap for players who have little chance of making the 53-man roster. (Sorry if we sound jaded. We've been watching the Lions for many, many years.) MORE ►Lions stock report ►Source: Longa has torn ACL

MSU's Williams determined to succeed after gun deaths of brother, cousin   Raequan Williams survived the violent streets of inner-city Chicago. His brother and cousin weren't so fortunate. The pain from their deaths rocked the Michigan State redshirt junior defensive tackle. But Williams is not giving up. He knows he has a golden opportunity to do what so many others before him couldn't do: Get out from under the circle of violence and stay out. He has the motivation to succeed, and MLive MSU beat writer Matt Wenzel has his story. MORE ►Best college football team in Michigan? CBSSports says MSU