How vouchers keep the poor out of rich neighborhoods   The Housing Choice Voucher system was established four decades ago to help the poor gain entry into better, safer neighborhoods. Washtenaw County has handed out 3,252 vouchers to residents. But the system is broken. All too often, the only areas these vouchers can be used are in low-income neighborhoods. Screening policies, fees and high security deposits often keep voucher recipients out of more affluent areas. MORE ►5 ways Washtenaw County could prevent segregation via housing voucher ►Video: How housing vouchers keep the poor from living in rich neighborhoods

Mother who killed her 3 kids once hospitalized for paranoid delusions   The tragic murder suicide this week just north of Grand Rapids had its origins in mental illness. In September, Aubrianne Moore was involuntarily hospitalized after suffering paranoid delusions about harming her family. On Monday, police say Moore killed her three daughters - ages 8, 6 and 2 - with a hunting rifle. She then killed herself. MORE

Izzo holds edge against Beilein in 12th year of head-to-head rivalry hat Tom Izzo and John Beilein don't hate each other. Quite the contrary. Their schools may be heated rivals, but the coaches are hold each other in high regard. Beilein's arrival in Ann Arbor signaled the resurrection of a true rivalry between near equal programs. Izzo holds an 11-9 edge head-to-head with Beilein. However, Michigan has won three straight in the rivalry entering Sunday's top 10 matchup with Michigan State at Crisler Center. MORE ►Ticket prices for sold out UM-MSU game soaring on secondary markets

  

Michigan Tech used to ship snowballs to Texas for a huge snowball fight   Texas isn't know for its snow. But for more than a decade in the '60s and '70s, students at one Texas university had an annual snowball fight. That's because those attending Michigan Tech were kind enough to share some of the snow that freely fell on Houghton. How did this special tradition begin? A transplant from Texas State University showed up at Michigan Tech. The rest, of course, is history. Luckily, this history is well documented.  MORE