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Election Day 2024 live updates: Polls open across most of Michigan

Michigan’s pivotal November election: Key races, how to vote
Michigan’s November election will be crucial, featuring significant U.S. Senate and U.S. House races. Here’s how to vote and ensure your voice is heard.
The day has come. Tuesday, Nov. 5 is Election Day in the U.S., and eyes are on Michigan as a swing state in the presidential race. Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to maintain a razor-thin majority in the state House, other key roles of representation locally and in D.C. are in play, and races down the ballot will decide leadership in the realms of education and justice.
Here are the latest updates from Michigan on Election Day 2024:
7 a.m.: Polls are open across (most of) Michigan
Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. local time in Michigan today. Four counties in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are on Central time, while the rest of the state is on Eastern time.
If you are in line by 8 p.m., you should remain in line and have the right to cast your vote.
Michigan’s biggest 2024 election contests
The presidential race is looming over the whole nation, but is especially close in Michigan, one of seven key swing states this cycle. Polling in Michigan is close enough that it’s impossible to predict the outcome. And that’s not the only hot contest.
Michigan’s U.S. Senate race between Democrat Elissa Slotkin and Republican Mike Rogers has been running tight, with the open seat considered a key prize for either party.
There are also three ultracompetitive congressional races. The 7th and 8th Congressional Districts near Lansing and Saginaw, respectively, have open seats. In the 10th Congressional District, it’s a rematch between incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. John James and Democrat Carl Marlinga, who lost the district by just about half a percentage point last cycle.
This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

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80-year-old Michigan woman wins $100K in random lottery drawing

BARRY COUNTY, Mich. – A Michigan woman’s non-winning ticket led her to a $100,000 lottery prize.
The 80-year-old Barry County woman, who decided to stay anonymous, won $100,000 after being selected in a random drawing on Tuesday, May 6, according to Michigan Lottery officials.
She earned entries into the drawing by scanning her non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets on the Michigan Lottery app.
“I scanned all of my non-winning $300,000,000 Extraordinaire tickets for second chance entries, but I never expected to win,” the player told Michigan Lottery officials. “When I got a call from the Lottery telling me I won a $100,000 prize, I thought it was a scam. Later that day, I saw an email from the Lottery regarding the prize and knew it must be real. Winning is a blessing and will provide a nice financial cushion.”
The 80-year-old woman plans to save her winnings.
The drawing on May 6 was the tenth and final $300,000,000 Extraordinaire second chance drawing, according to lottery officials. Two $100,000 prizes were given away during each of these drawings.
Even though this promotion is over, Michigan lottery players still have the chance to win up to $50,000 by scanning non-winning $6,000,000 Wealth tickets on the lottery app.
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Spring Sports Stars: Who is Michigan’s top junior in girls tennis?

It’s time to highlight some of the best of the best in girls tennis from across Michigan. MLive has compiled a list of some of the top junior girls tennis players from across the state, but we’re giving the readers the chance to crown the state’s top standout.
Readers will have until 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26, to cast their votes and the winner will be announced the following day.
Check out the candidates below and cast your vote below.
JUNIOR GIRLS TENNIS STARS
Daniella Ajao, North Farmington
Leslie Bahk, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Helen Benjamin, Detroit Country Day
Samantha Bieber, Chelsea
Hailey Burd, Otsego
Sophie Burns, Rockford girls
Adelie Chen, Portage Central
Ana Cheng, Mattawan
Chloe Cox, Forest Hills Central
Sophia DiPilla, Northville
Alison Doka, Rochester Hills Stoney Creek
Savannah Edwards, Swartz Creek
Addy Fales, Allegan
Alexis Gabriel, Utica Eisenhower
Ginger Golombisky, Owosso
Jiaqi Huang, Ann Arbor Huron
Julia Ivezaj, Wixom St. Catherine
Nainika Jasti, Troy
Jada Josifovski, Birmingham Seaholm
Emma Keeping, Imlay City
Elizabeth Kennamer, Clio
Keira Kirkland, Farmington Hills Mercy
Lauren Klawon, Bay City Central
Ellisen LaFay, Powers Catholic
Ashlee Michelson, Fenton
Harriet Ogilvie, Forest Hills Northern
Danica Rakic-Dennis, Ann Arbor Greenhills
Libby Reese, Lumen Christi Becca Brushaber Parma Western
Gabby Sadowski, Utica Eisenhower
Avery Taylor, Durand
Lucy Taylor, Chelsea
Caroline Torok, Bloomfield Hills Marian
Kenna Trost, Ann Arbor Father Gabriel Richard
Ally Tunnicliff, Flushing
Brynlee Williams, Dexter
Lolyana Yapchai, Powers Catholic
Lauren Ye, Ann Arbor Greenhills
Audrey Yu, Ann Arbor Pioneer
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Michigan college student Connor Lotterman killed at house party in ‘intentional’ shooting

A Michigan college student was killed when multiple gunshots were fired through the floor at a house party in an “intentional” shooting, according to reports.
Connor Lotterman, a 19-year-old engineering student at Grand Valley State University, was struck in the head by a recklessly shot bullet fired from an upstairs bedroom during the May 9 party, WOOD-TV reported.
The tragic scene unfolded just after 11 p.m. in Tallmadge Township, MI, 6 miles east of the school’s campus.
Officials say a 20-year-old suspected gunman unloaded several rounds from his own gun into the floorboards as 10-20 people were partying inside.
“The shooting was quite intentional,” Ottowa County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Jake Sparks told the outlet. “Multiple rounds were fired. It wasn’t like as if it were a one-shot accidental discharge. This was numerous rounds discharged. Although the result of the shooting led to an accidental death, this shooting was intentional.”
Lotterman was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition but died on May 10, three days shy of his 20th birthday.
The coroner’s officer ruled Lotterman’s death an accident, with alcohol suspected of playing a role.
“Encourage people to be smart, firearms and alcohol don’t mix that’s for sure,” Sparks said. “I think this situation could’ve been avoided without those things mixing.”
The suspected gunman has not been publicly identified as police and prosecutors are considering criminal charges in the fatal shooting.
Lotterman was the youngest of five and is survived by his parents, siblings, grandparents and nieces and nephews, according to an online obituary.
His sister mourned her younger brother in a touching birthday message posted to social media.
“Thank you for being the best little brother a girl could ask for,” Marielle Lotterman wrote in the tribute. “I am so thankful to God for the 20 amazing years you had on this earth.”
Lotterman was completing his second year at GVSU when he was killed.
“The Grand Valley community is saddened by Connor’s tragic death,” Dean of Students Aaron Haight said in a statement obtained by WOOD-TV. “On behalf of President Mantella, the Laker community extends our deepest sympathies to his family and friends.”
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