- One lucky winner finally won the Powerball jackpot.
By the time the drawing was held last Saturday the jackpot had swelled to $429 million.
The one ticket matching all six numbers was sold at a Seven-Eleven in New Jersey.
The winner can either take a one-time payment of about $284 million or choose to get the entire amount in installments spread out over 30 years.
This is the largest Powerball jackpot since January’s record $1.6 billion payout.
2. The Grand Rapids griffins will have to win 4 straight games if they hope to stay alive in their bid for the Calder cup.
They fell in the first two games to the Lake Erie monsters, both times by only one goal.
The series came to Van Andel arena last night, where the Griffins still couldn't get it done, and losing 2-1.
Now they have to win the next four, or their season is done.
They play to stay alive on May 10 at the Van Andel Arena
3. A rare astronomical event happened on Monday.
Mercury passed between the Earth and the sun.
It's known as a planetary transit and it started a couple of hours ago and took seven and a half hours to complete.
This is the closest the planet will be to earth in 11 years.
Mercury will look like a tiny black dot as it glides in front of the sun but people are advised to not look directly into the sun to see the event without the proper filter on their telescope or binoculars.
4. Grand Rapids is launching its largest-ever bicycle safety education campaign Driving Change.
It's part of national bike safety month.
As part of the effort, there`s a new website and you`ll soon see more billboards and a push on social media.
Over the past few years, about 70 miles of new bike lanes have been added to city streets.
Also to help make bicyclists visible, the city is giving away 1,000 free bicycle lights that can be attached to the front and back of a bike.
They'll be handed out at various events throughout the summer, and can also be picked up at the Grand Rapids development center.
5. A possible mumps case discovered at Calvin College.
The school posted a warning over the weekend that the case was found on campus.
Officials say they should know by Monday evening if it's truly mumps.
Meantime, they're offering vaccines to students. They say if the case is confirmed, any unvaccinated students will be required to leave campus for 26 days, by order of the Kent County Health Department.
Mumps is extremely contagious, and causes swollen jaws and puffy cheeks.
The disease can be spread airborne through coughing and sneezing.
