Lansing MI

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, members of Lansing’s Muslim and Iranian American communities are sharing mixed but deeply personal reactions. “I’m absolutely disheartened. Innocent lives are being lost. War is not an answer. We need to be working toward...

EAST LANSING – Malik Hall, Tyson Walker and Jaden Akins are among the nearly dozen former Michigan State teammates Jaxon Kohler watched kiss the Spartan logo at midcourt in the Breslin Center. The forward is now among those next in line to participate in the program’s senior day tradition....

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. Lansing voters could be asked to weigh in on whether to sell the Lansing Shuffle property to a Detroit-based real estate development company. The land is currently owned by the city and leased to Detroit Rising to...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– The Michigan State Police (MSP) will conduct live training for its Teaching, Educating and Mentoring (T.E.A.M.) School Liaison Program for the first time on Thursday morning. Law enforcement officers from across the state will present the program’s curriculum to students in Eaton Rapids as part...

INGHAM COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - The Department of Attorney General has completed its review of the officer-involved shooting of Cameron Cothern on April 6, 2025, concluding that no charges will be filed against the officer involved. It was determined the officer acted in self-defense and to protect others. The Michigan...

Michigan schools are turning heads in the party scene, with students bringing energy to campuses from East Lansing to Ann Arbor.

Now just a blip on the radar, but still fondly remembered by a selective few. Here's a brief backstory on the former Ingham County town of Eden....

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — This week on Crime Stoppers, police need your help identifying suspects in two car thefts in Lansing and tracking down two people wanted on warrants in the area. Vehicle Theft The Lansing Police Department is asking for help identifying someone who stole a car from Russel Street on Feb. 16. He...

A Michigan mother took a painful story public in Lansing yesterday, telling state senators that her 12-year-old daughter’s death by suicide was fueled in part by time spent on social media. Charay Gadd said her daughter, London, was pulled into self-harm content after opening accounts before age 13, and she urged...

EAST LANSING, (Mich.) WLNS — Brendan Lafrenier is a senior at the University of Michigan but earning that degree might not even be the hardest challenge he takes on this year. He’s in the middle of running 200 miles from Lake St. Clair near Detroit across the state to Lake Michigan. Lafrenier says he’s exhausted, […]