Lansing MI

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. Moviegoers in the Lansing area will see major upgrades as two local theater chains invest in renovations to their biggest auditoriums. Celebration Cinema opened a new C Premium XL screen over the weekend, replacing the Lansing...

Lobbyists in Michigan spent nearly half a million dollars wining and dining public officials in 2025, with some lawmakers receiving more than $12,000 in meals and travel expenses.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - An Ingham County man struck it big, winning $1 million playing the Michigan Lottery’s Millionaire Maker game. “I was so excited when I saw I won $1 million that it was hard to even drive home because I couldn’t focus! I’m still in awe and waiting for it to fully sink in,” the winner said.

KALAMAZOO, MI – A Grand Rapids man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after he dragged his girlfriend from a moving vehicle and pointed a gun at a woman who tried to help her. Maurice Ray Jr., 32, led police on a pursuit through Lansing before he...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The University of Michigan Board of Regents is set to vote on two new major development projects estimated to cost at least $143 million in total that could reshape care at the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing. On Thursday, the board will vote to either approve or deny a request...

A man allegedly drove his car into a family on an evening walk, then opened fire, killing a 3-year-old child in the process. On Feb. 17, Alexander Lamar Banks, 21, was arraigned on one count of first-degree premeditated murder, three counts of assault with intent to murder, four counts of felony firearm, one count of...

LANSING — When PetalPop Cafe opens its doors off West Ionia Street next month the flavors of its menu will pay homage to its name, and the woman who inspired the business. Lucile Belen, a former Lansing City Councilperson who died in 2010, ran Belen’s Flowers at the building in the 500 block of West Ionia Street for...

Social media star Caleb Hammer from Financial Audit is heading to Lansing for the most unexpected judging gig imaginable.

LANSING — Two people have been charged with open murder and the mutilation of remains in connection with the 2025 deaths of two men at separate Lansing residences, authorities announced Thursday, Feb. 12. The charges follow a yearlong investigation by a task force including the Michigan State Police, the...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A Lansing man has been convicted of second-degree murder, despite the victim’s body never being found. Willie James Jr. was found guilty Wednesday for the January 2021 murder of Lansing resident Andrew Watson. James, 57, is currently an inmate in the Michigan Department of Corrections,...