East Lansing Police to launch new tool to receive community feedback
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Members of the East Lansing community will soon have a new tool to use to provide feedback to the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD). ELPD has worked with PowerEngage on a platform called PowerDMS to launch the new software that uses text messaging to provide community members with an...
East Lansing Faces Lasting Impact from City Staff Turnover
Staffing turnover has been a central concern in East Lansing city government in recent years, as departures have drained the city ranks of talent and experience. These departures are largely responsible for some of the most visible local issues, and the city is still working to find long term fits for several...
Mid-Michigan Matters: Pilgrim Fest connects families with back-to-school supplies
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -If you’re in need of back-to-school gear and who isn’t with school coming up, the Pilgrim Fest in Lansing has you covered. Pastor Ed Rockett with the Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church now sits down with Taylor Gattoni to speak in an event coming up in just a little bit here in August.
Michigan’s largest free veteran event is back in Fowlerville
These rights include V.A. clinics, Medicaid and Medicare, and SNAP benefits. Quiet weather continues but with wildfire smoke around. Calm weather conditions are expected but wildfire smoke will linger for a few more days. More wildfire smoke this weekend. Updated: 16 hours ago. Wildfire smoke will continue to impact...
Teaching financial literacy with Inaugural forum
These rights include V.A. clinics, Medicaid and Medicare, and SNAP benefits. Quiet weather continues but with wildfire smoke around. Calm weather conditions are expected but wildfire smoke will linger for a few more days. More wildfire smoke this weekend. Updated: 17 hours ago. Wildfire smoke will continue to impact...
Bold LeadHERS | Episode 3 -Elizabeth Gorz
Lorri Rischar, MBA, Owner & CEO, EDGE Partnerships, Lansing, Marquette, Chicago, joins Becky Burtka, VP of member engagement, Michigan Chamber, Lansing, MI. Together they Co-Host the new MBN show “BOLD LeadHERS”. Bold LeadHERS Ep. 3: Lorri & Becky talk with Elizabeth Gorz about career pivots, public policy, and...
I’m All Alone Digging Hot Weather
Over the years, I have experienced some extreme weather. At one point, my wife and I lived in Lansing, Michigan. I like Michigan a lot but the winters there were a surprise. The worst was a windchill of 68 degrees below zero. It was so cold that as you RAN from your car to office or car to your house, you could feel...
St. Johns man killed in crash on Aug. 1. What we know
OVID TWP. — An 80-year-old St. Johns-area man was killed early Friday, Aug. 1, in a single-vehicle crash on Chandler Road, the Clinton County Sheriff's Office said. At about 8:37 a.m. Aug. 1, deputies were dispatched to Chandler Road, near Taft Road, southeast of St. Johns, where a northbound vehicle went off the...
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Coming to Wharton Center
EAST LANSING, MI – Disney Theatrical Group, under the direction of Andrew Flatt, Anne Quart, and Thomas Schumacher, and Wharton Center for Performing Arts announced today that tickets for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, the first North American production of the musical presented by Disney in over 25 years, will go on...
Saginaw Street near downtown Lansing to partially close for months; traffic backups expected
LANSING — Commuters who regularly travel east on Saginaw Street near Lansing Community College may want to spend the weekend considering alternative routes. Monday, Aug. 4, marks the city of Lansing’s official start date for a sewer separation project that could mean a new Saginaw Street, between Larch and Chestnut...