Lansing MI

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - R.E. Olds Transportation Museum held an open house Tuesday afternoon to promote volunteering. It gave people a chance to explore the museum and learn more about volunteering opportunities. The executive director for the museum says it’s an opportunity to grow. “So in the last year,...

Eaton County declared a local state of emergency after severe storms. Officials urge residents to document uninsured property damage.

When East Lansing considered ordinance amendments to ban public camping earlier this year, it exposed a lack of resources for the unhoused community locally. While communities often respond to unhoused people by making new rules to limit where they can stay or putting up signs to discourage activities like panhandling, advocates believe the real issue is a system struggling to keep up with increasing...

2020 was a good year for Ken and Merri Bayard, or at least it was for their fledgling candle company. The sudden boom in online shopping lit up their Bayard Candle Co., founded in 2018 and run from their basement, for a national audience. With “zero overhead,” the Bayards were able to grow the company quickly, reinvesting their sudden profits.

Referred to as "Millett's new drive-in theater", the Starlite once stood across the road from the old Millett schoolhouse...

DEWITT, Mich. (WILX) - Two crashes on US-127 affected both sides on Tuesday. The right lane of southbound US-127 at Round Lake Road (Exit 86) is closed following a crash in Clinton County. The Michigan Department of Transportation said all southbound lanes had been shut down around 10:30 a.m., but...

Big Penny, the notoriously low truck-eating bridge in Lansing, has been defaced, with her eyes and teeth removed.

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The East Lansing Police Department is warning residents about a new scam involving someone impersonating the city’s planning department. City officials say scammers are sending fraudulent invoices for planning services using an “@USA.com” email address while posing as city employees. Authorities urge...

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. The city of Lansing could start parking enforcement an hour later under an ordinance being considered by City Council members. The change to starting enforcement at 9 a.m., rather than 8 a.m., is aimed at giving businesses...

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. Developers wanting to open a liquor store in Lansing will face new restrictions after City Council members voted yesterday to limit the proximity of liquor stores to one another. Under the ordinance, a new liquor store would...