Michigan Performance Dog Club hosts Dog Jam
Northside neighborhood communities, including Hildebrant apartments, The Mount Vernon, and Willow communities, came together on Saturday to celebrate their community’s history at Francis Park in Lansing. Holiday celebration sparks clean up in Lansing parks. Updated: 6 hours ago. Residents across Lansing enjoyed the...
Lavender U-cut in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, Mich. (WILX) - An enchanting experience happening this summer in Charlotte. Saturday kicked off the Lavender U-cut event at the Carlisle Lavender Farm. People could smell the fragrant rows of lavender, breathe in the calming scents, and could buy their own bundle of lavender straight from the fields. “I...
Update: Be ready for strong thunderstorms in Michigan Sunday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued an updated report at 2:47 p.m. EDT on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 3:30 p.m. EDT for Saginaw, Tuscola, Shiawassee and Genesee counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 2:47 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a cluster of strong thunderstorms along...
Michigan Business Beat | Teri Sand, Capital Area Michigan Works! Reviews the Going PRO...
Chris Holman welcomes back Teri Sand, SHRM-CP, PHR, CBSP, CRP, Business Services Manager, Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing, MI, but serving Ingham Eaton, and Clinton Counties. Watch Teri and Chris’s conversation discussing how Going PRO Talent Fund helps train new hires & upskill teams—up to $3.5K per worker!,...
Keep the rain gear handy today! Showers and storms move in later this afternoon
A break from the heat and humidity is just around the corner as a cold front brings the chance for showers and storms back to the area for Sunday.
UV Safety Month: Raising awareness of skin cancer risks
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — July is UV Safety Awareness Month, and health experts are urging Americans to be cautious while soaking in the sun. The American Cancer Society reports that skin cancer is the most common nationwide, with over 5 million cases diagnosed each year. Unprotected exposure to the sun’s ultraviolet,...
Holiday celebration sparks clean up in Lansing parks
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Residents across Lansing enjoyed the scenes of fireworks in a number of locations. Some even took to public parks to light up their own. The city of Lansing firework ordinance allows residents to parks from June 29th to July 4th between 11 a.m. and 11:45 p.m. It extends to July 5th if it falls...
Northside Community comes together for long-awaited Reunion
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - An opportunity for the Northside community in Lansing to come together on Saturday. There was a reunion for the Northside neighborhood. Those communities included the Hildebrant Apartments, as well as the Mount Vernon and Willow communities. The reunion celebrates the Northside community...
Elephants Sedative Kills 11 People: Carfentanil Resurfaces in Michigan
Who makes this stuff? The synthetic opioid carfentanil—basically fentanyl's even deadlier cousin—is making a terrifying appearance in Michigan. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has confirmed that 11 people, across Ingham, Livingston, Eaton, Genesee, Oakland, and Wayne counties, have died...
If Michigan Ever Moved the Capital from Lansing, Where Would it Go?
It would be difficult to imagine Michigan's capital being anywhere else but Lansing. But that doesn't mean it couldn't move. It has before. So if Michigan were to ever replace Lansing, where would a new capital go?. From Detroit to Marshall: A Capital History. Many Michigan history buffs will remember...