Lansing fights back: City, State challenge federal SNAP pause
LANSING, Mich — With the pending suspension of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, some Lansing residents are wondering where their next meal will come from. City of Lansing and state leaders are now stepping up to address growing concerns about food insecurity across the city. Lansing...
Bath Township food pantry sees record turnout as SNAP benefits threatened
Hundreds of cars lined up down the street for a mobile food pantry in Bath Township on Wednesday, as concerns grow over potential pauses to food stamp benefits due to the federal government shutdown.
PHOTOS: NICU nurses celebrate babies’ first Halloween with handmade ocean costumes
A blighted property in South is set to get new life as officials unveiled plans for redevelopment. Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and Novi Properties spoke Tuesday at 820 Miller Road, a run-down property that will eventually become the home of a laundromat, event space, brunch restaurant and more. Firefighters battle...
Grand Ledge community mourns 12-year-old killed in bike crash
Police are still investigating how a 12-year-old boy from Grand Ledge was killed last Thursday while riding his bike as family and friends mourned his memory at Beagle Middle School.
GM layoffs hit Michigan workers as EV demand slows
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A sharp shift in federal policy and slowing demand for electric vehicles is hitting Michigan’s auto workers hard. At General Motors Factory Zero near Detroit, more than a thousand employees are being laid off, with hundreds more affected in Ohio and Tennessee. Jason Miller with...
Man injured while working on power lines on Lansing’s south side
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A man is hospitalized after a possible electrocution on Lansing’s south side Wednesday morning. Lansing police officials tell News 10 a 39-year-old man was working on power lines on S. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard when he was injured around 10:30 a.m. Authorities believe the...
39-year-old man ‘electrocuted’ while working on powerline in Lansing
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A 39-year-old man was “electrocuted” while completing powerline work in Lansing, according to Lansing police. The Lansing Police Department reports that at around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, the man was working in the area of the 4900 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. An eyewitness...
No stadium, new location. MSU trustees to vote on scaled-back Spartan Gateway plan
EAST LANSING — Months after approving a plan to build a $150 million Olympic sports arena and partner with a developer to build a hotel, private housing, restaurants and office space on the western edge of campus, Michigan State trustees are expected to vote on a scaled-back plan. The 6,000-seat Olympic stadium,...
Off-campus students struggle with “porch pirates”
In early September, Michigan State University students living at the Trowbridge Lofts apartment building decided they'd had enough:something needed to be done about their vanishing packages. Their presumably stolen goods varied in value and use, ranging from a $10 charging cable to an order of clothes from the online...
High-speed pursuit ends in crash on I-64
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – UPDATE 10/28/25 10:03 AM: Deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the West Virginia State Police, arrested a Michigan man following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash late Monday night. Officials identified the driver as Christopher Allen...
