Neighbors complain about broken-down cars cluttering Lansing street
Lansing neighbors frustrated with broken-down cars parked on street near auto shop. City has taken business to court twice over vehicle storage.
Crime Stoppers: Cold case homicide, burglary and vehicle theft
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — This week on Crime Stoppers, Lansing police need your help with solving a cold-case homicide from 1983 and identifying someone involved in a burglary and vehicle theft that happened on Oct. 14. If you have information regarding the cases below, call Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan at (517)...
Silver Bells in the City returns to Lansing for 41st year
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The annual Silver Bells in the City holiday celebration returns to Lansing for its 41st year on Friday, November 21. First held in 1984, the event draws more than 40,000 visitors to Michigan’s capital city each year on the Friday before Thanksgiving. In 2024 alone, the estimated economic...
Western and Indigenous knowledge will help lake sturgeon, study shows
LANSING – The Great Lakes have over 100 native fish species, and of that number, there is only one native sturgeon species: the lake sturgeon. Called “Namāēw” in the Menominee language, lake sturgeon were once abundant throughout all the Great Lakes, surviving ice ages, industrialization and centuries of human...
New Home Needed: Meet the Latest Adorable Pets Up for Adoption in Lansing, MI
Whether you're thinking about adopting a pet or simply delight in watching cute animals, you'd find a plethora of endearing pets awaiting adoption at animal shelters across and close to lansing..
“That’s going to hurt”: Lansing pot shops react to potential business caps
Marijuana dispensary owners in Lansing are pushing back against a bipartisan proposal that would cap the number of cannabis businesses in neighborhoods to one every 10,000 residents. State lawmakers are considering a bipartisan proposal to cap marijuana dispensaries in neighborhoods. Dispensary owners warn that the...
Body found in East Lansing’s Red Cedar River identified
East Lansing Police have identified the body found in the Red Cedar River on Monday, October 13, just east of Cedar Village.
Two-vehicle crash involving Ingham County patrol car closes Cedar Street
DELHI TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - A two-vehicle crash involving an Ingham County Sheriff’s patrol car closed Cedar Street at Aurelius Road in Delhi Township on Wednesday morning. The deputy sustained minor injuries. It is currently unclear whether the other driver was injured. The road has since reopened. Subscribe to...
Lansing utility company hosts event to help residents with rising winter heating bills
LANSING, Mich. — Lansing Board of Water and Light hosted an event to help residents manage their utility bills as cold weather approaches and heating costs rise. Sheri Bailey, a five-year Lansing resident, expressed concerns about affording her heating bills this winter following a BWL rate increase that took effect...
City of Lansing hosts series of public meetings on ModPods
LANSING, Mich (WLNS) — The City of Lansing is holding a series of public meetings starting Tuesday to discuss ModPods, tiny homes the city purchased earlier this year, with the plan of helping homeless people transition to full-time housing. In the woods behind Piazzano’s, one of the biggest homeless encampments in...

















