Lansing MI

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Growing tension in Minnesota is the driving force behind protests in Mid-Michigan. On Tuesday, a group of demonstrators gathered at the corner of Cedar Street and Edgewood Boulevard in Lansing, following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a federal agent in Minnesota over the weekend.

LANSING, (Mich.) WLNS –The Lansing City Council is expected to make a decision soon on whether or not the Union Missionary Baptist Church, which has been operating as a temporary shelter for homeless families, will be allowed to operate as a permanent shelter. Monday’s meeting agenda addressed how to get people off...

A 22-year-old man faces charges after a 4-year-old girl found his gun under a couch and accidentally fatally shot herself in Lansing.

Dom Spalding joined the Notre Dame staff last February, leaving Northwestern in the process. And he’s on the move again. At the end of December, Michigan State hired Devon Spalding away from Wisconsin, and Dom is following his brother to East Lansing. He was Notre Dame’s assistant wide receivers coach, and he’s...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Potter Park Zoo will accept holiday light donations through Saturday, Jan. 31. The zoo is collecting old or nonworking holiday light strands for recycling in an effort to promote sustainability and give the materials a second life. Proceeds from the recycled materials will support the zoo’s...

From Jan. 23-31, Lansing's first Olive Burger Week will take place in various participating local restaurants. Dubbed as the Olive Burger Capital of the World, Lansing restaurants will celebrate by providing customers with their own unique takes on the classic olive burger. Co-hosted by Lansing Foodies and Lansing...

LANSING, MI— The application period is now open for DNR deer habitat money. The Upper Peninsula Deer Habitat Improvement Partnership Initiative is designed to enhance deer habitat on private lands in the U.P. The initiative is supported by the state’s Deer Range Improvement Program, which is funded by a portion of...

Road crews across mid-Michigan are changing their winter storm strategy as bitter cold temperatures make traditional rock salt less effective on icy roads.

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. Unhoused residents in Lansing will be able to extend their stay in a hotel after Ingham County set aside additional funds. Residents of a former encampment in Old Town were placed in the Causeway Bay Hotel after...

LANSING — When county health inspectors visit local restaurants, they document problems that need addressing to meet standards set by Michigan food codes and law. The most serious problems are considered priority violations, which present potential health hazards and should be corrected immediately. Priority...