Lansing MI

Ingham County has some great openings this week for folks who care about people and community. From environmental advocacy to mental health and hospice care, there’s something meaningful for every kind heart.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Lansing Emporium hosted a Candle Making at Midnight event in Old Town Lansing. For $25, people could make and decorate their own candles. There were options of making a soy wax or beeswax candle. People could decorate with flowers, colors and a variety of essential oils.

Learn how the project demonstrates the potential for integrating native plants into existing organic vegetable farms. Helen Chandler has been farming vegetables for farm market sales for 16 years, writes Michigan State University (MSU) research assistant Heather Chapman and Chandler. In 2017, Chandler started running Lake Divide Farm, a 54-acre...

Get away from it all without having to go too far...Frances Park in Lansing can bring serenity to those who need it...

The Lansing City Council will vote on Monday to decide whether to build a $120 million Deep Green data center in the Stadium District, which could provide a new revenue stream for the city and help modernize the city's heating system.

A rainy weekend across Mid-Michigan brought heavy downpours and a host of issues.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Heavy rain over the weekend triggered flooding across mid-Michigan, damaging homes and businesses and leaving some residents stranded. Multiple Flood Warnings remain in effect across Mid-Michigan, including along portions of the Grand River, Red Cedar River, Shiawassee River and other waterways across the area. While conditions are expected to improve over the next couple of days, another round of...

LANSING — Some small but potentially important changes could be coming to parking in Lansing. The proposed changes, which the city has been considering since at least 2024 , would increase how much motorists pay to park while also shortening the parking enforcement window by an hour and increasing fines for overstaying. A public hearing is scheduled for the City Council's meeting at 7 p.m. on April 20. It's...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and United States Forest Service will undergo a large restructuring process that will close all four forest research facilities in Michigan. Last week, the USDA announced plans to move its headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah, alongside the sweeping restructuring of the agency. The restructuring will close more than 50 USFS research and development facilities across the country.

Heavy rain caused flooding in the Lansing region, prompting river flood warnings and road closures, and leading to the cancellation of outdoor warning siren tests and the closure of Potter Park Zoo.