Semi-truck fails to stop, causing chain-reaction crash on I-96
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, Mich. – On Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office responded to a multi-vehicle crash on westbound I-96, just west of Pinckney Road in Howell Township. A 58-year-old Wisconsin man driving a semi failed to stop for traffic, police said. He rear-ended a Chevrolet...
Lansing paranormal specialists investigate the unknown
When it comes to all things paranormal, like ghosts, spirits and haunted buildings, Halloween-time is usually what people are reminded of. For co-founders of Ghost Contact Paranormal, a paranormal investigations team based in Lansing, Ben Strongwolf Rodriguez and Beth Rodriguez, paranormal investigations and...
ICE operation in Meridian Township confirmed
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted an operation in Meridian Township Thursday morning, Township Supervisor Scott Hendrickson confirmed. “This morning, our police department learned ICE would be performing an operation in the Township,” Hendrickson said in a phone...
MSU researchers develop hair gel to stop chemotherapy hair loss
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Hair loss due to chemotherapy can be an emotional experience for cancer patients. Now, researchers at Michigan State University are developing a new product to stop hair loss. They have created a hair gel that could help patients keep their hair. "I'm very hopeful that...
City of East Lansing Offices to Close Monday, Oct. 13, for Indigenous Peoples Day
EAST LANSING, Mich. — City of East Lansing offices and facilities will be closed on Monday, Oct. 13, in observance of Indigenous Peoples Day. East Lansing 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St. East Lansing Department of Public Works, 1800 E. State Road. East Lansing Hannah Community Center (ELHCC), 819...
Lansing to receive funding from state budget for public safety efforts
Bringing neighbors to the table to talk about an issue impacting their community. WATCH: Neighbors in Lansing discuss new public safety funding to combat violence. "Our gun violence prevention meeting where we bring all sectors together on a conversation of what's happening" CEO of the Lansing Empowerment Network,...
East Lansing Police chief under fire for controversial remarks
The Women's Center of Greater Lansing is calling on East Lansing's police chief to resign after comments made to a local news outlet
Gizzardpalooza: Joe’s Gizzard City, Potterville
There are certain foods that are difficult to get some people to eat...or even try once. Limburger cheese, liver, anchovies, tripe, blood sausage, brains, head cheese, raw oysters, beef tongue.....and gizzards. However, if you are able to get that hard-nosed person in your life to try the deep-fried gizzards at...
UM Health-Sparrow opens new pharmacy in downtown Lansing
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Today, the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow celebrated the opening of a new pharmacy located downtown. UM Health-Sparrow notes that the need for a pharmacy in downtown Lansing is important due to Rite Aid closing its doors in mid-Michigan and across the country, following the...
Ingham County opioid overdose deaths decline
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Opioid-related overdoses in 2024 dropped in half compared to 2023, a new report from the Ingham County Health Department shows. The Ingham County Substance Use Surveillance 2024 Annual Report reveals that 48 county residents died of an opioid overdose in 2024. In 2023, 98 county residents...
