Lansing MI

The family of a high school wrestler is suing Okemos Public Schools and its wrestling coach, claiming negligence after the female athlete suffered severe injuries during practice.

Somewhere in Lansing, a retail revolution is quietly unfolding that would make economists scratch their heads in bewilderment. City Rescue Mission Uplift Thrift has cracked the code on making shopping both affordable and addictive, creating an experience that turns ordinary people into treasure-hunting enthusiasts....

Bath High School students returned to class Thursday with a new cell phone policy in effect that restricts phone use during school hours.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Three teens were shot in a Lansing neighborhood near the Capital Region International Airport Thursday night, which led to a heavy response from multiple law enforcement agencies. Police say their wounds were not fatal. According to the Lansing Police Department, officers responded to the 3800...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan State Police (MSP) troopers from the Lakeview Post found a missing 80-year-old man with dementia in Ionia County on Wednesday. MSP says in a Facebook post that troopers were dispatched to a residence in the 900 block of W. Long Lake Road in Orleans at around 7:00 p.m. after receiving...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Terrance Jones has pleaded guilty to a five-year felony charge for his role in the aftermath of a brutal homicide in Lansing. He was convicted of being an ‘accessory after the fact’ in connection with an open murder and the disinterment and mutilation of a dead body case.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will close Haslett Road from Saginaw Highway to Park Lake Road on August 25 for “pavement rehabilitation” as part of its Major Road Improvements project. The Department of Public Works reports that the closure will include the Haslett and...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - On August 21, 1897, Ransom E. Olds founded Olds Motor Works in Lansing. His company built some of America’s earliest mass-produced cars, including the famous curved dash Oldsmobile. Olds’ vision and assembly-line methods helped pave the way for Michigan’s place as the heart of the...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - As new and returning students continue moving back to campus, East Lansing is once again experiencing its annual population surge. That change each year can mark a big shift for businesses in downtown East Lansing. With new students and parents wanting to explore the area...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Old Town is coming together to heal after a recent vandalism attack on the local art supply store Odd Nodd. The incident, which occurred on July 30 and involved derogatory terms spray-painted on the store’s window, is currently being investigated as a possible hate crime.