AG Nessel to challenge Consumers Energy’s $240M gas rate hike
This request comes less than three months after the MPSC approved a separate rate increase for the utility, raising natural gas rates by $157.5 million.
Crime Stoppers: Help solve crimes in the capital area
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — This week on Crime Stoppers, police need your help tracking down $7,000 in stolen goods and identifying someone involved in a retail fraud. If you have information regarding the cases below, call Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan at (517) 483-STOP. You can remain anonymous. Those who contact...
Lansing reaches deal to break up homeless encampment, offer temporary shelter
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The city of Lansing has reached a settlement that will see a homeless encampment on the city’s north side broken up and residents given temporary shelter. The encampment has been set up near Dietrich Park on property partially owned by JAJ Property LLC, a company...
Jackson police identify stolen items in $50K retail fraud
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Jackson Police Department has identified the items stolen in a statewide retail fraud worth more than $50,000. According to a post on the Jackson Police Department Facebook page, an officer was investigating a retail fraud complaint at an unspecified local store, where more than $8,000 in...
Don’t Throw Them Away: Potter Park Zoo Wants Your Broken Light Strands
Potter Park Zoo wants your busted holiday lights. Drop off broken strands for free outside the Discovery Center through January, and the recycled materials help fund next year’s Wonderland of Lights.
Former LBWL employee alleges race discrimination, hostile work environment in federal lawsuit
LANSING — A former employee of the Lansing Board of Water and Light has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Lansing, alleging he was subjected to racial discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation following a sexual assault he reported, according to a complaint filed in U.S. District Court for...
First responders to hold parade for hospitalized children at Lansing hospitals
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - First responders in the Lansing area will host a parade on Thursday to bring holiday cheer to hospitalized children. The festivities will begin with a parade along Michigan Avenue at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow, scheduled to start at 11:40 a.m. The parade will continue at McLaren...
Rarely-used budget move puts zoo, other Lansing projects in limbo
What if Potter Park Zoo lost its accreditation because it couldn’t renovate the home of the big cats and lemurs? Does Lansing’s only zoo become a petting zoo?. A scenario that didn’t seem possible a couple of years ago is back on the table after a state House panel denied the funding stream for dozens of projects,...
Former Winslow’s Family Motel, Okemos: 1930s-?
Decades ago, it started out as a motel with cabins; now it's a mobile home park. Here's a look at Winslow's between Okemos and Williamston...
UPDATE: Mason Mayor Pro Tem Leon Clark resigns
UPDATE: Mason City Councilman and Mayor Pro Tem Leon Clark confirmed with 6 News that he has resigned. He provided a copy of an email from the Mason Deputy City Clerk Jean Spink confirming his resignation letter had been received. Clark said he did not wish to comment further at this time. LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) […]
