Deputies use stop sticks, cruiser to stop wrong-way driver on I-69
Multiple police agencies responded to reports of a wrong-way driver on I-69 and were able to prevent the driver from crashing into other vehicles.
Rewind: News from the last 7 days
Lansing City Council members voted unanimously Monday to remove a make-safe-or-demolish order for 108-110 S. Martin Luther King Boulevard, WKAR News reported, following weeks of advocacy from property owner Alesia Flowers. In May, Flowers told City Pulse that her E.M. Cannon Designs LLC in Dimondale purchased the...
Lansing encampment residents ask city for help on heating solution
Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. As temperatures begin to drop, unhoused residents in Lansing are asking the city to work with them on a way to stay warm. Open flames and propane are prohibited in an encampment of unhoused community members in...
Twice Burned: Device Danger at home
A Meridian Twp. family is warning about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries after two household devices caught fire in less than two weeks.
Beware of Misleading Petition Tactics: A Michigan Voter’s Cautionary Tale
While out shopping at the Meijer on Lake Lansing, a couple was approached by a man requesting them to sign a petition. The man claimed the petition was aimed at preventing people who do not live in Michigan from voting in the state. When asked about his affiliations, he vaguely mentioned "local groups in Lansing"....
Bus route cuts coming to Delta Township after close millage defeat
CATA Route 3 extension to end after holidays as Delta Township voters rejected transportation millage 53-47%
Student concerns rise after river fatality near Cedar Village
On Oct. 22, the East Lansing Police Department released an update regarding the body recovered from the Red Cedar River near Cedar Village Apartments earlier in the semester. The deceased has been identified as Meagan Turner, a 32-year-old doctoral candidate from Canada studying at Michigan State University....
Lansing group targets violent hot spots with intervention programs
A Lansing organization is targeting the city's most violent areas with focused intervention efforts after identifying troubling patterns in gun violence data.
18-year-old man dies in afternoon shooting on Georgetown Boulevard in Lansing
An 18-year-old man died after a shooting in Lansing this afternoon. Police were called to the 2000 block of Georgetown Boulevard around 2:30 p.m. for reports of gunshots.
Michigan nonprofit gives free shoes to vets on Veterans Day
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -On this Veterans Day, while a lot of stores and restaurants offered military veterans a variety of discounts, some were treated to a new pair of shoes. Dozens of veterans lined up around the Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall on St. Joseph Street in Lansing for Soles for Vets. The free shoe...
