Lansing MI

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — While lawmakers and people who like smooth roads may be celebrating a newly negotiated state budget, pot shop owners may not be too happy about having to pay the price.  These store owners say they may see their profits go up in smoke if they’re forced to pay the state’s proposed […]

LANSING – The Michigan Department of Transportation is developing a plan to potentially construct the state’s fourth passenger rail route. The proposed east-west route would carry passengers across the Lower Peninsula, connecting Holland and Grand Rapids with Detroit. MDOT plans to work with a consultant to study...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Lansing police and firefighters rescued a man from an overturned car Wednesday night. The vehicle was found in a hole in a construction site. According to LPD, police were sent to the area of East Saginaw and South Cedar for reports of a crash just before 8:30 p.m.

TikTok user @summerboshaw documented the unsettling moment she heard a woman yelling, “I’m in danger,” outside an apartment in the Lansing, Mich., area

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) -An Ingham County judge has ruled the city of Lansing must provide housing solutions for people living at a homeless encampment. The encampment sits on two private properties on the city’s north side near Dietrich Park. People have been living there for two years. City leaders...

Reporting like this only happens with your financial support. Donate to WKAR today!. Vivid red, pink and orange zinnias greet visitors at the gate of White Pine Middle School. Honeybees buzz, butterflies flutter around the flowers and sunflowers stretch towards the sky. The middle schoolers are responsible for the...

Just steps from Michigan State University’s campus, Poké Fresh has become more than just a place to grab a quick bite—it’s a gathering spot where healthy food, late-night cravings, and community come together. The story begins with father-daughter team Chris and Kylie Bachuwa, who transformed a shared love of poké...

Although, with that being said, I believe many people are getting into the holiday spirits a little too early.

The American Bar Association has placed Thomas M. Cooley Law School on probation because of its continued failure to meet the required minimum bar exam passage rate. The ABA’s Standard 316 requires at least 75% of a school’s graduates who sit for the bar to pass within two years of graduation. Cooley, which has...

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