Michigan tracked at least another 513 coronavirus cases statewide this afternoon with another 28 virus-related deaths, pushing the case count past 57,000 with nearly 5,500 reported dead.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/31/20
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Most businesses that had windows shattered already had crews boarding up storefronts and assessing repairs. Others scrubbed graffiti like “Fuck 12” and “BLM” from brick walls. A car that was burned in the middle of Washington Avenue had already been towed.
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Skyler Ashley, Cole Tunningley, Berl Schwartz and Kyle Kaminski
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5/31/20
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After months of surviving by selling obscure records to collectors using the website Discogs, Flat Black and Circular's John Howard said that he’s looking forward to reopening the store Monday. If lockdown continued for any longer, Howard was worried that he and the store would run out of money.
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Cole Tunningey
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5/30/20
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed another executive order last night to extend safety measures at grocery stores and pharmacies through at least June 12.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/30/20
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer created a new advisory board today geared toward growing Michigan’s workforce as businesses work to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Staff
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5/29/20
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Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green is disgusted over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and worries every night that local cops could have a similar incident without continued training in overcoming racial biases and how to de-escalate violence.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/29/20
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A rally at the Michigan State Capitol today was a bit more tame than those in recent weeks, but that’s because it wasn’t about protest. It was about prayer.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/28/20
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Retail stores across Michigan have the governor’s green light to reopen their doors, albeit with new restrictions, this week. But many of them, including most across Greater Lansing, have yet to restart business as usual.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/28/20
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Jack C. Davis, a local attorney and celebrated community and business leader in Lansing, died earlier this morning in the hospital from unknown health complications, sources have told City Pulse. Davis was in his 80s.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/28/20
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This summer is going to look different across Greater Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/28/20
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A shipment of 20,000 face masks is on its way from China to Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/27/20
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Lansing residents looking to get into the licensed marijuana business will be able to save some cash as part of a new social equity program from the state of Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/27/20
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About 500 city employees in Lansing are about to enjoy shorter work weeks, longer weekends and more money in their paychecks amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/26/20
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Those facing financial hardship in mid-Michigan due to the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic can look to a resource guide with information regarding unemployment benefits, evictions, utilities, taxes and more.
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Staff
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5/23/20
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When it comes to Ingham County drainage projects, Pat Lindemann is king.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/23/20
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It’ll probably be awhile before daily life can again resemble normalcy in Michigan, but some newly relaxed restrictions from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are major steps in that direction.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/22/20
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Greater Lansing could soon follow northern Michigan toward a broader economic reopening than other regions of Michigan hit by the pandemic, officials said.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/22/20
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Under a newly revised executive order, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced this morning that social gatherings of 10 people or fewer can resume immediately across Michigan — just as long as people keep a six-foot distance and wear face coverings while inside enclosed spaces.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/21/20
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Who can resist the uncanny parallels between the COVID-19 outbreak and the “infodemic” that is tearing across the world in its wake?
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Lawrence Cosentino
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5/21/20
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Attorney General Dana Nessel has sent a letter to President Donald Trump asking that he wear a mask while visiting a Ford Motor. Co. plant in Ypsilanti tomorrow.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/20/20
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