Public artwork at the Downtown Lansing roundabout will have to wait

Assistant Ingham County Prosecutor Russel Church will shift gears and start thinking like a defense attorney as he transitions into his new role guiding the county’s public defender’s office

The medical marijuana industry could soon roll into Meridian Township

More than a decade ago, Brianne Randall-Gay reported that she had been sexually assaulted by convicted rapist Larry Nassar. But after confronting Nassar, the Meridian Township police department largely...

The city of Lansing is finally home to its first state-licensed pot shop. Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Licensing Board — by a 4-0 vote —issued an operating license today to Homegrown...

It might take a while for the newcomers to adjust to the Ingham County Board of Commissioners, but many contended the widespread turnover in recent months won’t carry much of an impact

Friday could finally be it for up to 10 medical marijuana dispensaries provisionally licensed by the City of Lansing last week. That’s the day that the state Medical Marihuana Commission is expected...

For Tom Mayes Lansing’s medical marijuana licensing process is a live-action “nightmare.” Mayes, 37, has owned and operated Greenwave Provisioning Center for more than two years. It occupied...

The districts courts in East Lansing, Lansing and Mason could consolidate into a single Ingham County-based 55th District Court under legislation that’s swiftly moving through the Legislature in...

There’s nothing left even to mourn. These once-vibrant city blocks had no chance to gentrify or decay over time. You can’t go back to the old house and marvel at how small it looks now, or...

I am a proud graduate of Michigan State University (James Madison College, 1972). And, my respect and support for this great university is unwavering in spite of lapses, mistakes, and setbacks, because...

Local concerns over a landfill expansion off Wood Road likely won’t stand in the way of construction plans as officials at the Department of Environmental Quality continue to explore the proposal

Plans to construct a five-story hotel at the “gateway” to REO Town are inching closer to reality as developers look to solidify plans for a mixed-use development off I-496 on the southeast...

A prosecutor will likely become Ingham County’s chief public defender

Ingham County officials are expected to select a candidate to fill a new, chief public defender post this week but it won’t be without concerns from the judges that preside over the courtrooms

It’s cold out there, and some local folks could use some help bundling up

Ingham County commissioners shot down a resolution that sought to condemn “racially charged” statements made by 54B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin after several lawyers came to her defense

Ingham County commissioners are looking to condemn what they labeled as “racially charged” statements made by 54-B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin against mixing college students with those...

“I’ve never understood this concept of big government being equated to good government, especially in terms of the courts,” Larkin said. “We have these three branches of government....

“They ignore the voiced concerns of township citizens about the need to have a well-qualified candidate with financial management skills selected and to not break the trust the citizens have in their...