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Lansing teen charged with attempted murder in Pleasant View School shooting
An 18-year-old Lansing man faces multiple felony charges, including assault with intent to murder, following a shooting April 30 week outside of Pleasant View School that left a student injured, …
Serial offender convicted in nursing home assault faces life sentence
A habitual sex offender with a criminal record stretching back nearly 60 years was convicted April 27 of sexually assaulting a mentally incapacitated resident at an Ingham County nursing home. …
Lawsuit: Waverly Community Schools failed to protect first-grader from sexual assault on bus
LANSING — A federal lawsuit filed Monday against Waverly Community Schools alleges the district failed to protect a first-grade girl from a sexual assault on a school bus, despite a documented …
Lansing battery plant lands Tesla deal
LANSING — The city of Lansing is poised for a major economic surge following a federal announcement confirming that Tesla Inc. has reached a $4.3 billion agreement to anchor production at the new …
Lansing man charged with attempted murder in shooting incident
LANSING — A 36-year-old Lansing man faces an attempted murder charge following a Thursday night shooting on the city’s south side. Ingham County Prosecutor John J. Dewane’s office charged …
East Lansing arcade faces civil rights lawsuit over ‘men only’ hiring allegations
EAST LANSING — A local resident has filed a lawsuit against the long-standing arcade Pinball Pete’s, alleging the venue denied her a job application and employment because she is a woman. …
Michigan State fraternity ‘pledge master’ faces decade in prison for alleged hazing death
INGHAM COUNTY — A criminal case involving a fatal hazing incident at Michigan State University is moving forward after the Michigan Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to the state’s …
Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking to unseal confidential utility contract
LANSING — A lawsuit filed by a local environmental advocacy group - centering on a long-term agreement between the Lansing Board of Water & Light and a multi-billion-dollar electric vehicle …
State prisoner found guilty in 2021 murder; victim’s body still not found
LANSING — An Ingham County jury found a 57-year-old Lansing man guilty of second-degree murder in the 2021 death of Andrew Watson, a case local prosecutors won despite the fact that Watson’s body …