After a horde of armed and angry protesters swarmed Lansing last week, State Rep. Sarah Anthony brought some extra protection on her way to the State Capitol today.
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A woman in her 90s with underlying health conditions died yesterday at hospital with COVID-19, marking the 30th virus-related death reported in Greater Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/5/20
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Lansing is still rallying to save Moores Park Pool, even as the coronavirus delays community fundraising efforts and quashes any hope of the pool reopening this summer.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/5/20
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A new state office will help to track and oversee all governmental spending earmarked to both help protect workers and combat the COVID-19 pandemic across Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/4/20
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An East Lansing Police Department officer recently accused of using excessive force is expected to return to the job after he was cleared of any alleged misconduct.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/4/20
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Take a moment at noon today to reflect about what happened 50 years ago at Kent State University when National Guard troops shot into a crowd killing four students.
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Only one new case of the coronavirus was reported in Greater Lansing today.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/3/20
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Customers and employees must wear face coverings inside grocery stores, pharmacies and restaurants until May 29 under an extended statewide executive order issued today.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/2/20
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Ingham County Prosecutor Carol Siemon won’t pursue charges against a Lansing barber who briefly gave haircuts Thursday.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/2/20
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A state of emergency remains in effect in Michigan despite a denial from state lawmakers yesterday afternoon and as the COVID-19 death toll nears 4,000 statewide, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared today.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/1/20
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The city of Lansing announced a series of COVID-19 “Rescue Fund” grants today amid the first in a series of phases of funding geared to assist local residents.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/1/20
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Al Martin, 29, of East Lansing, is the host of Current Sports on WKAR FM, a daily radio program that recaps the week’s hottest sports stories.
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Skyler Ashley
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5/1/20
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State lawmakers refused to extend a state of emergency declaration in Michigan today as the statewide COVID-19 death toll nears 3,800 amid an ongoing health crisis.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/30/20
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Brian Caskey risked a misdemeanor charge, civil fines and losing his business license today by reopening Classic Barber Shop along Michigan Avenue in Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/30/20
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At least a few hundred protesters crowded the State Capitol lawn today as residents continue to push back against Michigan’s extended stay-at-home order.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/30/20
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is refusing to relegate to the State Legislature her executive powers to declare and extend a state of emergency in Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/29/20
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The Lansing Police Department’s latest plans to ramp up enforcement efforts for social distancing violations at downtown protests could be put to the test tomorrow.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/29/20
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Joe Jager has dropped out of the race for sheriff of Eaton County after the county’s Democratic Party disavowed his candidacy.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/29/20
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The Michigan Senate is urging Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to allow more residents to return to work and to enable elective procedures to continue at hospitals statewide.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has kicked up a flurry of creative thinking among scientists, but regulations barring academic researchers from clinical work are proving harder to shake loose, even in a pandemic that calls for all hands on deck.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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4/28/20
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