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When Webster Township in Washtenaw County was attacked by ransomware, officials had to implement a new website, new emails and new anti-virus and ransomware software to resolve the problem.
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LINDSAY M. McCOY
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2/5/22
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Michigan ranks eighth in the country for potato production and contributes about $1.2 billion annually to the state’s economy, according to the Michigan Potato Industry Commission.
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JACK FALINSKI
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2/5/22
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The state-funded grants provide matching incentive funding up to 10 cents per meal to purchase and serve Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables and legumes.
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SYDNEY BOWLER
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2/5/22
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Following the Oxford High School shooting last November, the state House approved a five-fold increase in grant money to hire school resource officers, even as school districts remain divided on the cops-in-schools issue.
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor wants to relocate, renovate or reconstruct City Hall.
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Kyle Kaminski
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2/4/22
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Art Austin, 79, is a retired GM employee and still tough as nails. He’s a drag racer who might brag about a perfect driving record, a hard earner who couldn’t run the risk of missing his son’s basketball game. He doesn’t hoard memorabilia from his past, making his recollection of the freedom and friends that fueled his life his most prized possessions.
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Audrey Matusz
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2/3/22
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For the last eight years, a familiar annual cycle has been constantly repeating itself in Lansing.
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In response to a rapid increase in gun violence and homicide in Lansing, a newly formed nonprofit organization wants to open a shelter and home in the former Teen Challenge Center on Lansing’s northwest side for men transitioning out of foster care, prison and homelessness.
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MELODEE MABBITT
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2/3/22
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By a 7-0 vote, the Lansing City Council decided tonight on an appointed replacement for disgraced First Ward City Councilman Brandon Betz. It’s Brian Daniels.
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Kyle Kaminski
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2/1/22
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Three applicants for the City Council will advance to another round of interviews.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/31/22
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is expected to unveil plans tomorrow afternoon for a new performing arts center and concert venue.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/31/22
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The Council’s Committee of the Whole begins interviews at 6 p.m. at City Hall. Readers can watch the meeting live online through City TV. Click here.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/31/22
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With art ranging from giant mobiles to miniature paintings, artists from across the country are collaborating to face the climate crisis with a new exhibit in Metro Detroit.
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GABRIELLE AHLBORN
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1/29/22
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The average distance to an abortion provider near Detroit or Grand Rapids is less than 15 miles.
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HOPE O’DELL
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1/29/22
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Banning natural gas hookups in new homes and businesses at the local level is the latest example of environmental extremism, according to Sen. Dale Zorn, R-Ida, who proposes prohibiting local bans.
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As officials continue grappling with what some call the “Great Resignation,” Ryan Hundt doesn’t see it as a quitting catastrophe among workers.
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JACK FALINSKI
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1/29/22
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State Sen. Curtis Hertel, Jr. said he will introduce legislation to close a “hole” in the Michigan Child Protection Law involving allegations of child-on-child abuse.
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Todd Heywood
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1/28/22
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Rusty Chatfield, the father of former Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield and superintendent of the Northern Michigan Christian Academy, did not report allegations of unwanted sexual touching last year, police reports showed.
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State and federal regulators are requiring the Lansing Board of Water & Light to take steps to investigate and address heavy metals and other contaminants that are leaking from toxic coal ash ponds near the Erickson Power Station into groundwater, and possibly into drinking water.
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TOM PERKINS
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1/27/22
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The Ingham County Health Department has tracked about one COVID-19 infection for every five county residents over the last three years of the pandemic.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/26/22
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