A federal lawsuit seeks to recoup unpaid wages and hold a Lansing-based marijuana cultivator accountable for allegedly breaking several labor and discrimination laws.
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Sean Bradley
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1/25/21
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Domestic violence reports in the United States increased in 2020 in correlation with COVID-19 stay-at-home orders.
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Sachi Tanaka says after having COVID-19 for three weeks, she experienced insomnia in a way that she never had.
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RI’AN JACKSON
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1/23/21
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In Greater Lansing, grant funding will be prioritized to those who have kept in line with the rules.
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Todd Heywood
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1/21/21
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Eighths of premium strains of DNA x Skymint cannabis will be available at Skymint locations for $46 today (Jan. 20) — a promotional nod to the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the 46th president of the United States. Those dank eighters typically sell for $60. Flower to the people.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/20/21
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The first case of the latest COVID-19 variant — B117 — was identified last week in an adult woman living in Washtenaw County. State health officials said the woman recently traveled to the United Kingdom, where this comparably more contagious variant of the virus originated.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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1/19/21
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Detachments of dozens of Michigan State Police troops marched into buildings surrounding the State Capitol building at 9 a.m. Sunday. Along Ottawa Street, several more were loading up with bulletproof vests and wooden batons, tear gas canisters tucked into their bags.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/18/21
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer made an appearance at the Capitol to thank members of the National Guard.
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Staff
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1/17/21
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U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin is calling for a sense of unity among Michiganders amid expectations of armed and violent protests in cities across the nation — including Lansing — during the remaining days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday.
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Staff
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1/17/21
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Cops and news reporters vastly outnumbered demonstrators at the Michigan State Capitol today. Despite expectations of large crowds and warnings of potential violence from armed protesters, the scene …
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The Southeast Michigan Volunteer Militia is directing its membership to avoid Lansing on Sunday amid the expectation of more armed and violent protests downtown.
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Todd Heywood
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1/14/21
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is rebooting plans to relocate or reconstruct City Hall, including the possibility of moving forward without a lockup for the Police Department.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/14/21
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We’re still seething, and we’re in no mood for whataboutism, gaslighting and deflection.
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The state Capitol is going to feel a lot different in the coming days, and it starts with a 6-foot-high fence around the front.
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Kyle Melinn
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1/14/21
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Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said Greater Lansing has largely escaped any anticipated surge in COVID-19 cases tied to holiday gatherings.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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1/14/21
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Most Back 40 residents — as many as 20 people in the fall — have left over the last few weeks after Mayor Andy Schor announced plans to clear out the encampment days before Christmas.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/14/21
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A 100-car caravan organized by the Michigan and Metro-Lansing Poor People’s Campaign rolled through Lansing on Monday.
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Kyle Kaminski
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1/12/21
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Lansing City Council President Peter Spadafore has asked for the deployment of the Michigan National Guard amid the possibility of armed and violent protests.
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Todd Heywood
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1/12/21
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Meridian Township Manager Frank Walsh is “perplexed” by a recent move from the United States Postal Service.
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Todd Heywood
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1/11/21
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The Ingham County Health Department has started the process of offering COVID-19 vaccinations to people over the age of 65.
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Todd Heywood
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1/8/21
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