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Detroit Police cooperated in search for alleged kidnapper, officials say

FRIDAY, July 7 — Lansing and Detroit Police Department officials blamed today the Michigan State Police for providing incorrect information that led to an inaccurate news story yesterday …

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Lansing’s MD and Rehbel Industries sold for $2.25 million

FRIDAY, June 23 — The court-ordered receiver of marijuana businesses MD Industries and Rehbel Industries has agreed to sell the businesses, including their three marijuana licenses, for $2.25 …

Juneteenth events honor local Black history and culture

Juneteenth, a national holiday since 2021 and a state holiday in Michigan since 2020, honors the official end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, hundreds of thousands of African …

Lansing Pride’s Ben Dowd: From rural town to toast of the town

Ben Dowd grew up in the shadow of a non-defunct air force base in Oscoda, Michigan. Wurtsmith Air Force Base was decommissioned in 1993, straddling Iosco and Oscoda counties in northeastern Michigan. …

Ken Beachler, who helped birth the Wharton Center, dies

Ken Beachler, the founding executive director of the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts and a leading member of the Lansing theatrical community, has died. He was 87. The cause of his death …

Ethics complaints against Brown ‘frivolous,’ attorneys say

SATURDAY, June 3 — Attorneys for Council Member Jeffrey Brown are arguing the Lansing Ethics Board should dismiss a “frivolous” complaint that resulted in an independent …

Lansing Council member Jeffrey Brown violated the city’s ethics ordinance, independent probe finds

FRIDAY, June 2 — Lansing City Council Member Jeffrey Brown violated the city’s ethics ordinance on two fronts, a report by an independent attorney found after investigating a complaint by …

Eaton County passes measure instructing officials not to enforce gun restrictions

FRIDAY, May 19 —Eaton County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution encouraging the county prosecutor and sheriff not to enforce “unconstitutional” gun laws. “This …

Old armory ‘likely’ coming down to make more room for the new Public Safety Complex

Updated plans for the new Public Safety Complex in Lansing include a proposal to demolish the South Washington Office Complex, affecting three city operations and a United Way service that are housed …

Okemos High student wins 7th Congressional District art prize

WEDNESDAY, May 17 — An Okemos High School student has won the 2023 Congressional High School Art Competition in the 7 th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin announced today. …