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Crash shuts down part of SB US-127 in Ingham County early Friday
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Drivers in the Lansing area may be dealing with extra traffic headaches Friday morning. A crash has shut down SB US-127 at Trowbridge Rd (exit 75) early Friday. The crash was reported around 3:15 a.m. and authorities shut down southbound traffic shortly after. That stretch of...
Fire breaks out at Paramount Coffee near downtown Lansing
Lansing firefighters are on the scene of a fire inside the Paramount Coffee Company building across the street from Jackson Field, home of the Lansing Lugnuts baseball team. The affected building is on Larch St., which is also closed at this time.
Man convicted in 2020 killing, assault on father and son in north Lansing
LANSING — A Lansing man faces mandatory life in prison without parole after a jury convicted him of beating a 93-year-old man to death and assaulting the man's 60-year-old son more than three years ago. A jury deliberated for less than 90 minutes this week before finding Micah Davis,...
Man charged in deadly Turner Road shooting in Lansing
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - One man has been charged in the deadly shooting on Turner Road that happened on Friday. Ingham County Prosecutors said 22-year-old Lansing man Treyveon Green was charged in the death of Aaron Johnson-Bey for the shooting on Turner Road. Officials said he was charged with discharging a firearm from a vehicle, causing death, carrying a concealed weapon, and a felony firearm.
Advocates march in Lansing in support of driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Members of Movimiento Cosecha on Wednesday marched through the center of Downtown Lansing and into the Capitol in support of “Driver’s License for All” legislation, which would restore the ability of undocumented immigrants to receive a driver’s license in Michigan. Movimiento Cosecha, which supports permanent protections for undocumented immigrants, also celebrated International Workers Day, placing […] The post Advocates march in Lansing in support of driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants appeared first on Michigan Advance.
Longtime Okemos restaurant has closed for good, owner says
MERIDIAN TWP. — Stillwater Grill, a longtime restaurant in Okemos, has closed after 24 years in business. The 6,000-square-foot, 175-seat restaurant's last day was Sunday, said Kevin Gudejko, president and CEO of Mainstreet Ventures Restaurant Group, which owns the business. Deciding to close the restaurant, at 3544 Meridian Crossings,...
'Lucky dogs' set to appear on Michigan Lottery tickets
LANSING — The Michigan Lottery is turning to to a group of four-legged friends in an effort to get tongues wagging about its new game. The Lottery is introducing the Lucky Dog instant game June 4 and each ticket features a photo of a Michigan dog. Each $1 ticket will offer players a chance to win prizes ranging from $1 up to $5,000, with more than $5.5 million in total cash prizes.
A time capsule was buried at a Lansing hospital as the Great Depression loomed. Here’s what they found 95 years later
LANSING — McLaren Hospital officials carefully opened an old metal box Wednesday and pulled out a staff photo showing nurses in white hats standing outside the former Ingham County Tuberculosis Sanitorium, which opened in 1913 with 10 beds. Then they shared Lansing newspapers from November 1929, including The State Journal, proclaiming the news of the day, including the state joining (President Herbert) "Hoover's plan." Another newspaper from the time had a story about train bandits staging a...
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