Bannister, MI

U.S. news has put out their list for the 150 Best Places to Live in the U.S. in 2022-2023, and 6 Michigan cities have made the ranking. The list compiles information on housing affordability, safety, growth and life quality.

EAST LANSING — Police opened an investigation Tuesday night into a death they have deemed suspicious, East Lansing Police Capt. Chad Pride said Wednesday morning. The city sent out a public safety advisory at 10:22 p.m. Tuesday regarding police activity near an apartment complex in the 2700 block of Marfitt Road. Pride said dispatchers had been alerted of the death by a caller. ...

LANSING, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has issued a statement in response to the Oxford Community School District Board of Education hiring an outside law firm to perform an independent investigation of the November 2021 school shooting. "We have seen this time and time again—outside firms hired...

Before his dynastic reign as head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide, Nick Saban held several other head coaching titles. After one season as head coach for Toledo in 1990, Saban landed his first Power-Five coaching gig with the Michigan State Spartans in 1995. He spent five seasons as head coach in East Lansing, collecting a 34-24-1 record from 1995-99.

The Lansing Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a 31-year-old man wounded.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Wednesday marks 95 years since the deadliest school attack in United States history — the Bath school bombing — one largely forgotten in the annals of history. The May 18, 1927, attack claimed 44 lives, including 39 children, and rocked an entire...

Two new bipartisan bills led by U.S. Reps. Elissa Slotkin and Tony Gonzales are aiming to prevent migrant surges at the border, as well as combatting human trafficking efforts.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A Lansing man is in the hospital following a shooting Monday night. Around 7 p.m., Lansing Police responded to the area of Reo Road and MLK Boulevard. Once they arrived on the scene, police found a 31-year-old Lansing man with a gunshot wound and transported him to the hospital. Police say currently there are no suspects.

Ohio State is hiking Ryan Day’s annual salary to $9.5 million as part of a two-year contract extension that will put him among the nation’s highest-paid college football coaches. Day’s raise makes him the latest coach to crack $9 million per year, making him one of the highest-paid...

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Attorneys for the man shot by East Lansing police and one of the officers involved are reacting to the newly released video from Meijer surveillance cameras. East Lansing police have complied with an oversight commission’s vote that called for the release of video showing the moments inside the store right […]

(Click play in the media player above to hear audio of Tom Izzo's interview from the May 13 edition of "Staudt On Sports'" on The Game 730 AM. Izzo's remarks begin at the 1:08 mark.) Everyone knows Tom Izzo is old-school. His basketball philosophy is predicated on rebounding and defense,...

The Lansing Police Department says they're cracking down on reckless driving.

LANSING, MI – A recent audit found some holes in the Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency’s security controls that protect sensitive information. The state’s Office of the Auditor General laid out six findings in a May 17 audit on the agency’s two key systems—MiDAS, an information system that collects unemployment taxes and pays benefits, and MiWAM, an online system where people can file unemployment claims.

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - First Alert Meteorologist Colton Cichoracki joins the Now Desk to take a look at why Friday is being declared a First Alert Weather Day. Find out what to expect and how to prepare. Plus, we take a look at some of the trending stories on WILX.com...

LANSING, Mich. — A crowd gathered in support of the Michigan Poor People's Campaign on the steps of the State Capitol in Lansing Wednesday. The groups called on lawmakers to support a wide variety of issues such as tenant protections, fair wages, reproductive freedom to prison reform. The Michigan...

With the rising cost of inflation, even McDonald's is looking a little scary to the paycheck just to grab a quick bite to eat. With that being said, not everyone is going to hit up fast food first if they're looking to go out and eat. So, where can you...

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Wednesday the Michigan Supreme Court is holding a virtual public meeting to discuss a proposal to require state courts to observe Juneteenth as a holiday. The proposal suggests that Juneteenth would replace Black Friday, Christmas Eve, or New Year’s Eve as a weekday holiday. If...

Michigan State’s offense surprised a lot of us during the 2021 season. After seeing the Spartans struggle for so many years on that side of the football, it was refreshing to see Mel Tucker field an explosive and entertaining offense. Part of the reason behind MSU’s success offensively was...

The primary objective listed in the audit was to discern whether the UIA or the Department of Technology, Management and Budget adequately implemented security and access controls over its two systems, MiDAS and MiWAM.

TUESDAY, May 17 — Newly released video footage appears to show a man leaving a store without paying for a few ears of sweet corn before fleeing police and being shot by two cops in the parking lot of a local Meijer. A trove of footage released this week...