Williamston, MI

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Meridian Township Police Department is requesting assistance with identifying this subject in the picture above. He is wanted for questioning in a larceny and illegal use of a credit card case. Anyone able to identify the subject is asked to contact Officer Scaccia at 517.853.4800...

CORUNNA — A Durand man charged with armed robbery Thursday rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors in 35th Circuit Court, then attempted to fire his attorney and refused to take a drug test. Stefan Kern, 31, acted in such a way during the hearing that Judge Matthew Stewart asked...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Lansing Police Department has arrested 19-year-old Adolfo Benito Luiz in connection to a homicide in the 1100 block of W. Allegan St. in April. Luiz was found in Lansing Thursday and was arrested without incident. He was arraigned in 54-A District court and charged with one count of homicide – open murder, and one charge of weapons – felony forearms.

OKEMOS, Mich. (WLNS) – 24 positive cases of COVID-19 have been found at Cornell Elementary School in Okemos, the Okemos Board of Education President Dean Bolton Confirmed. The outbreak happened during summer Communication Education programming and details have not been released regarding which classrooms our age groups the outbreak happened in.

STOCKBRIDGE, Mich. (WLNS)– 29-year-old James Houk of Stockbridge died Thursday, after crashing his motorcycle shortly before 2 p.m. According to Michigan State Police, it happened on South M-52 near Morton Road. Troopers believe Houk didn’t handle a curve correctly, causing him to leave the roadway where he hit multiple trees.

EATON COUNTY, Mich. (WLNS) — According to the Michigan Department of Transportation a portion of I-69 is closed in Eaton County due to a crash. MDOT said the northbound lanes of I-69 are closed near exit 57 which is by Cochran Road. This is a developing story and as we...

The Shiawassee County Health Department has confirmed its first case of the Delta COVID-19 variant. The health department made the announcement on social media Thursday night. The Delta variant, which is now the most prominent strain in the United States, first emerged in India in October 2020 and became a major driver of a second wave of coronavirus infections there.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bills 507, 508 and 509 on Thursday, which extend drivers licenses and personal identification card expiration dates. Senate Bill 507 will extend the period for which an operator’s or chauffeur’s license is valid. Senate Bill 507 was sponsored by Sen. Kevin Daley, R-Lum, and a copy of the bill can be found here.

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, Mich. (WJRT) - The final two Shiawassee County commissioners paid back their COVID-19 bonuses on Friday as a new controversy about one of them came to light. County Coordinator Dr. Brian Boggs said Board of Commissioners Chairman Jeremy Root and Commissioner Cindy Garber paid back their bonuses on...

UPDATE: The material in question has been recovered. A statement that was originally made has been updated here. There's no indication at all of nefarious activity. But when the federal Nuclear Regulatory Agency issues a “Current Event Notification Report", some of us sit up in our chairs a bit. It’s one way of saying some radioactive stuff is missing. A shipment of low-level radioactive material went missing while being shipped to Eaton Rapids – barely 30 miles northeast of Battle Creek. The stuff was shipped out of a small town in Ohio. Back on July 12th. So it’s been out there somewhere for some time. An Ohio state agency that monitors dangerous cargo shipments informed the federal NRC this week.

CORUNNA — Thirty-fifth Circuit Court Judge Matthew Stewart Wednesday denied bond for an Owosso woman accused of stabbing to death her ex-boyfriend in October 2019. Jennifer Monroe, 40, attended Wednesday’s motion hearing to consider a request to grant a personal recognizance bond, and to prohibit the Shiawassee County Prosecutor’s Office from using statements Monroe made to hospital staff following her arrest, or Monroe’s medical history.

LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - The Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) has begun to notify claimants who are no longer eligible to receive Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) benefits that overpayments will be waived. In June, claimants were asked to requalify for PUA by providing the agency with the necessary information to remain...

LANSING, Mich. (WJMN) – Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bills 507,508 and 509 into law today, the bills will extend the validation of drivers licenses and personal identification cards. “The pandemic was tough on all of us, and these bills put Michigan drivers first by giving Michiganders the flexibility they need...

The Chelsea Area Fire Authority (CAFA) arrived on the scene of a structure fire on July 27 in the 11000 block of Roepke Road in Lyndon Township to find an attached garage fully engulfed with 50-percent extension into the home. Siding was melted off the nearby pole barn, one vehicle...

SHIAWASSEE COUNTY, Mich. (WLNS) – Health officials are encouraging people to take precautions as the Delta variant was found in Shiawassee county yesterday. But are those that live there worried about this new variant?. 50% of people in Shiawassee county are fully vaccinated, and now that the Delta variant is...