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CRIME & SAFETY
Mason man killed after multi-car crash on I-96
WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WILX) - A man from Mason is dead after a crash involving two cars and a semi-truck on I-96 early Friday morning. Michigan State Police (MSP) said at 2 a.m. on May 31, troopers were called out to eastbound I-96 near Creyts Road for a crash involving a semi-truck and two cars.
Lansing parents charged with letting baby die in 2017 had second baby die in 2023
LANSING — A Lansing couple who have been awaiting trial on murder charges for more than six years could soon face additional charges after another infant child died. Joshua and Rachel Piland were first charged in 2017 in connection with the death of their infant daughter Abigail. Prosecutors have alleged the Pilands refused to get medical care for the girl, who died of a treatable condition days after her birth. The Pilands have said their religious beliefs prohibit the use of modern medicine.
Car crashes into home in Lansing, police searching vehicle
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A car crashed into a home on Walnut and Shiawassee in Lansing Friday night, prompting a large police presence. Lansing and Michigan State Police vehicles were spotted at the scene. Police were searching the car while a K-9 unit was seen tracking nearby. This is a...
Police: Lansing woman fatally stabbed by adult son while talking to 911 dispatcher
LANSING — A woman who died in a homicide last week was on the phone with a 911 dispatcher when her son attacked her with a utility knife, court documents indicate. Cynthia Marek, 65, arrived at her Bruce Avenue home on May 23 to find her son, Brandon Michel Labrie, lying down and holding a utility knife to his neck, a Lansing police detective wrote in a court document.
Lansing Police provide update on injured victims in downtown mass shooting
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Lansing Police Department provided an update Thursday on the victims injured in the mass shooting on Monday. Previous coverage: Mass shooting in Downtown Lansing leaves 1 dead, 6 injured. 17-year-old Kylete Owens was killed and six others were injured after a shooting at Rotary Park...
Suspect accused of murdering woman in Lansing to appear in court
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A man accused of murdering a 65-year-old woman will be in court this morning for his probable cause conference Friday. 42-year-old Brandon Labrie is accused of stabbing Cynthia Marek inside a home on Bruce Avenue in Lansing on May 23. Prosecutors have charged Labrie with first-degree...
Services set for Lansing Township firefighter killed in hit-and-run crash
LANSING — Services for a local firefighter who died May 18 when an alleged drunken driver drove into him and other members of an extended family while they were walking in Watertown Township will be next week in Okemos. The celebration of life for Johnathan Esch will be 1 p.m. June 8 at 2∣42 Community Church, Lansing campus, 2600 Bennett Road, according to an online obituary. ...
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