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University of Michigan Health to request additional resources for mental health patients
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - University of Michigan Health is requesting more health beds from the State of Michigan for mental health patients. The request is part of UM Health’s plan to address Michigan’s mental health crisis. The group plans to use the former Lansing Eastern High School, which adjoins The UM Health - Sparrow emergency room in Lansing.
54 State Troopers graduate, 7 to serve UP communities
LANSING, Mich. (WLUC) - Michigan communities will soon benefit from the addition of 54 state troopers who graduated Friday afternoon from the 145th Trooper Recruit School. According to a press release, during the ceremony in Lansing, Col. James F. Grady II, director of the Michigan State Police (MSP), administered the Oath of Office to the graduates who begin their assignments at MSP posts across the state next week.
'I'd lost all hope:' Lansing senior celebrates graduation, overcoming the odds
EAST LANSING ― Aniyah Malone and Marsheda Ewulomi have more than one thing in common. While both are Everett High School graduates – Malone officially earned that designation Saturday – they also overcame long odds to get where they are today. Ewulomi, who graduated from Everett, is...
Graduations galore and a spin-ahead to summer
Schools, at least most of them, are out for the summer!. That’s reason for teachers, students and many parents to celebrate. And a special shoutout the Class of 2024 across Greater Lansing. Over the past few weeks, photographers for Team LSJ will have photographed 15 commencement ceremonies, culminating with...
Crews break ground on major Okemos school remodeling
OKEMOS Mich. (WILX) - The Chippewa Middle School you know will soon look completely different. “It’s going to look unrecognizable,” said John Hood, superintendent of Okemos Public Schools. On Thursday, Okemos school officials broke new ground. “About 90 percent of the building is going to be new. We’re...
MSU Registrar website removes class location and instructor as public information
Up until recently, the class search function of Michigan State University's Office of the Registrar website made all class information accessible to the public. This information included the date, time, location and instructor. However, as of February 2024, class location and instructor are no longer public information. The decision was, in part, influenced by the felt need for security on campus, as well as other institutions part of the Association of American Universities, or AAU, which contains...
Okemos baseball captures Regional title but falls in quarterfinals
NORTHVILLE, Mich. (WILX) - Okemos baseball was in the Regional finals for the first time since 1997. The Wolves took down Brighton 8-6, with a bunch of players stepping up for Okemos in the win. In the quarterfinals game at Northville High School, the Wolves matched up with the Northville Broncos.
Michigan high school baseball regional final/state quarterfinal scores and pairings
(WNDU) - It’s a big day for high school baseball in Michigan, as teams across the state are playing in regional championships and state quarterfinal matchups. Four teams are meeting at a neutral site to play their regional championships. The winners of those matchups will meeting in the state quarterfinals later in the afternoon.
Dansville softball wins regional title, while Waverly, Lansing Catholic, others fall
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - In the high school postseason, Dansville softball leaves Saturday the lone area team still playing after the Aggies blanked Reading 9-0 to win their first regional title since 2012. 2012 is the same year Dansville last one a state softball title. The Aggies will play Division...
International student groups to receive dedicated space in MSU International Center
This past year, Michigan State University celebrated 150 years of international students on campus. To celebrate and honor these students, the university is dedicating a space to them in the International Center.This collaborative space has been something the International Student Association, or ISA, has been working on for a while. In collaboration with Student Life and Engagement, or SLE, and the Office for International Students and Scholars, or OISS, it was able to make this a reality.The idea for this space was initially discussed in spring semester of 2022, at ISA's first leaders' summit. The summit served as a place...
Highlights: Okemos and DeWitt reach regional championship game
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – After the rain forced some of our area baseball teams to wait an extra day to play in the regional semifinals, Mother Nature would hold off on Thursday so teams could lock up a spot in the regional championship game. In Division 1, Okemos was taking on Battle Creek Lakeview, who […]
DeWitt, Ionia, Lansing Catholic and Lansing Christian baseball bow out in regional finals
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - In the high school baseball postseason, DeWitt, Ionia, Lansing Catholic and Lansing Christian all fell in Saturday’s regional final round. The Panthers held a 2-1 lead in the 5th inning, before Flint Powers Catholic grabbed the lead back en route to a 9-2 win. Also...
DeWitt baseball runs out of gas, falls to Flint Powers in regional final
HOWELL – DeWitt's baseball team had been on a roller coaster of emotions over the past four days, beginning with a come-from-behind, walk-off win in extra innings over Williamston in Monday's Diamond Classic title game. The Panthers would turn around and face the Hornets again on Thursday — another thriller that went 11 innings before DeWitt would end Williamston's season with a 10-9 win in the regional semifinals. ...
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