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In his most detailed interview to date, Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green described today the chaos he said law enforcement faced in downtown Lansing two Sundays ago, when a peaceful protest march ended with a car being burned, windows broken and more.
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Staff
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6/9/20
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Funding would mostly come from the police budget.
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Staff
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6/9/20
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Homecoming? No. It’s the first day restaurants and bars in mid-Michigan could be open since March 16, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer closed them for dining in.
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Staff
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6/8/20
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Concerned about their safety, protesters warned last night they will protect themselves. Tonight they bore arms.
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Cole Tunningley and Berl Schwartz
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6/8/20
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Beginning June 15, personal services businesses for hair, massages and nails will be able to reopen statewide. And starting Wednesday, much of northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula is authorized to reopen theaters, gyms and other places of public accommodation with restrictions.
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/5/20
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They marched from the Capitol out Michigan Avenue. And at each intersection, they formed a circle. Then they lay on their stomachs.
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Cole Tunningley and Berl Schwartz
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6/4/20
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Lansing is resilient.
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/4/20
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The sequence of events raised serious questions about police tactics used in Lansing and across the country in response to protesters.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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6/4/20
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Camping at Michigan’s state parks can resume on June 22 after the beginning of the season was delayed due to the pandemic, reports the Detroit Free Press.
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/4/20
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Was it actually tear gas? Or was it — as Lansing Mayor Andy Schor prefers to call it — pepper spray?
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/4/20
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A rooftop solar array, clearly visible to motorists heading past 528 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in the Genesee Neighborhood, now takes care of all the church’s electrical needs.
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Lawrence Cosentino
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6/3/20
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Loved ones can once again accompany people to medical appointments and can also again visit friends and family in the hospital.
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KyleKaminski
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6/3/20
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Officials at Michigan State University will not pay a ransom recently demanded by hackers that are threatening to publish a trove of stolen university records online.
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/3/20
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Retailers with bottle return facilities located at the front of the store (or housed in a separate area with reverse vending machines) must begin accepting empty cans and bottles for deposits beginning June 15 — with a few key safety precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/2/20
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"We need to start being proactive, not reactive."
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Skyler Ashley
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6/2/20
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MONDAY, June 1 — Michiganders must still stay safe, but they no longer need to stay home.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced today several rescissions to her stay-at-home executive order. …
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/1/20
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor defended the response of police with tear gas to disperse protesters after they set a car on fire, broke windows and graffitied downtown Lansing buildings. East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier had a different take.
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Kyle Kaminski
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6/1/20
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Michigan tracked at least another 513 coronavirus cases statewide this afternoon with another 28 virus-related deaths, pushing the case count past 57,000 with nearly 5,500 reported dead.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/31/20
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Most businesses that had windows shattered already had crews boarding up storefronts and assessing repairs. Others scrubbed graffiti like “Fuck 12” and “BLM” from brick walls. A car that was burned in the middle of Washington Avenue had already been towed.
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Skyler Ashley, Cole Tunningley, Berl Schwartz and Kyle Kaminski
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5/31/20
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After months of surviving by selling obscure records to collectors using the website Discogs, Flat Black and Circular's John Howard said that he’s looking forward to reopening the store Monday. If lockdown continued for any longer, Howard was worried that he and the store would run out of money.
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Cole Tunningey
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5/30/20
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