Lansing Mayor Andy Schor appointed Rob Widigan as the city’s finance director. That follows the resignation of former director Angie Bennett and former Chief Strategy Officer Shelbi Frayer, who also filled the role before she announced her resignation at the end of last month. more

President Donald Trump’s lame-duck pardons have drawn righteous wrath — corrupt politicians, war criminals, nefarious political operatives and personal friends whose convictions were erased or prison sentences eased because of their close ties with the outgoing president. more

On Jan. 18, business owners in the Eastwood Towne Center received calls from a phone number that matched that of the Lansing Township Police Department. more

Five weeks ago, when we launched our 2023 Top of the Town Contest, co-sponsored by FOX47 News, we imagined what would happen if friendly aliens visited Lansing and had a chance to experience the very best Lansing had to offer. Whom would they nominate or vote for as Lansing’s Best Olive Burger? Or Best New Business or the area’s finest in the rest of more than 300 categories? more

Get ready to feed the meter. Parking tickets are coming back to Lansing. more

Prosecutors will not pursue charges against an East Lansing Police officer who was accused of using excessive force last year against a Black man at a traffic stop.  more

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Ingham County’s first person with monkeypox is accusing Sparrow Health Systems of violating her rights during and following an Aug. 2 visit to the emergency department.  Lynn Williams, … more

Yeah, yeah, I know, thank God 2020 is over. I hear you. That said, it’s impossible after a newsworthy year like that to not have some carryover issues to deal with. more

Some Dansville residents have concerns after the Village Council quietly sold a parcel of village-owned land to a village employee. more

One northside Lansing landlord could soon owe the city $20,000. more

Way back in 2020, East Lansing School Board member Chris Martin, pondering a run for a 54-B District Court judgeship, plunked down $12.17 for the domain name … more

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic struck Michigan, state officials are now recording that more than half of all patients  have recovered from the illness.    more

Siemon isn’t backing down from her fervent belief that nearly all murderers deserve a second chance at freedom, regardless of the heinous nature of their alleged crimes. And that philosophy … more

The U.S. Census Bureau confirmed Monday what we long expected: Michigan will lose a congressional seat in 2022, officially starting an uncomfortable round of musical chairs as Michigan’s 14-member delegation shrivels to 13. more

A Windsor Township resident and attorney who sued former Township Clerk and current At-Large Lansing City Council candidate Linda Keefe has a warning for local voters: Don't trust Keefe. more

A settlement agreement has been reached in a sexual harassment lawsuit that was filed in June against former Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero by a former city staffer. more

Michigan universities are far behind many other U.S. universities in the number of Black students who graduate, according to new research published in the magazine Diverse: Issues in Higher Education. more

More than 1,000 cases of COVID-19 reported from across Michigan today increased the total number to more than 28,000 statewide, with more than 1,900 deaths tracked to date. And at least two coronavirus deaths were tracked in Greater Lansing today.    more

the political atmosphere couldn’t be more different than it was when Rick Jones made his first political run in 2000. more