The same supply chain disruptions that slow Michigan manufacturing could help the recycling industry bring in new business. more

Ridership on public transit systems plummeted and employees encountered increased mental health problems during the pandemic. Now the state’s local transit agencies report a reversal of the downward ridership trend and say they’ve implemented measures to help employees. We hear from the Michigan Public Transit Association, the Bay Area Transportation Authority in Grand Traverse and Leelanau counties and the Mecosta-Osceola Transit Agency based in Big Rapids more

Rising temperatures from climate change may slightly increase milk production, despite the heat stress on cows, new study says. Dairy cows produce less milk when they get too hot, but hot temperatures do stimulate the growth of plants that cows eat to produce milk. Lost milk production through heat stress can be offset by higher feed production. We hear from MOO-ville Creamery in Barry County and the researchers. more

While forests are known to enhance the water quality of nearby watersheds, oftentimes people don’t recognize a forest’s role in providing clean drinking water, according to a new study from Michigan State University.  more

A man being held in a murder case in Florida was released from jail in Ingham County after the Michigan Parole Board overruled efforts by Prosecutor Carol Siemon to require stricter oversight. more

Antisemitic behavior is on the rise across Greater Lansing, according to the Anti-Defamation League.  more

The featured Eye Candy for this week is the BWL Forbes Substation on the corner of Forbes Street and Verlinden Avenue. more

For the past 23 years, Allen Neighborhood Center executive director Joan Nelson has bent every ear in reach about the latest great thing on Lansing’s east side. She always closed with a teaser: … more

The Ledges Playhouse, a converted barn theater in Grand Ledge’s Fitzgerald Park that has hosted performances since the 50s, has been declared unsafe. more

A six-figure lifeline from the Lansing City Council could serve as the starting pistol for fundraising efforts to finally repair and reopen the shuttered Moores Park Pool in southwest Lansing. more

Streets at Colonial Townhouses Cooperative  With construction season in full tilt across Lansing, many residents have been wondering if (and when) crews will get around to repairing the … more

With summer around the corner, it’s time to jam-pack your calendar with family fun, festivals, outdoor concerts and fair food. Here’s a guide to some must-see events, happening now … more

Psychedelic drugs are still illegal in East Lansing. more

The last Eye for Design (below) was first identified by Janet Pendleton. The detail an expansive masonry grid - belongs to the Fountain Place Apartments building in REO Town. Taking up nearly half of … more

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor wants to amend the City Charter to be able to appoint convicted felons to the city’s volunteer boards and commissions. more

A historical marker that once designated the childhood home of Malcolm X in South Lansing has finally been replaced. more

Eight residents have qualified to buy their homes from the Housing Commission. more

The converted Red Barn House stands alone in fields in Oneida Township. In this house, Clinton Decker allegedly met his death at the hands of Joseph Sadlak. Five years of Eaton County sheriff reports reveal a bizarre and violent history leading up to the murder. more

The newest chief of the Lansing Fire Department is already calling Lansing "home." more

Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Don’t open the doors. There are no people.   more