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The last week brought good and bad news for Michigan residents amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The good news: The pandemic appears to be nearing a conclusion as vaccinations continue. And for some, the bad news: It may also be time to abandon that cozy home office.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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5/12/21
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Jesus Mora has spent more than half of his life in prison.
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A proposal headed to the August ballot aims to maintain tax revenues for the Lansing Police and Fire departments and fund local road and sidewalk maintenance.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/5/21
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Hundreds of businesses will soon be eligible to apply for $11 million in grants.
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Todd Heywood
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5/5/21
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“Nothing is softer and more yielding than water, yet nothing is better in attacking the solid and forceful,” teaches Chinese sage Laozi in the Dao de Ching.
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Lansing residents could soon have the option to fundamentally shift how they elect their mayors, clerks and members of the City Council through a method that would consider second-choice preferences, eliminate primary elections and shift a wider candidate pool to the general election.
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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.
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Todd Heywood
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5/4/21
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“We never, ever, approached Rina for sex. Ever. … I’ve got issues with my ex-wife. She’s my ex-wife, for God’s sake. But I can say with certainty that she’s not a sexual predator.”
Sam Dunbar
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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5/4/21
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TUESDAY, May 4 — A voice that resembled that of Michael Lynn Jr., the co-leader of the Lansing chapter of the Black Lives Matter movement, spoke up at the public comment portion of last …
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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5/4/21
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Research suggests that social media doesn’t provide the same benefits of real-life interactions.
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Kyle Kaminski
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5/3/21
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Church attendance is down, and more houses of worship are predicted to close at an accelerated rate, a national report finds.
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Sheldon Krause
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5/3/21
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Several local neighborhood Facebook groups were alive with questions overnight following reports that helicopters were circling over the city of Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/30/21
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Ronda Liskey and her son Roy have spent most of their lives in the small town of Laingsburg. And if all goes well after opening a pot shop there this month, they might just retire there too.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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4/28/21
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Four local school districts are leaning on new tax levies and millage renewals to drive renovations, new construction and other improvements for students in Greater Lansing.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/28/21
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A partnership between McLaren Greater Lansing and the Ingham County Health Department aims to vaccinate up to 4,000 people daily at a clinic at the Michigan State University Pavilion. Officials are averaging only about 1,400 doses administered there every day. The expansion — which began with staff assistance on Tuesday— ramps that rate up by 185%.
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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4/28/21
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Imagine picking up a craft beer from Lansing Brewing Co. and then meandering across the street — cup in hand — to grab a rye whiskey from Michigrain Distillery. How about a pina colada on the beach at Rotary Park or a sidewalk cocktail in REO Town and Old Town?
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KYLE KAMINSKI
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4/28/21
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With a sizable cash-on-hand lead, Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is already lining up organized labor endorsements that have traditionally helped to influence the outcome of local elections.
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TODD HEYWOOD
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4/28/21
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The city of Lansing is trying to entice a biopharmaceutical company to build a large manufacturing facility near the Capital Region International Airport.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/28/21
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Dear Jeff Bezos: You saved The Washington Post. So, why are you allowing one of your companies to undermine local journalism?
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Berl Schwartz
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4/28/21
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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.
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Kyle Melinn
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4/28/21
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