The meeting is happening at 10 a.m. on the campus of Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo.
https://www.wlns.com/news/civil-rights-commission-discusses-resolutions-this-monday/
The United States is one of only five countries in the world that does not offer parental leave funding at the federal level--which leaves the issue up to the states.
https://www.wlns.com/news/paid-leave-reduces-infant-mistreatment-msu-study/
The Vermontville Maple Syrup Festival started back in 1940.
https://www.wlns.com/news/thousands-attend-vermontville-maple-syrup-festival/
The family of Lacie Nicole Santia, 38, reported her missing Saturday morning. They say they're concerned about her emotional condition.
https://www.wlns.com/news/officials-ask-for-help-finding-missing-oakland-co-woman/
The student activist group, which had set up an encampment in the People's Park on the Michigan State University campus, is standing in solidarity with the people of Israeli-occupied Palestine, w...
https://www.wlns.com/news/leaders-of-msu-occupation-movement-make-victory-statement/
U.S. Customs and New York Port Authority personnel arrested Noor Noel Kestou, 31, on Saturday at John F. Kennedy International Airport. He was brought back to Michigan on Wednesday.
https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan-man-charged-with-manslaughter-in-fatal-explosion/
April is Distracted Driver Awareness Month. Around the Capital area, Michigan State Police troopers have been busy enforcing recent changes to state laws.
https://www.wlns.com/news/how-many-distracted-drivers-have-been-cited-in-april/
From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses, as some universities moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators...
https://www.wlns.com/news/campus-anti-war-protesters-dig-in-as-universities-police-take-action/
Emotional stories from crime survivors are helping to support other victims in their healing process.
https://www.wlns.com/news/local-crime-survivors-gather-for-healing-vigil/
The event saw multiple records set when it comes to draft picks, with the most quarterbacks taken in the top-eight picks (four), the most taken inside the top 10 (five) and tying the record for m...
https://www.wlns.com/news/detroit-breaks-draft-record-with-700000-plus-fans/
An Election Commission Clarity Hearing on Monday at the Hillsdale County Courthouse will determine whether petitioner Ted Jansen can move forward with the gathering of recall signatures for Stock...
https://www.wlns.com/news/another-petitioner-seeks-recall-of-hillsdale-mayor/
The grand reopening of the pedestrian-friendly outdoor area in East Lansing will happen this coming Thursday, May 2.
https://www.wlns.com/news/albert-el-fresco-returning-this-thursday-in-east-lansing/
Most Michigan State University graduates walk across a stage in East Lansing, in front of proud relatives.
https://www.wlns.com/news/spartans-graduate-from-msu-in-african-country/
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) - Hoops season might be in the rearview mirror for some, but for the Lansing Community College men's basketball team, they are already gearing up for next season with a few ...
One person is dead, and another in custody in an early Friday morning shooting. Neighbors to the 3100 block of Turner St. in the city said they're not surprised of the nearby homicide and added t...
https://www.wlns.com/news/neighbors-worry-about-fridays-homicide-in-lansing/
After pulling him over in Eaton Rapids Twp. Thursday evening, MSP cited the 24-year-old Grand Ledge man for driving 125 mph in a 55-mph zone, and also for Reckless Driving.
https://www.wlns.com/news/msp-tickets-grand-ledge-man-for-going-125-in-a-55-zone/
Former Congressman Peter Meijer appears to have withdrawn from race for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.
Firefighters from at least two agencies battled a blaze in Jackson Friday.
Emma Jane Huver, of Lansing, is the mother of toddler King Muhammad, who suffered the accidental gunshot outside of the Sunoco gas station on Dunkel Road last Oct. 24.
https://www.wlns.com/news/mother-enters-guilty-plea-in-toddlers-accidental-death/
A Kent County jury has found 50-year-old Shannon Guay guilty of sexually assaulting numerous girls while working as a gymnastics and dance coach in metro Grand Rapids.
https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan/jury-finds-former-coach-guilty-of-abusing-multiple-girls/
Meridian Township’s former manager Frank Walsh will walk away with $216, 502.59 in cash in benefits under his resignation agreement and consulting deal struck Sunday.
Festival organizers say it's the original maple syrup festival in Michigan, originating in 1940 when local syrup makers gathered in a barber shop to discuss a new way to sell the syrup.
https://www.wlns.com/news/maple-syrup-festival-starts-friday-night-in-vermontville/
Six of 7 defendants accused of playing a role in alleged hazing death of Phat Nguyen, 21, in Nov. 2021, have had their cases dismissed in 54-B District Court.
https://www.wlns.com/6newsinvestigates/most-cases-in-msu-alleged-hazing-death-dismissed/
Popcorn Picks for April 26, 2024
To help reach the state's newly mandated goal of 100% "clean energy" by 2040, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy will use that federal award to launch the Michigan Ren...
https://www.wlns.com/top-stories/1-9m-federal-award-will-support-renewable-projects/
Meet Mekhet, a sweet cat who came from another shelter.
https://www.wlns.com/pet-of-the-day-community/gentle-manx-enjoys-ear-rubs-and-chin-scratches/
If storms do develop, all kinds of severe weather will be possible for the area.
Residents along Hudsonville's 'muck fields' were treated to a dirt devil sighting Thursday.
https://www.wlns.com/weather/weatherstories/watch-massive-dirt-devil-spotted-near-grand-rapids/
Peteese is a mix of all sorts! The Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter said he could be a mixture of an Aussie, Shepherd, Rottie, or Huskey. Who knows!
His arrest on Wednesday comes after Jackson County deputies approached and searched the suspect outside a Summit Township home, upon which they found the loaded handgun.
https://www.wlns.com/news/jackson-sheriffs-detectives-arrest-14-time-convicted-felon-for-having-gun/