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DDA Recommends Point System to Encourage Green Building Practices, Affordable Housing
Incentives for affordable housing, mass timber and other environmentally-friendly building practices were discussed by the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) at its Thursday, Aug. 22 meeting. The DDA board voted to recommend a resolution that gives developers “points” for including desired features in their buildings. These points could then...
Okemos golfer Alena Li continues unreal hot streak at CAAC jamboree
OKEMOS, Mich. (WILX) - Alena Li shot a 66, 64, and 67 in three events last week. Today Li played in the CAAC league jamboree at the El Dorado course in Mason. Li won the 9-hole tournament with a four under par 32 and is now 23-under par for the season.
‘What’s up Scumbags?!’ Lansing Man Tells City Council How He Really Feels
They say it's important to be passionate and active in your community. But, I think when people say that, they're referring to the community's average, everyday, common-sense citizen. You know, people who pick up after their dogs on walks, and volunteer for the PTP without being a 'Venmo Parent'. However,...
Highly Contagious Infection Spreading Rapidly In Michigan Schools
Many Michigan students are back in school which means more opportunity for illness to spread. Health officials are warning that cases of a highly contagious infection that could be deadly are now rising in school-aged children. Highly Contagious Infection Spreading Rapidly In Michigan Schools. While health officials in Michigan have...
Alert: Major Changes Coming To Michigan High Schools
Looks like they're shaking things up again with the Michigan High School Curriculum—new rules are coming in, and they're about to make things a little different for everyone. Here's what's changing in the coming year. Major Changes Coming to Michigan High Schools. Starting with the class of 2027, Michigan...
Power Outages Persist Across Mid-Michigan After Tuesday’s Storms
Some homes and businesses across mid-Michigan remain without power after Tuesday’s thunderstorms. Areas of Bay, Midland, and Arenac Counties are some of the hardest hit. According to Comsumers Energy, power has been restored to more than 75 percent of customers, with the final push taking place today. More than 500 crews from Michigan and nine other states are working to get the lights back on around the region. As of 6:00 Thursday morning, Consumers estimated that roughly 42,000 homes and businesses were still affected.
Isolated Thunderstorms, Severe Weather Possible in Southeast Michigan on Friday
Detroit, MI – Southeast Michigan is expected to experience unsettled weather as showers and isolated thunderstorms are predicted to develop on Friday. The National Weather Service in Detroit/Pontiac issued a Marginal Risk warning for severe weather across the region, particularly impacting the Saginaw Bay area and surrounding communities. According...
Lansing area residents left to clean up from widespread storm damage
MERIDIAN TWP. — Residents in the Haslett and Okemos areas and across the Lansing region were cleaning up Wednesday morning after severe thunderstorms swept across Michigan and left as many as 350,000 electric customers without power. The storm uprooted trees and brought down limbs and power lines as it moved across much of the Lower Peninsula. ...
Missing 12-year-old child from Lansing found safe
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — 12-year-old Amyah Thompson, who the Lansing Police Department announced as missing Wednesday morning, has been found and is safe. The post said Thompson is 5’3″ and weighs 110 pounds. Before she was found, she was last seen on the 1500 block of Marquette Street and could be wearing ripped jeans, a […]
Cherryland Electric On Track To Achieve 100 Percent Carbon-Free Energy By 2030
One of northern Michigan’s electric utilities is on track to hit a 100 percent carbon-free energy goal well ahead of schedule. Cherryland Electric Cooperative is a member of the larger Wolverine Power Cooperative, a nonprofit member-owned power generation co-op with multiple rural electric cooperative members throughout the state. According to a new press release from Wolverine, the co-op is “on track to achieve 100 percent carbon-free energy by 2030, 10 years ahead of Michigan’s 2040 target.” By extension, Cherryland Electric will also be a totally carbon-free power provider by the end of the decade.
BEWARE! This Email Scam Is Hitting Michigan AGAIN!
Avoiding scams has become a part of our everyday lives as several scams endanger us daily. The most common of those threats are the spam calls that we all receive from numbers we don't recognize or from places we have never been, but now that those have become easier to spot and decline, scammers have pivoted to other methods that have proven to be successful.
New statistics show increased performance for West Michigan students
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — New statistics from the Department of Education on Wednesday show students in West Michigan performed better than last year on state assessments --in most grades and on most subjects. Data shows an improvement on M-STEP math tests for 3rd grade through 7th grade for the second...
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