Alec Gerstenberger

News Intern
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    Alec Gerstenberger
    Reginald Hardwick / WKAR-MSU

Alec Gerstenberger gathers news photographs and helps add online content to wkar.org.

The Michigan State University student began his internship with the WKAR News Team in Summer of 2019.

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In Photos: ThankLansing, A Celebration For Lansing's Newest Neighbors

By • Nov 28, 2019

Mashed potatoes and pumpkin pies were replacd by a cornucopia of global foods like chicken schwarma and tamales  at the sixth annual ThanksLansing. The gathering hosted by Lansing’s Refugee Development Center drew together Lansing's newest residents with locals to take part in the holiday.  

Supreme Court Tables Gerrymandering Decision In Michigan

By & • Oct 25, 2019
United States Supreme Court Building
Ray Garcia / WKAR-MSU

Early Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a lower Michigan court’s decision that would require lawmakers redraw gerrymandered district and congressional lines before the elections in 2020. WKAR's Politics Reporter Abigail Censky spoke to Riley Beggin, Bridge Magazine's politics reporter about the decision and it's implications for Michigan. Below are highlights of their conversation.

Rate Of Firearm Deaths Rose 14% From 2015 to 2017, Study Shows

By • Oct 18, 2019
Michigan Capitol Building
w.r. richards / WKAR-MSU

A study by Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and the University of Pittsburgh published earlier this week shows that the rate of firearm deaths in the U.S rose drastically beginning in 2015. 

MI Pharmacies To Give Away Narcan Kits Sept. 14

By & Reginald Hardwick • Sep 13, 2019
Naloxone Hydrochloride nasal spray a.k.a "Narcan"
Wiki media commons

Pharmacies across Michigan will be giving away the Nasal spray form of Naloxone, also known as Narcan, to anyone on Saturday. No names, insurance or prescription is needed. A Lansing drug rehabilitation manager said it will help those affected by the opioid crisis.


Lansing Eastern HS Students Begin School Year At Upgraded Campus

By • Aug 26, 2019
The new Lansing Eastern High School
Alec Gerstenberger/WKAR-MSU

On Monday, more than 1,200 students will begin the school year at the new Lansing Eastern High School.

First Look: Inside East Lansing's Landmark On Grand River Apartments

By • Aug 19, 2019
View from an apartment on Landmark's 12th floor
Alec Gerstenberger/WKAR-MSU

One of the apartment buildings that is changing the skyline of East Lansing opens in August 2019. WKAR News student reporter Alec Gerstenberger toured the 12 story Landmark on Grand River apartment units and created this photo gallery. Click here for a link to a story about the new apartments and cost concerns by WKAR News student reporter Alina Zhuravel.

Protected Bike Path Trial To Begin In East Lansing

By • Aug 12, 2019
Markers set for installation of the new protected bike lanes on Bogue Street
Alec Gerstenberger/WKAR-MSU

Pedestrians and bicyclists will be the first in mid-Michigan to see a protected bike lane along southbound Bogue Street in East Lansing. Taking up the rightmost lane, the new path has lanes for bicycles and scooters in an effort to keep sidewalks clear for pedestrians. 

New Lansing River Trail Bridge Opened Near Potter Park Zoo

By • Aug 8, 2019
(from left to right) Timothy Morgan, Cherry Hamrick, Andy Schor, Melissa Buzzard ,Bryan Crenshaw
Alec Gerstenberger/WKAR-MSU

A new bridge along the Lansing River Trail east of Potter Park Zoo was unveiled on Tuesday. The galvanized steel bridge has replaced two older bridges in the same area and brought the trail higher above the flood level. 

Free HIV Testing At Ingham County Health Dept. On Thursday

By • Jun 26, 2019
Doctor's Office
Pixabay Creative Commons

As a part of National HIV Testing Day, there will be a free, confidential HIV testing event located at 2316 S Cedar St at the Forest Community Health Center in Lansing on Thursday 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. 

Lansing City Clerk Approves 20 Medical Marijuana Provisioning Centers

By & • Jun 3, 2019
WKAR Special Report: Marijuana in Michigan
illustration / WKAR-MSU

The City of Lansing has finished the first phase of the review and appeal process for medical marijuana provisioning centers approving 20 for operation and denying 65 others. 

 

Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope said it was a long and painstaking process. 

 

“We learned a lot so we’re hoping to do it better with phase two with the next five licenses,” said Swope. 

 

While deciding which applications to approve and which to deny, Swope said he focused on the economic costs and benefits to the city.