Kevin Lavery

The Haslett school community is mourning the sudden loss of its longtime high school principal, Bart Wegenke.

A bill on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk would let people pick up prescription drugs from sites not staffed by a licensed pharmacist. 

Editor's Note: A public meeting will be held Thursday, Jan. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at Vevay Township Hall.

A private oil and gas company is hoping to drill at a new site near Mason. 

Traverse City-based Jordan Development is seeking a state permit to drill in a 120-acre unit in Vevay Township near Mason.

It’s in an untapped area that lies within a historically productive oil deposit.

Civic and faith leaders gathered on the Capitol steps in Lansing Tuesday to pray for Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), who recently announced his battle with cancer. 

The Lansing school board has tapped a veteran educator to become the district’s new interim superintendent. 

Every day, 25 million American kids board that big yellow school bus with emotions running the gamut between excitement and anxiety. That's especially true for students with physical or emotional challenges. Now, some Michigan bus drivers are putting on blindfolds and riding as passengers to better understand their riders’ experience.

The Michigan Army National Guard will host a town hall Thursday to talk about chemical contamination at its post in Grand Ledge. 

A Lansing man who survived one of the most infamous tragedies of World War Two will be honored Monday in Lansing.  U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) will host a ceremony for Dick Thelen.  In July 1945, Thelen was an 18-year-old sailor aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis, the ship that delivered the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.  As the ship headed for the Philippines, it was struck by two Japanese torpedoes and sank.

WKAR’s Kevin Lavery met Mr. Thelen in 2015 to ask him about his life-altering experience.

A nearly century-old Catholic church in Lansing may not see its centennial anniversary. 

The Ingham County Health Department is launching a new public outreach campaign in hopes of dispelling myths about people living with HIV. 

The Lansing School District and the city are joining a new partnership to help its youngest students save for college. 

Almost two-thirds of female undergraduates at Michigan State University say they were sexually harassed in the 2018 academic year.  That’s according to an independent survey of the campus climate at MSU. 

A Michigan public policy research firm says long-term disinvestment by the state is hurting municipal revenues. 

Three times each year, Michigan students in grades K-3 take a series of reading assessment tests.  These tests serve as checkpoints to ensure students are meeting specific literacy goals.  Typically, students who fall below the standard are placed on a tailor-made reading plan to help them develop their skills.