Michelle Jokisch Polo

When it comes to Michigan politics, the environment is largely male dominated. It’s something some legislators, reporters and political consultants say has contributed to what they call an unsafe climate for women.

The U.S Department of Justice (DOJ) finds Indigenous women are murdered at more than 10 times the national average.

For more than a decade, Uniting Three Fires Against Violence has been supporting the 12 federally-recognized tribal governments in Michigan as they respond to violence against their communities.

An artifact belonging to the Mayan Empire will finally make its way back home after spending more than 18 years at a college in Mid-Michigan.  The 500 year-old urn will soon be reunited with its twin in Mexico.

A Lansing non-profit organization is partnering with the Ingham County Health Department in hopes of tackling vaccine inequity. Cristo Rey Community Center is hosting walk-in vaccine appointments for the community.

A state program has distributed more than $890-thousand dollars to mid-Michigan households struggling to pay rent and utilities due to pandemic related hardships. The funds come from the Michigan State Housing Development Authority.

The state launched the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance program in March to help Michiganders pay for rent and utilities. It replaced the Eviction Diversion Program, which had been offering rental assistance since last summer.

Amid a continuing COVID-19 surge in Michigan, The Lansing School District is delaying in-person instruction again. The new date for returning to in-person hybrid instruction is April 26th.

As students return from spring break, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is hoping to prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases through testing.

On Sunday afternoon, hundreds waited in their cars in the parking lot of the Ingham County Intermediate School District.

Michigan’s Attorney General says there is insufficient evidence to justify criminal charges against Lansing Police Department officers who restrained a man moments before he died.