Ingham County

Ingham County's Top Health Official: Michigan Isn't Ready To Relax Indoor Mask Requirements

By • May 12, 2021
Photo of a face mask.
Photo courtesy of CANVA

Ingham County's top health official says it's not yet time to relax indoor mask requirements.

Speaking at a media briefing Tuesday, Health Officer Linda Vail said other states in the country are in a different situation than Michigan.

MSU Resumes Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic, Open To All Michigan Residents

By • May 4, 2021
Image of a medical professional administers a vaccine wearing blue globes.
Courtesy / CANVA

Starting Tuesday, May 4, Michigan State University is resuming its walk-through COVID-19 vaccination clinic for students, faculty, and staff.

No appointment is necessary and walk-ins will be taken from 9 a.m. to 3:30 pm.

MI Attorney General Finds No Wrongdoing In Death At Lansing Jail

By • Apr 9, 2021
Michelle Jokisch Polo / WKAR-MSU

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.


Ingham County Becomes First In The State To Ban Hair-Based Discrimination

By • Mar 25, 2021
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Ingham County has become the first in the state to ban hair-based discrimination. 

The Ingham County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the resolution Tuesday.

Your COVID Vaccine Questions Answered | WKAR News Special Coverage

By WKAR STAFF • Mar 23, 2021
gloved hand holding vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
U.S. Secretary of Defense/ Wikimedia Commons

WKAR is answering your questions about COVID-19 and the vaccines with Ingham County Health Officer, Linda Vail and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director, Elizabeth Hertel.

Weight Restrictions For Commercial Trucks Begin

By • Mar 1, 2021
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Creative Commons / Crown Star Images

With temperatures warming in recent days, county road commissions are beginning to enforce weight restrictions for commercial trucks on some roads.


Ingham County Clerk Helps Jail Inmates Register To Vote

By • Oct 16, 2020
voter ballot
File photo / WKAR-MSU

Ingham County officials are visiting jail inmates to help them register to vote on November 3. 

 


Ingham Co. Takes On Criminal Justice Reform With Heightened Scrutiny For "Resisting And Obstructing"

By • Aug 6, 2020
Black Lives Matter protestors
Abigail Censky, WKAR

A new policy in Ingham County will affect how prosecutors examine and charge people with resisting arrest.

Health Departments Rely On Contact Tracing To Track COVID-19 Outbreaks

By • Jul 10, 2020
COVID-19 Testing Sign
Ingham County Health Department/ Facebook

When the state began to reopen at the beginning of June, cases of COVID-19 began to creep back up with outbreaks linked to businesses and large gatherings.

One of those outbreaks is tied to popular East Lansing bar, Harper’s Restaurant and Brewpub. As of Tuesday, the Ingham County Health Department has found over 170 total cases connected to the bar. 32 of them are secondary, meaning people who didn’t go to Harper’s themselves but got sick from someone who did.


New Data Shows Black And Asian People Disproportionately Impacted By COVID-19 On Lansing's Southside

By • May 9, 2020
The prevalence rate, or rate of COVID-19 modeled per 100,000 people, is three times higher for Black people and roughly four times higher for Asian people than White people in Lansing’s 48911 zipcode.
Courtesy of the Ingham County Health Department

As Michigan moves into its third month of the coronavirus pandemic, the curve in Ingham County is flattening. Now that testing is more widespread, officials are getting additional data that helps them understand the epidemic in their own communities, and plan for the next stages.

Health officials in Ingham County are casting a wider net of testing, and now they’re getting back data that shows COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting Black and Asian people in the 48911 zip-code on the southside of Lansing.

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