A former director of the Michigan Hispanic/Latino Commission has been sentenced to five years of probation for stealing nearly $86,000 that was set aside for a Michigan statue to honor farm labor leader Cesar Chavez.
Drive south on US 127 from Lansing to Jackson, and you will drive through Mason. The city of 8500 is named after Michigan’s first governor Stevens T. Mason. Mayor Russell Whipple talked about his native city, starting with businesses and how the legislature can help Mason.
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Mason mayor Russell Whipple talks with WKAR's Reginald Hardwick on the February 25, 2019 Monday with the mayor segment.
With more than 7 million votes cast, it appears Brianna Scott and Kelly Tebay, the Democratic candidates for the MSU Board of Trustees will defeat their GOP opponents Dave Dutch and Mike Miller.
Voters in Ingham County will be deciding on a ballot proposal to replace the 54-year-old county jail when they go to the polls in August. WKAR’s Katie Cook reports.