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As students head back to class, several mid-Michigan districts are opening new or rebuilt schools. Here’s a look at the new spaces, when students return and what’s still under construction.
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It's a busy week as candidates running in the Aug. 4 primary enter their final campaign stretch before Election Day. Meanwhile, in Lansing, council member will hear an ordinance on the city's new ward. Plus, Farmers Market at the Capitol opens for the first time this year.
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This week, Whitmer signed her last budget as governor before her term ends, the U.S. Senate is heating up with less than two weeks before Election Day and early in-person voting begins Saturday.
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Lansing's Moores Park Pool was built in the 1920s. After a multi-year closure and millions of dollars worth of renovations, it could reopen as soon as next summer.
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Construction throughout the capital-area is making a sweet treat difficult to find amidst triple-digit temperatures this month.
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One of the first women in the country to get a radio operating license was born and raised right here in mid-Michigan. In celebration of America 250, WKAR got her back into the studio — and in front of a microphone — for a walk down memory lane.
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Michigan State University faculty are voting on a vote of no confidence in President Kevin Guskiewicz following his decisions to leave and then stay at the school.
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This week in mid-Michigan, Lansing City Council members will hold a public hearing on a proposed data center moratorium, in Aurelius a dispute over a funding agreement is putting a local library at risk and national progressives are stopping by the region to boost two Democratic congressional candidates ahead of the Aug. 4 primary.
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VOTER GUIDE 2026: Voters throughout mid-Michigan have started receiving their absentee ballots ahead of the August 4 primary election.
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Lansing's City Pulse alt-weekly was acquired by the Michigan Independent Media Group in July of 2025.
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Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz talks about about he made decisions to take another job at Clemson before reversing course to stay at MSU.
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Michigan's 7th Congressional District Primary is taking shape with three Democrats in the race, each vying to to take on incumbent Republican Rep. Tom Barrett.