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MSU researchers say Michigan’s accent is changing
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - When you think of heavy accents, you don’t tend to think of people from Michigan, but researchers at ...
No new trial for former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WILX) - Former Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr will not be retried. That’s the decision ...
Teen killed, child injured in early morning Jackson County crash
Police ask that if anyone has any information about the crash to contact the Blackman-Leoni Department of Safety at 517-799-4223.
Thursday’s Softball Classic games rescheduled for Friday
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Softball Classic quarterfinal games set for Thursday have once again been postponed due to field conditions. Williamston vs. Perry is now scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. Lansing ...
Thursday’s Diamond Classic baseball games rescheduled for next week
Additionally, the games rescheduled for Friday (Mason vs. Portland and Portland St. Patrick vs. Grand Ledge) have been moved to Wednesday, May 28. The semifinals, originally scheduled for May 28, will ...
Michigan State University names new provost and executive VP for academic affairs
Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz announced MSU’s next provost and executive Vice President for Academic ...
9 arrested in drug investigation after search warrant in Lansing
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Nine people were arrested Tuesday evening after police executed a search warrant in Lansing. Members ...
House Republicans pass Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans stayed up all night to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President ...
‘Ride of Silence’ honors cyclists killed, pushes for change
The Ride of Silence began more than two decades ago, after Dallas cyclist Larry Schwartz died when he was hit by the mirror of a passing bus. Harrington said the gathering saw massive growth in the ...
Wreath-laying ceremony in East Lansing honors local servicemembers for Memorial Day
EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Memorial Day may be Monday, but the East Lansing community held a special ceremony to honor men and women in uniform on Wednesday. WILX photojournalist Kristen Welton was ...
Michigan Mental Health advocates call for more inpatient beds during awareness month
Michigan currently ranks 47th in the nation for inpatient psychiatric bed availability, with only five beds for every 100,000 residents, according to the Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA) ...
Census report shows population growth in Lansing, loss in Jackson
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - A new report from the United States Census Bureau report, shows the population is increasing in Lansing. The report shows the “annual estimates of the resident population” in ...