Elena Cousino

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – While many are excited for the new General Motors battery plant, those who must live next door to it, aren’t exactly thrilled. The new GM battery plant is bringing about 1,700 jobs to the area, but neighbors say the plant has increased traffic and decreased the value of their homes. “I just don’t know what else to do at this point,” said Chelsea Wiltse. Wiltse said she’s lived on Davis Highway for two years. When she first heard plans about the new GM battery plant, she…

Dean Transportation says it’s been struggling to find drivers over the past years due to the pandemic, but now the company says it’s ready to go.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) - A community is shocked after a man shot through the windows of an elementary school. Police say two men drove past the Sheridan Road STEM Magnet School on August 12th and shot through the windows. Neighbors say things like this are scary but not unusual. “To be honest, I wasn’t really all that surprised,” said neighbor Adrienne Vincent. Vincent lives near the school, which teaches students from 4th to 7th grade, and says this incident did not shock her at all. “Lansing, I…

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – It’s no secret that firefighters have a dangerous job, but when those fire responders clock out for the day, another danger lingers for many when it comes to the…

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – The Lansing Lugnuts’ last game of the season was Sunday, September 11th. Although the game was cancelled due to rain, the team partnered with LAFCU and Quality D…

Safety is always a concern when it comes to Halloween. That’s why some parents are considering other options to trick or treating.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Police are looking for a suspect in a shooting that occurred Sunday, Dec. 11. The Lansing Police Department said the shooting happened around 2:30 p.m. on the 700 bloc…

On Sunday, between the coffee and books, Adira James sat with a friend and laughed over a cup of coffee, at a bookstore called Hooked in Lansing.

The director of an Upper Peninsula museum says folk singer Gordon Lightfoot’s famous song, “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” helped keep the memory of the vessel and its crew alive.

Mastodon bones found in Kent County last year will go on display this weekend at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.