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Calm river flanked by dense green trees with reflections on the water surface.

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Police confirm details of 5th Lansing River Trail death

September 29, 2026 · 4 min read

Yellow police crime scene tape across an outdoor area with trees and grass in the background.

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Human remains found on Lansing's Tecumseh River Road

September 28, 2026 · 1 min read

A bicycle lying on a road shoulder next to a painted white line.

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Lansing lawmakers advance bill on drivers who hit cyclists

September 24, 2026 · 2 min read

Lansing Police Department alert graphic showing the department badge over flashing police lights.

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Lansing police fatally shoot armed man on Jolly Road

September 23, 2026 · 2 min read

A city bus parked at a deserted transit terminal with yellow caution tape blocking the entrance.

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Woman gets home confinement for fake CATA bomb threat

September 22, 2026 · 2 min read

Travelers walk through a large, modern airport terminal with a chandelier and escalators.

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Ex-MSU doctor stopped at Atlanta airport on sexual assault warrant

September 21, 2026 · 3 min read

Uniformed police officers standing with Belgian Malinois K-9 dogs under an outdoor pavilion.

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Lansing officer named Officer of the Year after K-9 rescue

September 18, 2026 · 2 min read

Front facade of the Michigan State Capitol building with its limestone exterior and central dome.

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Lansing advocates back bill to revisit abuse survivors' sentences

September 17, 2026 · 2 min read

Bear spray canisters assembled and filled with ingredients in a factory.

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Juveniles detained after bear spray attack on East Lansing officer

September 15, 2026 · 2 min read

Two officers on horseback in riot gear stand near a crowd on a city street.

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East Lansing oversight panel presses ELPD on horse deployment

September 9, 2026 · 3 min read

Booking photo of Edward Joseph Smith, 23, who was arraigned on an open murder charge in the fatal stabbing of Daniel Lusk on the Lansing River Trail.

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Murder charge filed in Daniel Lusk's River Trail death

September 4, 2026 · 2 min read

A head of iceberg lettuce, the type of produce linked to Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak.

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Michigan cyclosporiasis cases reach 14,718; Ingham holds at 925

September 4, 2026 · 2 min read

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