Kristan Obeng
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After briefly reopening, Strange Matter Coffee closes temporarily in downtown Lansing
Strange Matter Coffee & Bakery temporarily closed in downtown Lansing until further notice. → Read More
Ajani Scott grew up in Lansing. Now she stars on the VH1 reality show 'Love & Listings.'
Ajani Scott, who grew up in Lansing, stars on the VH1 reality show "Love & Listings" as a real estate agent for celebrity clients. → Read More
Lansing church to pay tribute to its oldest member for her 102nd birthday
Union Missionary Baptist Church, a historically Black church in Lansing, will celebrate its oldest member. → Read More
Not seeing auto insurance savings in Michigan? Here's how to get your questions answered.
Michigan residents want to know how to save money on car insurance after the new no-fault auto insurance law went into effect. → Read More
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency shortens its inbound call center hours
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency reduced its call center hours after temporarily expanding them during the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Buddhists who were allegedly discriminated against by Mulliken officials are welcomed by residents
Residents signed a petition welcoming Buddhists who were allegedly discriminated against by a Mulliken, Michigan official. → Read More
The only LGBTQ center in Lansing is facing threats to its survival. New leaders aim to save it.
Salus Center, the only LGBTQ center in Lansing, is facing budget shortfalls due to the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Friday service is meaningful to Muslims. This East Lansing mosque brought it back with precautions.
The Islamic Center of East Lansing resumed Islam's most important worship service after the coronavirus pandemic halted it. → Read More
Lansing-area churches unite against racism through prayer
Churches are fighting racism through prayer on streets named after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. → Read More
Michigan State Police Trooper Caleb Starr is laid to rest in Mason on Saturday
Michigan State Police Trooper Caleb Starr died after a head-on collision with a drunk driver in July. → Read More
Buddhists experience ‘blatant discrimination’ at Mulliken board meeting
Buddhists interested in buying a United Methodist Church in Mulliken, Michigan experienced religious discrimination. → Read More
John Lewis documentary to screen on Capitol lawn
The film “John Lewis: Good Trouble" will be shown at the Capitol on Thursday evening. → Read More
Elissa Slotkin aims to revive MSU report on systemic inequities affecting Black people
Elissa Slotkin is working to bring back an annual report from Michigan State University about systemic inequities affecting Black people. → Read More
Lost your health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic? Here are your options in Michigan.
Thousands of Michigan residents lost their health insurance because of the coronavirus pandemic, estimates show. → Read More
Two Greater Lansing churches shutdown due to COVID-19
Churches in East Lansing and Holt shutdown due to possible and known COVID-19 cases, they said. → Read More
This Lansing attorney is running to be the first indigenous justice on the Michigan Supreme Court
Katherine Mary Nepton of Lansing hopes to be Michigan's first indigenous Supreme Court justice. → Read More
They tackled police brutality. Now 3 East Lansing men are fighting racism at MSU.
3 East Lansing men are working to dismantle structural racism one institution at a time. → Read More
Lansing group is working to secure land for farmers from marginalized groups
Capital United Land Trust's mission is to ensure marginalized groups — including people of color and LGBTQ people — have farmland they control forever → Read More
LaShawn Erby is a fighter against racial injustice. She believes she was born to do it.
LaShawn Erby, a leader in the Lansing Poor People’s Campaign, never sat around waiting for change. → Read More
Okemos urges school district to follow safety guidelines after a student tests positive for COVID-19
Okemos Superintendent John Hood urged his district to follow coronavirus health guidelines. → Read More