Haslett News

If you thought the financial state of local schools was already a crisis, be prepared for it to get worse.

For more than a decade, Meridian High School in Haslett has been the home to some of mid-Michigan's most struggling students.

MSU Summer Circle wraps up its season with a production of "Kid Purple," about a boy born with a "slight pigmentation abnormality" who pursues a boxing career.

A huge belated thank you to all the staff at Capital Area Women's Lifestyle Magazine.

Blues on the Square, a summer series of free Thursday concerts, is off to another great start.

Haslett Library Assistant, Joe McKee, leads Abby, 6, Elly, 5 and Becky Mills, 3 of Lansing in songs related to books read at a recent Toddler Storytime at Haslett Library.

HASLETT - It took nearly 55 years for Orlando Park to be built. Some things are worth the wait, though, as the former site of a township water tower has a new lease on life.

As police continue to search for East Lansing resident Robert Wayne Smith - who has been missing since he jumped into the East Grand Traverse Bay to rescue his granddaughter Saturday - his friends say his heroic actions come as no surprise.

"Are dad is the best dad in the world because he adopted us when no other dad would take care of us." Thus begins one part of a two-part essay lauding the fatherly virtues of Boyd Weston of Haslett - one of four local men whose nurturing skills earned them new duds and Lansing Lugnuts tickets from Kositchek's, the men's clothier in downtown ...

Blake English, the Lansing State Journal boys prep golfer of the year, led Charlotte to a third-place finish in the CAAC Gold in his senior season.

EAST LANSING - Summer has been a quiet time for the East Lansing Police Department, which recorded just 11 arrests during the June 5-7 weekend.

HASLETT - The Kiwanis Club of Haslett has recognized Elizabeth Deschaine as the April Student of the Month.

Students at Ralya Elementary and Haslett Middle School recently capped a year-long science project with the release of hand-grown salmon into the Red Cedar River at Ferguson Park.

Meridian Township police are looking for a man who they say broke into a senior complex and attempted a sexual assault.

Six mid-Michigan teams and a handful of individuals begin play at four state tournaments this morning.

HASLETT - Meridian Township police are seeking a suspect in connection with a home invasion and attempted sexual assault that occurred just after 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Grange Acres senior citizens complex in the 6100 block of Marsh Road.

UPDATED 11:20 A.M. - HASLETT -- East Lansing senior Kori Reinhart took a long pass from junior Jesica Stanton and nudged it past diving DeWitt goalkeeper Cassey Oxendale from the top of the box to give the Trojans a 2-0 lead in this Division 2 district final DeWitt dominated the attack during the first half, but an East Lansing goal off a ...

After four years of hard work, thousands of mid-Michigan students tossed their graduation caps in the air Sunday after receiving their high school diplomas at commencement ceremonies across the region.

HASLETT - It was all about the standing. Not the standing ovation that Micah Magnusson got when his therapists helped him rise from his wheelchair to present the first scholarship in his name.

Pole vault might have been the last event anyone expected much from at the 35th Greater Lansing Honor Roll Track Meet.