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Matt Mencarini

Lansing

Reporter at @LSJNews. Chicago (Rogers Park) native. Eamus Catuli.

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  • 6 days ago | freep.com | Sarah Atwood |Matt Mencarini

    Michigan State University is launching another review of its sexual assault and domestic violence policies, this time with the help of three Larry Nassar survivors. Rachael Denhollander, Trinea Gonczar, and Sterling Riethman will join a Collaborative Advisory Board to oversee the institutional assessment. MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz emphasized the importance of the survivors' expertise in shaping the review process.

  • 6 days ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Sarah Atwood |Matt Mencarini

    Michigan State University is launching another review of its sexual assault and domestic violence policies, this time with the help of three Larry Nassar survivors. Rachael Denhollander, Trinea Gonczar, and Sterling Riethman will join a Collaborative Advisory Board to oversee the institutional assessment. MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz emphasized the importance of the survivors' expertise in shaping the review process.

  • 1 week ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Matt Mencarini

    Former Lansing Police Department Lieutenant Ryan Wilcox was sentenced to 10 months probation and ordered to pay $18,500 in restitution for embezzlement. Wilcox, who retired in March, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge and will still receive his full pension. An internal investigation into Wilcox's actions and how they went unreported is ongoing.

  • 2 weeks ago | lansingstatejournal.com | Matt Mencarini

    The City of Lansing paid former Lansing Police Department Lt. Ryan Wilcox more than $15,000 while he mowed lawns or worked for a private company. An LPD captain said for more than a decade there had been jokes and rumors in the department about Wilcox mowing lawns while on the clock for the police department. For several months in 2022, Wilcox kept his lawn mowing equipment at the police department's shooting range, records show.

  • 2 weeks ago | farmersadvance.com | Matt Mencarini

    Matt MencariniLansing State JournalAn estimated 133,000 tons of food from Michigan grocery stores goes unsold and to waste each year, according to a national nonprofit. Food Rescue US has been operating in the Lansing area since 2023, and its drivers are working to save as much food as they can. EAST LANSING — Box after box was carried out the side door of Trader Joe's, past a pair of green dumpsters, to waiting vehicles.

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Matt Mencarini
Matt Mencarini @MattMencarini
24 Oct 24

By one estimate, about 10% of Michigan townships could be without an elected clerk next year. In Michigan, its local clerks who run the election system, which in the past few years has become more involved and faced intense scrutiny. https://t.co/wsm4TvZU3I

Matt Mencarini
Matt Mencarini @MattMencarini
15 Sep 24

For close to a decade, MSU has maintained it is always revising policies and procedures to improve the way the school responds to sexual assault on campus. Last week was no different. https://t.co/2OGVP5bMmH

Matt Mencarini
Matt Mencarini @MattMencarini
13 Sep 24

RT @mdslsj: The motorcade for Minnesota Gov. and democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is staged at Capital Region International…