Riley Connell

4 days ago | wilx.com | Riley Connell

HOWELL, Mich. (WILX) - Unrealized dreams, childhoods left unlived and families made incomplete; it’s the lasting impact of a crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls. “We want people to stop, we want them to think,” said LACASA Center Chief Communications Officer Mona Shand. “And we want them to think outside of their sphere and really understand that this is not a historical crisis.

1 week ago | wilx.com | Riley Connell

EATON COUNTY, Mich. (WILX) - There are difficult decisions on the horizon for the Eaton County Board of Commissioners, after voters turned down a public safety funding proposal for the second time. “It’s dark times here at Eaton County, but Eaton County’s voters spoke, and now what’s going to happen is government is going to look a whole lot different,” said Eaton County Communications Director Logan Bailey. On Tuesday, voters rejected an ask for $10 million in taxpayer funding for public safety.

1 week ago | wilx.com | Riley Connell

JACKSON, Mich. (WILX) - Despite their name, special elections usually don’t get as much attention from voters in comparison to primary and general elections. But regardless of how many people come out to the polls, local governments still have to foot the bill to make the elections happen. “It is costly,” said Jackson County Clerk Cierra Sowle. “Elections are not an inexpensive event.”Sowle kept an eye on Jackson County polls during the May 6 special election.

1 week ago | wilx.com | Riley Connell

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Conner Holguin says she has a special kind of love for her hometown. “The community and the personality that Lansing has is unique to us,” she said. “I think that’s because we’re made up of so many assets.”Lansing is where she was raised, got her high school diploma, and now, just a few miles away on the campus of Michigan State University, her college degree. But she said she didn’t get here all on her own. She had support from a number of community programs.

1 week ago | wilx.com | Riley Connell

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - President Donald Trump has signed on the dotted line to cut federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and PBS. People may be familiar with PBS and NPR for their long legacy of education programming, including Sesame Street and the “All Things Considered” radio hour.