WLNS-TV (Lansing, MI)

WLNS-TV serves as the CBS affiliate for the Central Lower Peninsula region of Michigan. Based in Lansing, it transmits a high-definition digital signal on UHF channel 36, which can also be accessed as virtual channel 6.1 through PSIP. The station's transmitter is located on Van Atta Road in Meridian Charter Township. WLNS is owned by Media General and collaborates with WLAJ-TV, an ABC/CW affiliate owned by Shield Media, LLC, through joint sales and shared services agreements. Both stations operate out of shared studios situated on East Saginaw Street in Lansing's Eastside area, conveniently located along U.S. 127/BL I-69/M-43.

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Strong to severe storms possible late Thursday night

1 day ago | wlns.com | Kendall Wilson

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Active weather will continue across Mid-Michigan on Wednesday, with the chance for a few pop-up showers and thunderstorms returning to the forecast this evening. However, our main concern is the potential for severe weather across the area late Thursday evening into early Friday morning. The Storm Prediction Center has areas west of US-127 in a Level 3 of 5 Enhanced Risk for strong to severe storms, including those in Eaton, Ionia, Barry, Calhoun, and Branch County.
Hawley grills insurance executives about cutting disaster payouts

1 day ago | wlns.com | Alexander Bolton

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), the chair of the Senate Homeland Security subcommittee that oversees disaster management, vented his frustration Tuesday at a hearing where he grilled the executives of two major insurance companies about cutting hurricane- and other disaster-related payments.
José Mujica, Uruguay’s humble president who changed his country and charmed the world, dies at 89

1 day ago | wlns.com | Matilde Campodonico |Isabel Debre

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Former Uruguayan President José Mujica, a onetime Marxist guerilla and flower farmer whose radical brand of democracy, plain-spoken philosophy and simple lifestyle fascinated people around the world, has died. He was 89.
5 takeaways from Trump’s day in Saudi Arabia

1 day ago | wlns.com | Alex Gangitano |Brett Samuels

President Trump made his first stop on his Middle East swing in Saudi Arabia Tuesday, where he received a warm welcome from Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and top U.S. and Saudi business leaders. Trump secured hundreds of billions in investments from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday and took steps to reframe relations with the Middle East, including taking a softer tone – while still offering a stern tone – in Iran following the regime change.
MLB reinstates Pete Rose and ‘Shoeless’ Joe Jackson, now eligible for the Hall of Fame

1 day ago | wlns.com | Jeremy Tanner

(NEXSTAR) – Major League Baseball decided Tuesday to reinstate both Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, making them both eligible for the Hall of Fame. The about-face comes decades after Rose, who holds the record for most hits, was banned from the game after an investigation found evidence that he had been betting while managing the Cincinnati Reds.
Michigan sues Trump administration over required immigration law compliance

1 day ago | wlns.com | Trevor King

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 19 other attorneys general are suing the Trump administration for attempting to force states to increase immigration enforcement by threatening to withhold federal funding.
Man killed in wrong-way semi-truck crash on M-14 near Ann Arbor

2 days ago | wlns.com | Trevor King

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A man driving on the wrong side of M-14 was killed after crashing head-on into a semi-truck yesterday. The Michigan State Police Brighton Post reports that troopers were sent to a car and semi-truck crash at the area of eastbound M-14 Hwy. at Vorhies Rd. in Washtenaw County at around 11:05 p.m.Police report that a 2009 Acura MDX driven by a 26-year-old man from Whitmore Lake was traveling westbound on M-14 in the eastbound lane.
House Republicans propose major reforms to SNAP

2 days ago | wlns.com | Aris Folley

House Republicans rolled out legislation Monday evening that would make significant changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), as the party seeks deep cuts to federal spending as part of a broader plan to advance President Trump’s legislative agenda.
Active weather returns, with severe storms possible Thursday

2 days ago | wlns.com | Kendall Wilson

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — We are entering into a more active weather pattern across Mid-Michigan as we move throughout the rest of the week, with several chances for rain in the forecast. We will start our Tuesday off with dry and cloudy conditions. But, humidity will increase throughout the day, introducing the chance for pop-up showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. However, we are not anticipating any severe weather today.
Michigan State’s Ashton McCulloch earns sponsor exemption to this year’s Rocket Classic

2 days ago | wlns.com | Ian Kress

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Michigan State senior golfer Ashton McCulloch will have a chance to play with the best in the world this summer. McCulloch earned a sponsor exemption to compete in the PGA Tour’s Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club from Thursday, June 25 to Sunday, June 29.