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Getting illegal guns off city streets is one of the goals Lansing officials talked about Monday. Michigan's capitol city has seen a rise in homicides in 2021.

Primary elections are Tuesday. And some ballots have proposals that could affect policing in a few Michigan cities, primarily through a city’s charter. A…

Today on Stateside, we look into how Michigan cities have responded to calls from activists to defund the police. Then, Governor Whitmer has officially…

It was a last-minute, quixotic attempt to make a statement, any statement, about the future of policing in the city of Lansing.On May 17, just before…

Grand Rapids City Commission unanimously approved a $546 million budget for the upcoming fiscal year Thursday.The new budget includes a $700,000 increase…

The Detroit Lions canceled their practice Tuesday to protest police brutality, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake on Sunday.Blake was shot in…

Today on Stateside, we discussed how two recent Supreme Court decisions may impact cases in Michigan. Plus, last night, Lansing City Council heard public…

Lansing is one of several Michigan cities where citizens have been asking for tangible solutions to excessive use of force by police. City Councilman…