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Michael Markoch is from Bridgman, Michigan and transferred into Michigan State in 2020. His journalistic interests range throughout the sports world but mainly are focused on-air roles such as broadcasting or hosting his own live show. In addition to Spartan Newsroom, his reporting has also appeared on the Impact89FM website as a sports reporter.
This year, every school is back playing full seasons in their sports with most COVID-19 restrictions left to the discretion of local districts. The Michigan High School Athletic Association gave schools the option of when and whether they wanted to have high school sports in the previous school year.
Brian T. Jackson wasn’t satisfied with all he accomplished in his first term as a member of the Lansing City Council, but he gets another four years to keep working.
Ice skating has returned for the second winter season on the plaza adjacent to Lansing’s city hall.
The Lansing School District cut in half last month the number of students on a waitlist for transportation to and from school as officials continue to deal with a shortage of school bus drivers, Superintendent Benjamin Shuldiner said.
Retailers are turning to new strategies to market their businesses and get customers in the door.
In recent weeks, students in the Lansing School District have been dealing with an increasing number of seasonal illnesses, district officials say.
Big Brothers Big Sisters is facing a local mentor shortage due to the pandemic, Lansing area chapter leaders say.