Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago

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Meredith Shamburger gives a weekly roundup of news published at The Lansing Journal.


00:00 - Introduction, NWS Chicago issues winter storm warning for Friday

00:35 - Crisis hotline debated at Lansing School District 158 board meeting: thelansingjournal.org/2026/01/29/crisis-hotline-debated-at-lansing-school-district-158-board-meeting

01:20 - Committee discusses campus renovations within Lansing School District 158: thelansingjournal.org/2026/01/26/committee-discusses-campus-renovations-within-lansing-school-district-158

01:54 - Sunnybrook SD 171 approves $2.6M in spending, discusses state survey: thelansingjournal.org/2026/01/28/sunnybrook-sd-171-approves-2-6m-in-spending-discusses-state-survey

02:40 - Thornton Township makes promotion, hires at January 2026 meeting: thelansingjournal.org/2026/01/28/thornton-township-makes-promotion-hires-at-january-2026-meeting

03:15 - Lansing Village Board seeks to limit food trucks, itinerant merchants: thelansingjournal.org/2026/01/27/lansing-village-board-seeks-to-limit-food-trucks-itinerant-merchants

03:57 - Fireworks to return to Lansing, and other news from Coffee with the Mayor event: thelansingjournal.org/2026/01/26/lansing-july-4-fireworks-announcement-concludes-coffee-with-the-mayor-event

04:40 - Lansing seeks vendors for new farmers market at Fox Pointe: thelansingjournal.org/2026/01/26/lansing-seeks-vendors-for-new-farmers-market-at-fox-pointe

05:04 - Living Word Church plans two more days for its community ice rink.
05:30 - What are we covering next week?

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