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It's been a busy weekend for Lansing Police. It all started Saturday evening on the 1800 block of Tecumseh River Rd. Police say a man armed with a sword broke into a home and refused to come out. He heldget more >> Police investigate two shootings, a stabbing and face a standoffget more >> LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Lansing police say they're stepping up their patrols after a 62-year-old woman was assaulted while riding her bike near the intersection of Beech and Elm on Sunday shortly afterget more >> Anyone with information on this crime is asked to call Lansing police.get more >> A former Detroit-area postal worker has been sentenced to three months in prison for taking bribes from a contractor who fixed mail trucks.get more >> A former Detroit-area postal worker has been sentenced to three months in prison for taking bribes from a contractor who fixed mail trucks.get more >> Rescue crews are searching the Shiawassee River and its banks near the Shiatown Dam in Durand right now. A 6 News crew is on the scene, but limited information is available. Right now Bennington Rd.get more >> A 12-year-old girl drowned in the Shiawassee River Saturday.get more >> Authorities in western Michigan say a car with six teenagers aboard went out of control and crashed on an interstate highway exit ramp, killing two of them and seriously injuring two others.get more >> Authorities in western Michigan say a car with six teenagers aboard went out of control and crashed on an interstate highway exit ramp, killing two of them and seriously injuring two others.get more >> The father of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot at his grandparents' home in a gated community in suburban Detroit says there was no reason to use deadly force against the unarmed youth.get more >> The father of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot at his grandparents' home in a gated community in suburban Detroit says there was no reason to use deadly force against the unarmed youth.get more >> Police have released the name of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot at his grandparents' home in a gated community in Oakland County.get more >> Police have released the name of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot at his grandparents' home in a gated community in Oakland County.get more >> At times over come with emotion, other times at a loss for words. A mother shares her heart-break after losing her two year-old son. On Tuesday, two year-old Tirso Perez wandered away and was laterget more >> A mother shares her heart-break after losing her two year-old son.get more >> LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – The first part of a multi-million dollar development in Lansing Township will open Monday morning. When Tony Sacco's Coal Oven Pizza opens for business, it will not only bring theget more >> Multi-million dollar development in Lansing Township brings hundreds of jobs; first portion opens Monday morning.
get more >> Three people were arrested - one of them by a SWAT team - after a drug bust in Eaton County. Eaton County sheriff's deputies say they were looking into possible drug activity at a house in Mulliken onget more >> SWAT team called to get one suspect out of the houseget more >>
Many social programs are facing legislative cuts and there is less help available for those struggling to make ends meet.
Across the state 37% of senior citizens are in financial trouble according to a new report released today by Wayne State University.
This the new seniors count report. It takes a detailed look at just how many of Michigan's senior citizens are struggling to pay for basic necessities such as food, housing, and healthcare.
Here in mid-Michigan the number of seniors living in poverty is about one out of every three. In Ingham County it's just under 32%. In Eaton and Clinton County it's just under 29. In Jackson County the number of seniors struggling to make ends meet jumps to almost 38%. @
"When they don't have enough income to make ends meet they are financially in a great deal of hardship. They don't have any extra money to cover those unexpected costs of home repairs, car repairs, or even simple pleasures like going out to eat once in awhile," says Kate White, the Executive Director of Elder Law of Michigan.
Report findings show that women and senior citizens of color are struggling the most financially. @@@
