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Man shot by police had fake gun and may have called 911 himself amid mental health crisis – Lansing City Pulse (opens the original)
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Lansing Police Chief Rob Backus said 29-year-old Zachary Dunn, who was shot and killed by police on Sept. 23, had a fake gun and may have called 911 on himself in what police were treating as a mental health crisis. Police have said the man pointed a gun at officers around 4:30 a.m. at the 600 block of E. Jolly Road, where a major road reconstruction meets an apartment complex. Video shared in a news conference Thursday shows Dunn standing in a parking lot, with several car lengths separating hi
East Lansing superintendent stepping down – Lansing City Pulse (opens the original)
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East Lansing Public Schools Superintendent Dori Leyko told her board on Monday that she will be resigning. Leyko also shared the news in an email to parents, students and others. She said her last day is intended to be Aug. 13, after 14 years with the district. Leyko has been superintendent for the last 10, she has been in education for 33 years. “It has been a privilege to serve this district and to get to know so many of your children and families along the way,” Leyko said, in the email. “Eas
A look at the Greater Lansing area state Senate and House candidates – Lansing City Pulse (opens the original)
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One of the reasons the state Senate is politically competitive is because of districts like the 21st, which was cracked in half by the redistricting commission in 2021. Instead of one bright-blue district that encompasses all of Lansing (unlike prior iterations), the Lansing area was made into two state Senate districts that have generated two likely Democratic districts. That said, many parts of this Greater Lansing area have become more Democratic over the last 10 years as suburban residents i
Rewind the news, week of September 30, 2026 – Lansing City Pulse (opens the original)
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The family of Denis Dunneback of Lansing, 70, believes his death due to injuries from an apparent attack is the fifth in a series of known incidents involving homeless men on the Lansing River Trail since last October. Dunneback’s cousin, Teresa Sumpter, told the Lansing State Journal that he was found on the trail near the Kalamazoo Bridge on July 9, a week before he died of the injuries. Four others – Robert William Smith, Gino Chouinard, Daniel Lusk and Louis Woodruff – were beaten or stabbed
Lansing Police found apparent human remains – Lansing City Pulse (opens the original)
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Lansing Police Department investigators are looking into apparent human remains that were found Saturday. Police were alerted, around 7 p.m., to the apparent remains in the 2400 block of Tecumseh River Road. The city’s crime scene investigators and the Michigan State Police Crime Lab were part of the initial investigation, and a Michigan State University Anthropology team was called in for assistance. “Based on the condition of the remains, they are believed to be several years old,” according t
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