Jonathan Smith learned about the bitterness of the Michigan State football rivalry with Michigan last year. The coach hopes to use it as fuel.

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor and the Lansing Regional Chamber announced the reopening of Michigan Avenue this morning after being closed for a year. The Michigan Avenue Reconstruction Project began its second phase in July 2024.

Michigan defensive end Josaiah Stewart (0) holds the Paul Bunyan Trophy back into the tunnel after 24-17 win over Michigan State at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

EAST LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan State head football coach Jonathan Smith is holding his weekly press conference on Monday, recapping the Spartans’ loss to No. 2 Indiana and previewing the upcoming matchup vs. No. 25 Michigan.

The road was reconfigured from five lanes to four, with new sidewalks and traffic signals and updated sewer and water mains.

Lansing is ranked as one of Michigan’s top regions for job growth, with recent CES data revealing thousands of new positions added in just the past year.

The University of Michigan climbed one spot to No. 3, as Boston University slid to No. 4. All of the top three teams in this week’s poll (Michigan State, Western Michigan, Michigan) hail from the state of Michigan. No. 3 Michigan and No. 2 Western Michigan will play a home-and-home this week, Thursday in Ann Arbor and Friday in Kalamazoo.

Michigan State’s football team has lost four straight games and has its biggest game of the season this weekend. Rival Michigan makes a trip to East Lansing

The Michigan State Spartans are trying to get the season back on track by pulling off an upset against the Indiana Hoosiers this afternoon.  No one is giving th

The event ranks as the 10th largest draft show in Michigan and the second largest in the greater Lansing area.

The Michigan State Police assisted the United States Department of Agriculture and the IRS in an operation Oct. 16. “Our troops assisted USDA/IRS with