Good morning, Lansing.

Spare Time will not reopen as a bowling alley as new owners prepare to open a skating rink in November 2026 at High Caliber Karting Entertainment (formerly the bowling alley) in Okemos using recovered wood lanes from the closed venue.

Crumbl Cookies closed 57 stores nationwide amid slow sales and layoffs, but no Michigan outlet has been affected as of today, as the chain still operates 26 locations (including one in Delta Crossing, Lansing).

Downtown Lansing Inc. will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, Oct.

22 for TUF Creations, a new rug-tufting studio offering custom rugs and hands-on workshops at 123 E. Kalamazoo St.

The annual Apple Butter Festival returns to Fenner Nature Center this weekend with hands-on fall activities and local food truck offerings.

Attendees will enjoy apple butter stirring, saw demonstrations, crafts + live music while supporting the Fenner Conservancy, which partners with the City of Lansing.

The Orionid meteor shower will peak overnight Oct.

21-22, so local stargazers can expect 10 to 20 bright meteors per hour. Clear skies are forecast, so bundle up to enjoy a cool night (ideal for dark-sky viewing).

At the ASMSU Spartan Voter Fest held Monday in Lansing, multiple candidates pitched plans on improving accountability and affordability at MSU—discussing tuition management, Title IX oversight, and local economic support for students.

The event featured voices from the trustee race, state senate, and congressional district.

Spare Time Entertainment in Lansing, a longtime bowling alley, closed after a fire damaged its building last year + it will not reopen, and the property is now for sale.

Tom Izzo’s Spartans debut at No. 6 in the Top 25 Preseason Poll with high hopes to reach the 2027 Final Four.

The team hosts UConn in an exhibition at the Breslin Center and will open the season against Quinnipiac on Nov. 2.

LSJ highlights high school athlete of the week candidates from Bath, Ionia and Williamston; Annabel Buggia set a school record in cross country, Hattie Lalonde helped lead Bath to a state golf win, and Lila Redder came runner-up in her event.

Voting remains open until noon Wednesday, Oct. 21 + nominations are accepted until Sunday evening.

Local high schools have three nominees for LSJ’s boys athlete of the week for Oct.

12 to 17 (Sexton’s Willie Brown, Dansville’s Mayson Burgett and East Lansing’s Wyndham Sickon). Voting remains open until noon Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Michigan bowhunters added 8,536 deer since October 5 in the early archery season + antlered bucks make up roughly three of every five harvests.

Data from the Michigan DNR updated at 10:12 a.m. on October 19 shows totals rising to over 24,000 deer across 83 counties.

The USA TODAY Sports men’s basketball coaches poll released Monday, Oct.

19 ranks Michigan State as No. 6 and Michigan as No. 20. Michigan State will play an exhibition at Breslin Center Tuesday at 7 p.m.—a key part of their prep for a season marked by roster and coaching changes.

Willie Brown totaled four touchdowns and 128 receiving yards, including a 41-yard fumble return, to help Sexton secure a CAAC White win over Eaton Rapids.

Grand Ledge's Comets improved to 8-0 with a 28-14 win over DeWitt as they clinched the outright CAAC Blue championship.