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10-05-2025
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How Sheri Jones has influenced other journalists
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Sheri Jones is going to be remembered for many things, but one of them that's hard to measure is the influence she has had on the hundreds of reporters, producers, and others who have worked with her at 6 News. We caught up with a few of them. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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10-05-2025
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INTERVIEW: Ross Woodstock, former News Director at 6 News
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Running a newsroom is a hard job, and hiring people is hard, too. But, there was one guy who had a very easy call to make—hiring and promoting Sheri Jones. 6 News caught up with Ross Woodstock, former News Director at WLNS-TV, to ask him about it. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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09-05-2025
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‘Hundreds and hundreds:' Sheri Jones' impact with Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — On Sheri Jones' final day with 6 News, Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich honored her service with law enforcement with a certificate of commendation. To understand why, we're going to have to take a look back over the past three decades. Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan started featuring wanted criminals in 1989. The concept was simple—show a mugshot or picture of a wanted person on the run and incentivize viewers at home with cash if they called in a tip and their information led to an arrest. The first voice for Crime Stoppers of Mid-Michigan was Bob Trojanowicz, a professor and the former director of Michigan State University's Criminal Justice Department. His son, Eric, says his dad was extremely passionate about this new way of community policing and would be routinely visited by a certain up-and-coming local reporter. 'Sheri used to come to our house and interview him in regards to different topics that were happening in the community and also nationally,' said Eric. 'And my dad had a lot of respect for Sheri as a young reporter at that point in time.' But, in 1994, after 5 years of successfully catching criminals thanks to Crime Stoppers, Bob unexpectedly passed away, meaning a new face was needed to keep the policing program running. Without hesitation, law enforcement leaders looked to Sheri Jones to save them, and she hasn't let them down since. 'I look at Sheri over the years as being an ambassador to law enforcement. Crime Stoppers, she's done a wonderful job with, and we've put a lot of bad people in jail because of her,' says Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth. 'When somebody is out there and they need to get got, Sheri promotes that, asks us in the community for help, and hundreds and hundreds and hundreds have gone to jail because of Sheri and her work with Crime Stoppers as well.' As Sheri says before every exclusive Crime Stoppers report, the program works because of you, the viewers, and the stats don't lie. Roughly 75% of all the people Sheri has featured on WLNS-TV since she started have been caught. 'It's really provided a service to the Mid-Michigan community and to all the law enforcement agencies, as well as other community members, to create that safe environment,' said Deputy Chief of MSU Police and Public Safety Doug Monett. 'Her commitment to the community and keeping the community safe, in partnership with all the law enforcement in the Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton County area is impressive,' said Lt. Adrian Ojerio with the East Lansing Police Department. What may be even more impressive is how Sheri was able to get Mid-Michiganders to call in a tip many times without even collecting a cash reward. Her supporters attribute that to Sheri's passion for keeping the community safe. 'Whenever you hear her name, the word 'trust' usually follows, and that's because the law enforcement circle in the tri-county area trusts her,' says Clinton Cunty Sheriff Sean Dush. 'That is one of the things that I think made her so successful with Crime Stoppers, because she was genuine, she was caring, she had empathy, said MSU Police and Public Safety Chief Mike Yankowski. 'She cares so much about our victims. She cares so much about the families. She wants to see them have the closure and wants to see them have a sense of justice, and she plays a big role in that,' says Lansing Police Department Chief Robert Backus. Sheri's role has spanned over three decades, a role that the family of the original voice of Crime Stoppers would have been proud of. 'We're happy as a family to have Sheri take over that role from my father,' said Eric. But—local law enforcement knows her support may not be fully over just yet. 'I wish her the best,' said Eaton County Sheriff Tom Reich. 'She will be missed, but I'm sure she won't be too far away.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-03-2025
- Science
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Weather Wednesday: Women in STEM, starting a conversation
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Across the United States the month of March is known as Women's History Month. It is a month to remember the contributions women past and present have made to American history. Smack in the middle of the month is a day math and science nerds across the country love to celebrate, as well as to start a conversation about women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). March 14th is known across the country as 'pi day' since the date, 3/14 is the same as the first three digits of pi or one of the most well-known numbers in math. It is also the mathematician and scientist Albert Einstein's birthday. March 14th is also known as Dress For STEM Day, a day dedicated to celebrating women working in the STEM career field and acknowledging there is still a lot more to be done. What started as a decision to wear matching dresses one day on air for a group of female broadcast meteorologists turned into a decades-old event for anyone, not just women, to advocate for increased female representation in STEM fields. Research has shown that by the time young girls reach middle school age their interest in the STEM field declines rapidly. This is because of the negative stereotype that if girls are interested in science, they are too nerdy and quirky. By the time girls are getting ready for college fewer than 10% of them indicate the intention to major in a STEM-related field. Most of the time women in STEM are often the minority in college courses as well as in the professional workforce. It's known that women make up nearly half the workforce here in the United States, but research shows that only 28% of women are in STEM careers. By wearing purple for STEM, it is a reminder that STEM careers are an option as well as including women and girls of any age both young and old in STEM activities, and extracurricular groups, and encouraging their interest in these areas. As a meteorologist and a journalist here at WLNS, I am proud to be a member of the STEM community. I am also proud to be a part of a weather team that is mostly female. Not only that, but we also have a strong female on-air presence from Sheri Jones to Chivon Kloepfer as well as the weekend team and everyone that is behind the scenes. If you want to support and start the conversation about promoting gender equality in STEM, join this movement by wearing purple, starting conversations and sharing photos on March 14. Participants are encouraged to start discussions about the need for more women in STEM by sharing their photos wearing purple on social media using the hashtag #DressForSTEM. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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04-03-2025
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WLNS-TV's Sheri Jones saying goodbye after decades-long broadcast career
LANSING — Long-standing Lansing TV news anchor Sheri Jones is saying goodbye. Jones, a veteran journalist and member of both the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame and the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame, is ending a 35-year career at WLNS-TV Channel News on May 9. She has covered many of the region's biggest stories: East Lansing riots, Michigan State University Spartans winning a national basketball tournament in 2000, the Larry Nassar scandals and the 2023 mass shooting at Michigan State University. Jones did not respond to phone and email messages for comment sent to her station but said in a WLNS press release that she plans to write, travel, and spend more time with her father and family. The former MSU student said WLNS has been her "second home for nearly 4 decades." 'I am deeply humbled to have had the privilege as an anchor/reporter to deliver stories thatinformed and inspired Mid-Michigan," Jones said. "I have overwhelming appreciation for the hundreds ofcolleagues I've worked alongside creating the friendships and memories I have made sincewalking through the doors of TV6 as an intern. "Thank you to everyone who believed in me and shaped my career and life in more ways than I could have ever imagined. It has been a privilege of a lifetime and one I will carry in my heart forever.' Jones also has spent nearly 30 years as the spokesperson for Mid-Michigan Crime Stoppers Program, appearing in a weekly video segment that has been credited in helping to apprehend hundreds of wanted felons. She also wrote the script and narrated an Emmy-winning documentary, "We Can Do It! A Celebration of Michigan Women," which chronicled the first 24 years of the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame and can be seen in 800 Michigan school research libraries, WLNS said. Her state Hall of Fame entry highlights her calm demeanor and humanizing instincts. Jones said that she has earned many meaningful awards in her career but being named as the Crime Victim's Rights Outstanding Advocate from the state of Michigan was the best recognition. WLNS News Director Jam Sardar said, in a statement, that Jones is off-camera just how she is on-camera. "She treats everyone from the governor to the custodian with interest, respect and grace," Sardar said. "Sheri Jones has - in so many ways - told stories and taken actions that have made an actual difference in this community and made the lives of mid-Michiganders better. No one will fill Sheri's shoes." Contact Mike Ellis at mellis@ or 517-267-0415 This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: WLNS-TV's Sheri Jones saying goodbye after decades-long broadcast career
