The Lansing City Council voted Monday night to end all contracts with Flock Safety, the company behind the city’s automatic license plate reader cameras, following a debate over the technology’s effectiveness and potential impact on civil liberties.

Lansing Police Chief Robert Backus defended the cameras during a discussion with Council Member Ryan Kost, arguing the technology is important for helping police locate missing people and identify suspects in criminal investigations.

Kost expressed strong concerns about privacy and how the technology could potentially be used, questioning how much access a private company may have to information collected through the system.

The council ultimately approved a resolution ending Lansing’s contracts with Flock Safety.

Lansing police identify stabbing victim

Lansing police have identified a 22-year-old man who was fatally stabbed last Thursday.

Police said Daniel Lusk was killed in the 300 block of East Michigan Avenue. No arrests had been reported as of Tuesday, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Two killed in Ingham County crash

Two men were killed Monday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash in Ingham County.

The Ingham County Sheriff's Office said the crash happened around 4 p.m. on Holt Road near Every Road in Alaiedon Township.

Investigators said alcohol and drugs are not believed to have been factors in the crash. The investigation remains ongoing.

Students return to school across mid-Michigan

Students in the Grand Ledge Public School District returned to class Tuesday, marking the start of the new school year.

Tuesday is also the final day of summer break for students in Lansing, Okemos, Mason, Haslett and Fowler. Those students are scheduled to return to school Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Michigan State University freshmen and transfer students began moving into residence halls Tuesday. New-student move-in continues through Wednesday, with returning students scheduled to move in Wednesday and Thursday.

El-Sayed discusses auto industry on Fox News

Michigan U.S. Senate Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed appeared Monday night on Fox's Jesse Watters Primetime, where he was asked about proposals to phase out gas-powered vehicles.

El-Sayed said he drives a plug-in hybrid made in the United States but shifted the discussion toward the economic impact of the ongoing trade dispute with Canada.

He argued that tariffs could make vehicles, including internal combustion engine cars, more expensive.

Michigan ranks last in WalletHub work-hardest ranking

For the second consecutive year, Michigan has been ranked the least hard-working state in the country by WalletHub.

The rankings use a 100-point scale. Eighty points are based on direct work factors, including the amount of time people spend working, while the remaining 20 points measure indirect work factors such as commuting and other activities outside of work.

Michigan ranked 50th in direct work factors and 34th in indirect work factors.