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Winter weather hits Lansing area

Kaya Gielarowski, 5, and her mom Heather take advantage of Kaya's half-day of school and sled at the hill behind the Frandor Shopping Center Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2017.
Kaya Gielarowski, 5, and her mom Heather take advantage of Kaya's half-day of school and sled at the hill behind the Frandor Shopping Center Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2017.
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Traffic flows west on Grand River on East Grand River Avenue near Fairview Avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
Traffic flows west on Grand River on East Grand River Avenue near Fairview Avenue on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
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Estela Escamilla of Lansing shovels the sidewalk in front of her home on South Hayford St. Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2017.
Estela Escamilla of Lansing shovels the sidewalk in front of her home on South Hayford St. Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2017.
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A commuter drives north on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
A commuter drives north on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
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A pedestrian walks on Captiol Avenue near the Kalamazoo Street intersection on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
A pedestrian walks on Captiol Avenue near the Kalamazoo Street intersection on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
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An Infrastructure Planning and Facilities employee clears snow from the base of the Spartan Statue on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing.
An Infrastructure Planning and Facilities employee clears snow from the base of the Spartan Statue on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing.
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MSU students Abby Brodeur, left, and Nicole Sarkisian make their way across a snow laden campus Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017.
MSU students Abby Brodeur, left, and Nicole Sarkisian make their way across a snow laden campus Wednesday, Dec 13, 2017.
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A young man on a moped nearly wipes out while riding a moped on the campus of Michigan State University, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2017, during the Lansing area's first significant snowfall of the winter.
A young man on a moped nearly wipes out while riding a moped on the campus of Michigan State University, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2017, during the Lansing area's first significant snowfall of the winter.
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Snow plows loaded with salt and sand work their way down E. Kalamazoo Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.
Snow plows loaded with salt and sand work their way down E. Kalamazoo Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017.
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Snow blows off the roof of Haslett Public School buses as they head out near the high school Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2017.
Snow blows off the roof of Haslett Public School buses as they head out near the high school Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 13, 2017.
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Traffic flows west on Interstate 496 near the Martin Luther King Boulevard overpass on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
Traffic flows west on Interstate 496 near the Martin Luther King Boulevard overpass on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, in Lansing.
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