The estranged father of actress Lindsay Lohan has been released from a New York state prison after serving almost two years for driving while intoxicated and other charges, according to news reports.

Michael Lohan said now that he is a free man, he wants to repair his unsteady relationship with his 20-year-old daughter. “I’m going to wait, and when she sees I’m walking the walk, I’m hopeful she’ll open the door,” he told Newsday in Wednesday’s editions.

He was released from Collins ...