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(01/29/21 9:17pm)
As indoor dining prepares to be reopened across the state, the state government has placed several enforcements to retain public health, such as strict masking and social distancing guidelines. Now, they are asking that restaurants inspect and improve ventilation systems.
(02/01/21 2:00pm)
Department of Agriculture sharpshooters shot 65 deer in two days to manage the deer population in East Lansing.
(01/30/21 1:40am)
In order to help promote East Lansing business, the East Lansing Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has launched a TikTok challenge. This challenge is a part of the “Daytime. Nighttime. Anytime. Place Project,” according to a Jan. 25 release.
(01/29/21 12:13am)
The East Lansing City Council issued an emergency ordinance requiring compliance with any public health orders issued by the State, the Ingham County Health Department, the Mid-Michigan District Health Department or either county's Health Officer Thursday in a special meeting. Mayor Aaron Stephens said this is something the city should have done sooner.
(02/05/21 7:13pm)
Don Miller, an East Lansing serial killer, is up for parole this April, his ninth chance according to a Lansing State Journal (LSJ) report. He killed four women between January 1977 and August 1978.
(01/27/21 7:05pm)
Michigan Republicans in the House of Representatives refuse to allocate funds unless Gov. Whitmer gives up pandemic powers.
(01/28/21 8:27pm)
A “cautious optimism” is what Ingham County Health Director Linda Vail offered as East Lansing prepares for loosened COVID restrictions.
(01/27/21 2:34am)
Sparrow Health System recently vaccinated 200 Lansing city employees including Mayor Andy Schor as a part of an invitation-only pilot program, but according to Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail in a media briefing Tuesday, it has not created a set-back in COVID-19 vaccine availability.
(01/26/21 1:00pm)
Director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Robert Gordon resigned last Friday. Gordon announced his resignation in a tweet saying, “Today, I am resigning from the Whitmer Administration. It’s been an honor to serve alongside wonderful colleagues. I look forward to the next chapter.”
(01/22/21 6:11pm)
As nearly 15,000 people have died in Michigan from the coronavirus and the state has gone through a series of closures, openings and reclosures, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) released their latest epidemic order.
(01/25/21 3:35pm)
A strain of the coronavirus, B.1.1.7, has hit the US in a time when new cases are higher than ever. Even more alarming, B.1.1.7 is even easier to spread, and it’s only a matter of time before it becomes local.
(01/20/21 4:58pm)
Presidential inaugurations are historical events in and of themselves, but Joseph Biden Jr.'s oath of office today follows an attempted insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the second impeachment of his predecessor, Donald Trump, for inciting the riot.
(01/21/21 1:00pm)
East Lansing City Council extended the State of Emergency proclamation through Feb. 28 and the mask requirement downtown at Tuesday night’s meeting. This approval comes as Mayor Aaron Stephens said there were recent reports of large gatherings.
(01/26/21 2:35pm)
Content warning: contains descriptions of sexual abuse, harassment
(01/21/21 1:00pm)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced the Michigan COVID Recovery Plan addressing vaccine distribution, support for small businesses, food and rental assistance, schools and more.
(01/20/21 1:06am)
Michigan State students were called out specifically in the latest Michigan State Police press release, citing a June 2020 gathering at Harpers Restaurant and Brewpub that led to over 180 cases of COVID-19.
(01/19/21 4:31pm)
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan held their annual Day of Celebration today to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy. His daughter, Bernice King, was a featured speaker.
(01/19/21 2:00pm)
Michigan prosecutors gave criminal charges to former state and Flint officials last week in the roles they played during the Flint water crisis, an environmental and anthropological catastrophe rooted in political discussions of saving money by switching Flint’s water source from the Detroit water system to the Flint River.
(01/18/21 9:07pm)
Over $55 million will be given to small businesses through the Michigan Small Business Survival Grant Program. Small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for the grant from 9 a.m. on Jan. 19 through noon on Jan. 22.
(01/17/21 6:27pm)
Less than two weeks after several hundreds of people swarmed the U.S. Captiol building in an attempted insurrection, right-wing extremist groups planned a second swarm, this time at state capitol buildings.