Protestors swarmed the intersection of Grand River Avenue and Abbot Road on Tuesday as more than 40 people gathered for a vigil to honor U.S. soldiers who have been killed in the Iraq war.
The East Lansing Planning Commission will discuss revamped plans for City Center II, a $117 million project that could affect rental housing on the 300 block of Evergreen Avenue, at its meeting today.
Spartan Gyros, 565 E. Grand River Ave., which experienced difficulties before it even opened because of inspection issues, closed its doors Friday.
When Laura Hall was flipping through a dictionary and came across the word “agog” — an adjective meaning full of intense interest or excitement — she knew the word would be appropriate for a title of an art-related business.
Groundbreaking on the Secchia Center, MSU’s $90 million medical school in Grand Rapids, will take place at 5 p.m. April 21, the university announced Tuesday.
Some students are playing dirty and paying the price. Despite Ingham County’s low teen pregnancy rate, sexually transmitted disease numbers constitute a “mini-epidemic,” said Marcus Cheatham, assistant deputy health officer for the Ingham County Health Department.
The Greater Lansing Network Against War and Injustice will hold a vigil Tuesday afternoon in memory of the 4,000 U.S. military members killed in the war in Iraq.
Intermittent lane closures on Grand River Avenue will begin today and last through Friday as ash trees are removed along the road.
The suspect in a reported child rape case in East Lansing 25 years ago has been arrested and charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct.
One of the four people indicted earlier this month in connection with the 1999 arson of Agriculture Hall has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit arson.
The East Lansing City Council will receive and discuss an annual report from city police detailing liquor and restaurant license renewals at its work session tonight.
April showers could bring more than May flowers this year. After two tornadoes struck Ingham County this past fall, meteorologists said abnormal storm tracks could create more of the same this spring, although storm forecasts are difficult to make.
Hundreds of protesters marched through the MSU campus and clogged East Lansing streets Thursday in protest of the war with Iraq.
The prospects of a second Michigan primary are all but dead after the state Senate adjourned Thursday with no decision on a June 3 revote.
A crowd of more than 30 residents gathered to pay tribute to former East Lansing City Councilmember Beverly Baten on Wednesday at Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road. Baten, who graduated from MSU in 1966, served on the council from 1999 to 2007.
A federal judge has upheld the constitutionality of Proposal 2, dismissing a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged the measure passed by Michigan voters in 2006.
The jousting match between Sens. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., could have mixed results for the Democratic Party in November’s general election, political experts said.
The pretrial conference for Nigel Scarlett, the ASMSU official charged with sexual assault, has been rescheduled for April 8.
Michigan legislators, lobbyists and Gov. Jennifer Granholm said they expect a renewable energy portfolio standard to be passed by the end of March, which could bring future jobs for MSU graduates.
About 10 Democratic members of the Michigan House of Representatives voiced concerns Tuesday about proposed plans for a second state primary, including the lack of support from Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and the time crunch on organizing a vote.