There's still time to influence who will run for Michigan's elected offices by registering to vote for the August 8 primary. The primary will narrow the field of people contending for a chance to run in the general election November 7.
A 72-year-old Okemos resident was arrested Monday morning and charged with the open murder of his wife — an offense that was committed 38 years ago. Recently collected evidence by the Ingham County Cold Case Task Force led officials to accuse Dr. Charles William Mercer Jr.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will meet with East Lansing residents for a third time at 7 p.m. tonight at McDonald Middle School, 1601 Burcham Drive.
The "Parade of Paws" will begin at 10 a.m. on June 24 in the East Lansing High School parking lot.
The Ingham County Animal Shelter will have its monthly volunteer orientation at 6 p.m. tonight at the shelter, 600 Curtis St.
Art classes for children ages 4 to 14 will be offered this summer at various locations throughout East Lansing.
A new contraceptive pill that limits women to four periods a year was approved by the Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, in May. The pill, Seasonique, has seven low-dose estrogen hormone pills instead of having seven placebo pills, like other birth control pills, said Nicolle Stec, a health educator through the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Olin Health Center.
The East Lansing Family Aquatic Center is now open. Located at 6400 Abbott Road, the center offers a tube, drop and body slides, diving board, concessions, family changing rooms and sunbathing chairs.
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers is presenting a bill to Congress today that will help independent gas stations add facilities to support ethanol.
Donivan Wells decided to become a nurse for job security — something he has never had to worry about in the ten years of his career. With nurses in high demand, Wells, a certified nurse who works at Sparrow Hospital, 1215 E.
Court proceedings for Michael Lee Castillo — charged with drunken driving and kidnapping MSU student Amanda Lynn Brandel — will be postponed to determine whether he is competent to stand trial. Castillo, a 32-year-old Lansing Community College East student, will undergo psychiatric testing June 15 to determine his competency and his state of mind when an East Lansing police stopped him on Jan.
MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon will speak today at the East Lansing Kiwanis Club's first annual "Guest Day." Simon will speak at noon at the Union in the second floor banquet room.
The Center for Yoga, Movement and Massage, 1780 E. Grand River Ave., is offering a free yoga class on Sunday from 3:30-5 p.m.
The Greater Lansing Housing Coalition will be holding its 9th annual Gardens Galore Tour on June 24 and 25.
Lansing — The riverfront buzzed with energy Friday night as the Lansing Board of Water and Light held its annual Chili Cook-Off. The cook-off, now in its 11th year, hosted 39 booths, with 1,500 gallons of chili served, said John Strickler, spokesman for the Lansing Board of Water and Light. Greeted by a warm and sunny day, visitors tasted chili, salsa and other foods at booths that wound along the downtown River Trail between Michigan Avenue and Shiawassee Street.
Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, will host two public hearings on Tuesday to discuss proposed changes on five CATA fixed routes.
The Meridian Township police will be holding a public car seat check event from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Jason William Trew turned himself in on May 26 after a warrant for his arrest — charging him with the theft of more than 35 MSU projectors — was released.
The Michigan prison population grew by nearly 2 percent last year, continuing an ongoing trend that many legal experts say won't slow down anytime soon. The Michigan Department of Corrections report shows that Michigan's prison population of about 49,000 increased by 820 inmates — which is actually below the 10-year average before 2003 of 1,400 more prisoners each year.
Women seeking an abortion could be examined to determine if they are being coerced into the procedure, if a series of bills passes through the Michigan Legislature. The bills, which passed through the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee on May 24, are also known as the Coercive Abortion Prevention Act. They would require a doctor performing an abortion to screen the woman seeking the abortion to determine if she was coerced into it.