Michigan is home to one of seven U.S. locations for Iraqis to register and cast votes in their upcoming election. The site in Southgate is about 90 miles southeast of MSU. Eligible voters are current and former Iraqi citizens, those born in Iraq and those who are born to an Iraqi father.
A couple of Campus Hill apartment tenants were startled during the weekend at the sight of their vehicles partially submerged in overflow from the Red Cedar River.
MSU athletes' cases move to higher court The cases of two MSU football players charged with felonies for attempting to rob fellow students will now be sent to the Ingham County 30th Judicial Circuit Court for trial. Freshman wide receiver Miles Williams, 18, and freshman linebacker Hugh D'Imperio, 19, waived their preliminary examinations in East Lansing's 54-B District Court last week.
Striving to improve Americans' lifestyles, the federal government released a new set of dietary guidelines advising people to eat a variety of nutritious foods, ingest fewer calories and exercise daily. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, which comes out every five years, was released last week by the U.S.
State officials are predicting Michigan could face a $350 million revenue shortfall for the rest of the fiscal year 2005, which ends Oct.
Harris Nature Center is hosting an Owl Prowl on Jan. 21 and a Winter Wonderland activity day for Jan.
According to Men's Fitness magazine, Detroit is no longer the fattest city in the country. For seven years, Men's Fitness has ranked cities from "fattest" to "fittest" based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a number of elements such as the number of health clubs, participation in sports and air quality. According to the magazine, Detroit has dropped from the fattest city to the third fattest, behind Houston and Philadelphia, because of improvements in air quality and health care.
The Peoples Church Preschool, 200 W. Grand River, will host "Scrapbooking for Everyone" at 8 a.m.
On Wednesday night 15 community members sat with East Lansing police officers for three hours - but there were no handcuffs, fingerprints or interrogations. Ranging from MSU students to senior citizens, the residents participated in the sixth-annual Citizens' Police Academy, an 11-week program aimed to teach people about the department. "Unfortunately, the first time people meet officers, it's not always under the best conditions," East Lansing Police Lt.
The Ingham County Parks Department will hold free activities on Monday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Burchfield Park will have free entrance into the park and free cross county ski rentals.
Fixing the budget deficit, creating new jobs, and improving health care and the economy were the biggest topics on the minds of local representatives as they started the 2005-06 legislative session on Wednesday. Members of the Michigan Senate and House of Representatives were sworn in for the 93rd session, continuing the job of Sen.
Enrollment of city residents in the East Lansing Public Schools has declined for the past 10 years, according the district. Due to school of choice, which allows residents of neighboring communities to attend East Lansing schools, vacancies left by students have been filled in some years. A November 2003 report, along with annual district assessments, point to the lack of younger children in the area as cause for the drop. City officials say this concern is a driving force behind many of their policies, including urban development and new rental restrictions. "Much of the focus of the work that we do in the city of East Lansing is on how do we develop more housing that will be attractive to young families," said Deputy City Manager Jean Golden.
Five restaurants on Grand River Avenue agreed to donate a portion of their sales from 5 to 8 p.m. today to aid tsunami victims in Southeast Asia and southern Africa after alpha Kappa Delta Phi, an Asian American sorority, asked them to help. Taste of Thai, 1105 E.
As state lawmakers convened at the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon for the first session of the year, they were met by more than 100 protesters holding signs that read "Equal rights for all Americans" and "Equality now." The event was a demonstration by protesters voicing their disapproval of the Nov.
The Bailey Community Center, 300 Bailey St., will host a Ceramics Open House from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday. The event will be a chance to learn about ceramics, watch demonstrations and meet instructors.
A new set of Michigan laws aiming to decrease lead poisoning from lead-based paint will have little effect on East Lansing residents. The laws, passed in December, will create a Lead Safe Housing Registry in Michigan and establish a Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Control Commission in Michigan.
As the peak of flu season approaches, students should take more precautions in the coming weeks, health officials say. Flu infections are expected to peak during the last week of January and the first week of February, said TJ Bucholz, spokesman for the Michigan Department of Community Health. Normally, it is in the middle of January, he said. "We don't really know why," Bucholz said.
The Department of State offices will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, and Presidents Day, Feb.
The East Lansing City Council tossed around the idea of shortening the time a rental overlay district can remain untouched by new zoning petitions at Tuesday's work session. Questions from residents about changing the "no tamper" duration at the Jan.
The MEAP, for high school students at least, is no more. Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a bill Jan.