Local health departments and private medical practices in Michigan are shifting their focus from local influenza vaccine shortages to a statewide scope. The main concern is now in the distribution of the vaccines to the highest-risk areas, rather than hoarding the vaccine for separate counties.
As the chilly, drizzly late-fall weather settles upon East Lansing, local law enforcement officers say they're anticipating weekend activity to calm down and move indoors. "It's been pretty quiet this fall, and it tends to naturally get quieter when it gets colder out and football is winding down," East Lansing police Capt.
The drive to the Upper Peninsula can be eight hours long. In some cases, it can take even longer. And flying can take passengers through other Midwestern states before finally arriving home. So North Central Aviation, a small charter airline, decided to offer service to students leaving from Lansing headed to four cities in the U.P., and vice versa, during the Thanksgiving holiday. "If you live in Escanaba or Iron Mountain, you need to go to Milwaukee before you can go home," said Tom Taylor, chief pilot and director of operations for North Central Aviation.
"I hope that a lot will change, that the economy will shape up and Iraq becomes a more peaceful place.
Holiday shopping will be made easier with a one-stop shopping event sponsored by the Lansing Jaycees to benefit Toys for Tots. The event, which will offer products by a variety of vendors all in one location, will be held from 11 a.m.
Ingham County was a disaster Thursday. A woman was left paralyzed when debris from an exploding building crushed her car.
The MSU student accused of raping an 18-year-old Emmons Hall floormate will stand trial, according to the Ingham County Prosecutor's office. Travis Eichten will be tried in front of Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Brown.
A day after being re-elected to the Michigan House of Representatives for her third and final term, state Rep.
Lansing - Standing on playground equipment and speaking into a bullhorn, members of activist group Direct Action protested President Bush's re-election, war and the government Wednesday night at Foster Park. Liz O'Brien, a senior at Okemos High School who helped organize the event, said the group had planned to protest regardless of who won the presidential election. "We don't accept Bush as an acceptable representative," O'Brien said.
Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, will head back to Washington, D.C., after winning the hearts of Republicans and Democrats in the 8th District. Rogers, who took more district votes than President Bush, skipped past his nearest House competitor, Democrat Bob Alexander, by about 80,000 votes on Tuesday.
East Lansing retailers might be bursting with holiday cheer in the coming months as most Michigan retailers expect a bustling and profitable shopping season. Last week, the Michigan Retailers Association announced in a report that sales optimism was spreading through more than two-thirds of the state's businesses, including those in East Lansing and surrounding areas.
Construction began this week to make a section of Coolidge Road a two-way street, which East Lansing officials say is going to help traffic problems in the area. But some East Lansing residents in the neighborhood are wary of the change. "It's going to cause a real headache," said Chris Reimann, a Glencairn Neighborhood Association representative.
The recent death of a Boston Red Sox fan from a pepper spray pellet shot was extremely rare, area law enforcement officers said, adding they plan to continue use of similar weapons. The 21-year-old Emerson College student, Victoria Snelgrove, was hit in her eye during a street celebration after the Oct.
On the main road into downtown Jackson, a large cardboard sign on the door of a red fire engine house reads, "Just Say NO to Republicans ... Vote Kerry." The station house is no longer used by the Jackson Fire Department - it's a private residence.
"It's my first time voting, and I guess I just hope for the best. People have done a really good job of ensuring people are registered.
Vice President Dick Cheney attacked Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry's competence on defense Friday and pledged to win all of Michigan's 17 electoral votes on Tuesday. Cheney, who spoke at the Dimondale Summit Sportsplex on Friday, said Kerry is spending too much energy focusing on 250 tons of explosives that allegedly went missing in Iraq this month.
Family ties and celebrity power united to encourage MSU students to vote for presidential candidate John Kerry on Friday morning at Kellogg Center. Kerry's stepsons Andre, 34, and Chris Heinz, 31, appeared with actor Jake Gyllenhaal and actress Allison Munn.
Costumed bicyclists rode through East Lansing and the capital area on Friday making noise in an attempt to get their voices heard. Members of Critical Mass, a community organization that promotes bicycles as an alternative form of transportation, dressed in Halloween costumes, and rode bikes on the streets of East Lansing with bells and signs to voice their disapproval of the Bush administration. "We just want to make our presence known," said landscape architecture senior Tim Heuer.
Sparty's Night Club is suing Lansing Township after the township turned down an application for a permit allowing topless entertainment in their club, township officials said. The permit would be an amendment to the night club's current liquor license, said township clerk Susan Aten. The township is denying the permit, arguing it is not allowed in their ordinances, Aten said, adding that the area where Sparty's is located, 410 S.
Delta Township - Halloween gore and violence is shown in a different context at Lansing's House of Horrors, and some critics say it's fanatical and goes too far. Located at 644 Migaldi Lane, off W.