Development plans for a vacant East Lansing property were decided Tuesday after a public hearing during an East Lansing City Council meeting. The property, which sits at 1427 W.
Many area residents began planning for today's St. Patrick's Day celebrations in advance, and the police were no exception. This is the first where the holiday is being celebrated under the new .08 blood-alcohol content drunken-driving limit, and East Lansing police say they're prepared to crack down. "The bars open at 7 a.m., and they are drinking 12 hours earlier," said East Lansing police Sgt.
Standing in front of a packed classroom on Tuesday, Lyman Briggs professor Walter Benenson described how sound waves travel through the air with help from Lyman Briggs sophomore Katie Knauf. Instead of teaching in his usual lecture hall filled with undergraduate students carefully taking notes, Benenson was a guest speaker in Sandra Donaldson's second-grade classroom at Cavanaugh Elementary School, 300 W.
Lansing - The state House is expected to vote this week on a resolution to allow voters to decide the fate of the death penalty in Michigan.
The final fate of a controversial redevelopment plan could be determined at tonight's East Lansing City Council meeting. Strathmore Development Company hopes to convert the 2.87-acre property at 1427 W.
While sitting cross-legged on the floor of the Islamic Center, 920 S. Harrison Ave., Omer Masood silently paged through the first chapter of the Quran.
Editor's note: Last week, State News Intern Laura Collins went on a Spartan Christian Fellowship service trip to Newark, N.J. There, Collins and 16 others worked at Trinity Reformed Church in a section of the city called the Ironbound.
Lansing - There were few open seats in the crowded waiting room of the Cristo Rey Family Health Clinic on Monday.
Sitting on a worn couch around faded, teal-painted walls, a small group of teenagers and 20-somethings toss around flier ideas for the upcoming Global Day of Action.
Some members of Congress think it's time for fetuses in all 50 states to be protected. While pregnant women who fall victim to crime are recognized as victims under federal law, their unborn children are not. Twenty-nine states, including Michigan, have passed bills allowing prosecution for crimes against unborn babies, but no federal law exists.
A local organization working to ease the stress of parents attending college celebrated its 10-year anniversary this month.
In a push to make the city a "cooler" place to live, East Lansing officials are working with MSU faculty and staff to create a partnership that will bring more professors into the downtown neighborhoods. The objective, which fits an aspect of Gov.
A hearing will be held Wednesday to determine if Bramlett Hamilton will stand trial for the murder of his mother, 66-year-old MSU Professor Ruth Simms Hamilton. During that hearing, a judge will rule if Bramlett Hamilton, 36, is innocent by reason of insanity. The hearing comes on the heels of a completed psychiatric evaluation of Bramlett Hamilton and a competency hearing in which a judge deemed him able to stand trial.
Some bus routes of the Capital Area Transportation Authority will be modified during the week of spring break, March 8-14. • Regular campus routes 30-39 will operate until 2 a.m.
The culture of East Lansing will be put on display when the city's public art gallery celebrates its grand opening on Saturday. A variety of art, from hulking metal sculptures to Asian-influenced fantasy sketches, is set to fill the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, which will be transformed into a black-tie gala for the christening. "For several years, the city has said, 'This is what we need,'" said Yvette Robinson, vice chairperson of the city's arts commission and coordinator of the gallery's opening.
A march recognizing International Women's Day is being organized by a coalition of local and statewide groups.
Following the early Sunday morning shooting at an East Lansing 7-Eleven, police are asking witnesses to come forward with information. Officers are looking for those who might have talked to police the morning of the incident to discuss the case further. Police also are asking anyone who was near the area of the shooting, which happened at 210 E.
A downtown East Lansing business is preparing to exit the area and switch with another bar and restaurant. Troppo, 213 Ann St., closed its doors late last month.
Trials will begin today for accused murderer Bramlett Hamilton. Hamilton will appear in court for a competency hearing, when a judge will determine if he is fit to stand trial.