After the first of three preliminary examination hearings on Friday, it is still unclear as to whether or not ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar will stand trial on charges of criminal sexual assault at the 55th District Court in Ingham County. Nassar currently faces 15 first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges at the 55th District Court.
Michigan First Lady Sue Snyder announced her plans to develop a campus sexual assault workgroup Friday morning in a press release. The new initiative will create resources for campus sexual assault survivors across the state.
A preliminary examination hearing is currently being held to determine whether there is enough evidence for ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar to stand on trial against criminal sexual assault charges. Nassar currently faces 15 first-degree criminal sexual assault charges in the 55th District Court in Ingham County.
The new website, Our Commitment, has been introduced with an accompanying video of MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon following her April 26 letter to students.
East Lansing residents, active in city matters of various importance and scale, showed up again at Tuesday night's East Lansing City Council meeting, this time to question the city over the proposed $132 million Center City District development.
Former Ingham County Commissioner Penelope Tsernoglou will run for state representative in 2018, she announced in a press release Wednesday.
Wary and curious of the $132 million development proposed for the heart of the city he’s called home since childhood, Marvin Dunn showed up to Lotsa Stone Fired Pizza Monday evening to get a better sense of what might be.
The developers decided not to present in front of council, wanting more time for community feedback in order to cement a well-received project.
East Lansing Police Chief Jeff Murphy announced he will retire on June 2, after more than 30 years of service.
MSU alumnus Russell “Russ” Palmer, CEO of the Philadelphia-based private investment group, The Palmer Group, gifted $2 million toward the construction of MSU’s planned Business Pavilion.
Former MSU doctor Larry Nassar has been released from Newaygo County custody, according to a Michigan VINE Service alert.
East Lansing policy has allowed concessionaire carts since 1992, and food trucks were added in 2012. The first pilot program took place in 2015 and was brought back for this year. Pilot programs will also take place in 2018 and 2019.
The East Lansing Planning Commission — and the community — are equally split on the Center City District project. By a Wednesday night vote of 4-4, the commission failed to recommend City Council pass the project’s site plan and special use permits.
In 2015, 20 moped crashes took place within 5,000 feet of the intersection of Wilson Road and Farm Lane, according to a Michigan Traffic Crash Facts report. The 2015 crashes represent 27 percent of the total amount of crashes, which totals 74.
The East Lansing Police Department is continuing its investigation into an attempted bank robbery on Thursday at the Bank of America near the corner of Lake Lansing Road and Coolidge Road, according to a press release.
The East Lansing Police Department is currently investigating an attempted bank robbery near the corner of Lake Lansing Road and Coolidge Road, ELPD Lt. Steve Gonzalez said.
In light of campus and national media stories and controversies surrounding ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar, allegations of sexual assault made against members of the MSU football team and other issues of sexual assault on campus, MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon sent a campus-wide email to provide an update about how MSU is addressing these concerns.
George Lahanas has a self-proclaimed commitment to public service, and this manifests in the soft-but-surely spoken East Lansing City Manager's passion for keeping the city ticking.
During the past year, MSU’s Board of Trustees initiated new renovation projects, addressed campus and national controversies and put new policies into place. Here are the highlights of the 2016-17 academic year.
From clowns to squirrels to joyrides, the 2016-17 academic school year saw a wide variety of crimes.