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Businesses prepare for Common Ground
To Lansing residents, Common Ground may just be a popular music festival that happens every summer.
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Home invasion reported early Wednesday morning
The East Lansing Police Department is investigating a home invasion that occurred at about 3:50 a.m., according to an alert sent out Wednesday morning.
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E.L. Summer Concert Concert Series begins this weekend
East Lansing's annual Summer Concert Series is set to start this weekend, according to a release sent out by the City of East Lansing.
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Trump draws criticism from Republican Party, Clinton still without a running mate
Republican Round Up Trump revokes Washington Post Credentials Presumptive Republican nominee, Donald J.
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Three Suspects in Lansing bank robbery arrested on MSU Property
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with a bank robbery that occurred Thursday afternoon at the CASE Credit Union on West Saginaw Highway in Delta Township, Eaton County, close to the Lansing Mall. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., Lt.
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Trump wins California, Clinton secures delegates to clinch Democratic nomination
Republican Roundup: Trump wins California Donald Trump won the California Primary, furthering his nomination lead.
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Vigil held at State Capitol for Orlando massacre victims
On Sunday at 6 p.m. around 100 people from the Lansing community gathered at the State Capitol to mourn the ones who were lost in the Orlando massacre from early Sunday morning. The month of June is national LGBT Pride Month, but instead of celebrating life and love, the country is mourning the biggest mass shooting in U.S. history.
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Healthy eats in East Lansing
When in a rush it's easy to pick up food that isn't healthy. In a city with more than 50 restaurants, East Lansing doesn't count healthy food out. Places like Sultan's, located in Okemos and East Lansing, and Tropical Smoothie serve quick and healthy meals for customers on the go.
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Power outage reported in Lansing area
The East Lansing police department is reporting multiple power outages throughout the Lansing area, according to a series of alerts sent out Friday afternoon.
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From old favorites to newcomers, restaurants share their reasons for success in East Lansing
Of the plethora of businesses in the downtown, 54 of them are eateries, according to the City of East Lansing's website. From chain sandwich shops and faux-Mexican to labeled authentic asian food and American delicacies of the cheeseburger, East Lansing provides a palate of ways to fix the hunger of it’s residents and students.
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E.L. fire ordinance amended, granting time for those near fires to leave
East Lansing City Council passed Ordinance No. 1372 by a unanimous vote, effectively amending the section of the City’s Disorderly conduct code which prohibited persons to be within 300 feet of an open fire. The new ordinance effectively rids the previous ordinance’s vagueness, which had been a point of contention for many years since it was passed in 1999.
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Bank robbery reported in East Lansing
East Lansing police is investigating a bank robbery that occurred at the PNC Bank on Lake Lansing Road, according to an alert sent out Tuesday afternoon.
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Trump embroiled in controversy, Clinton gets closer to nomination
Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan, voiced his endorsement for nominee Donald Trump on June 2, in a column written for his local paper.
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East Lansing crime not as common during the summer
Criminal activity is pretty common in East Lansing during the school year when roughly 50,000 students are in the area for classes.
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Art theft, armed robberies and baseball's finish
Following the thefts of numerous pieces of artwork at the annual East Lansing Art Festival, ELPD was able to recover a significant amount of art, with the police pointing to intoxicated individuals making poor choices as the cause.
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See what's happened this week in politics
Welcome to The State News Weekly Political Review — a section dedicated to a recap of the election trails' events of the prior week.
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Armed robbery reported in E.L. on Sunday
An armed robbery was reported at Kedzie Street and Beech Street early Sunday morning where a handgun was seen, according to an MSU Alert.
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City offices to close during Memorial Day
The City of East Lansing announced its offices will be closed on Monday for Memorial Day.
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6 pieces of stolen art recovered by ELPD
The East Lansing Police Department have found and recovered six pieces of artwork stolen during the East Lansing Art Festival. Police suspect that the work was primarily of an interrelated and intoxicated group, not an individual, a similar circumstance to previous vandalisms.
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Campus summer lull not the same for the city's established businesses
The City of East Lansing touts a population of approximately 48,579 according to the latest US Census taken in 2010 but the number artificially inflates to just shy of 100,000 during the months of September until May.