The Downtown Management Board, Downtown Development Authority, city staff and residents of East Lansing have spent the last year discussing the possibility of adding a seasonal ice rink for East Lansing residents to use, according to a press release.
East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Mayor Walter Maddox have made a friendly wager for the Cotton Bowl football game between MSU and Alabama. The two mayors have agreed that if the Spartans win, Mayor Maddox will fly a Spartans flag over Tuscaloosa City Hall for one day and wear green and white to the following City Council meeting. Mayor Maddox will also donate $50 to the East Lansing Educational Foundation – the charity of Mayor Meadows’ choice. If the Crimson Tide wins, Mayor Meadows will fly a Crimson Tide flag over East Lansing City Hall for one day and wear crimson and white to the following East Lansing City Council meeting. Mayor Meadows will also donate $50 to the Tuscaloosa Pre-K Initiative – the charity that Mayor Maddox has chosen. “We at the City of East Lansing are so proud that the Spartans have made it to the Cotton Bowl and wanted to celebrate the team’s success this season with this fun, friendly wager,” said Meadows.
Freezing rain and icy conditions are in the weather forecast for mid-Michigan on Monday and Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service. Ice accumulations of one quarter to one half of an inch are possible by 5 a.m.
A civil lawsuit between MSU and ESPN Inc. involving 301 student-athletes' crime records will end with the release of student-athlete information following nearly two months of stagnation.
Stores selling apparel and memorabilia related to MSU’s recent Big Ten Championship victory and upcoming appearance in the 2015 College Football Playoff are seeing mixed sales results. The Student Book Store saw a substantial jump in sales, causing them to hire additional staff for the holiday season. “If we weren’t going to a bowl we probably would have sucked it up and not hired anybody” SBS assistant manager Mike Wylie said. Other stores haven’t enjoyed the same sales spike. Campus Street Sportswear manager Tom Tatum said people seem to be waiting to see if the team makes it to a national championship.
Sydney Gort, the MSU junior charged with two counts of making terrorist threats in the MSU School of Packaging, was approved a request on Friday morning for a personal recognizance bond by 54B District Court Judge Andrea Larkin.
It was an afternoon of solidarity and communal healing, as dozens of students and residents from the greater Lansing community gathered on Grand River to stand in support of Muslim refugees and to speak out against anti-Muslim rhetoric that has become popularized in the wake of the San Bernardino shootings in California.
MSU Police are reporting a sexual assault that occurred near Michigan Avenue in East Lansing at approximately 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to an alert.
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity has raised more than $25,000 for a former brother in dire need.
MSU police are reporting a home invasion in East Lansing at the Lodges near campus late Wednesday night, according to an MSU alert.
A Michigan House of Representatives bill that would give amnesty to some facing medical emergencies because of prescription drug abuse was passed by the Senate on Wednesday.
An armed robbery is being reported close to campus, according to an East Lansing Police Department alert.
Eight individuals were arrested for revelries in Cedar Village after MSU's victory over Iowa Saturday night.
The popular fast food chain Chick-fil-A will be opening in the Greater Lansing area in 2016.
Cedar Village erupted after MSU's dramatic 16-13 win against Iowa in a last-minute touchdown in the Big Ten Championship.
Cedar Village erupted after MSU's dramatic 16-13 win against Iowa in a last-minute touchdown. Residents and students set on fire, among other things, a giant teddy bear and a dumpster.
The East Lansing Police Department has implemented body worn cameras for its patrol operations, according to an ELPD press release.
Downtown East Lansing will host Winter Glow Saturday Dec. 5 from 2-5 p.m.
East Lansing City Council approved an ordinance to mandate the council meet three times a month, televise the meetings, and require candidates to make their campaign donors public.
East Lansing City Council unanimously approved a resolution declaring the city of East Lansing a welcoming community for Syrian refugees at the Tuesday meeting.