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Jimmy Johns puts sprouts back in stock after lawsuit
Sprouts are now an option again at Jimmy John's across East Lansing nearly two years after an MSU student contracted E.
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Naked man startles sleeping student
An 18-year-old male student woke up to a startling surprise over Spring Break when a naked man came knocking at his dorm room door.
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Bill could ban marijuana in rental homes
A proposal that would prevent medical marijuana users from smoking or growing medical marijuana in rental properties was passed by the state Senate in March.
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Teen Tech Week gives students a closer look into technology
As part of Teen Tech Week, teenage students gathered in the East Lansing Public Library to work on a small device placed in the middle of a table.
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New bill could legalize ticket scalping
Scalping tickets is technically illegal in Michigan, but although the law is only sparsely enforced.
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City Council sets $35K settlement for student
A dashboard camera tells the story of the night of Jan. 13, 2013 for Brian Park, who was tackled to the ground by East Lansing police officer Thomas Burtch.
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Park District project faces $8.4 million financing gap
De spite an $8.4 million gap in funding for the Park District project , developers and East Lansing city officials are still optimistic the company they entrusted with the redevelopment can recover and move forward.
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Probe into MSU's sexual assault response linked to 2010 incident
The federal investigation of MSU’s handling of sexual assaults by U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is directly linked to an alleged assault involving two basketball players that allegedly occurred in August of 2010 in Wonders Hall.University spokesman Jason Cody told The State News that a Title IX complaint regarding the alleged assault resulted in a federal investigation of how the university responds to sexual assault reports.
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Student sues police for alleged coercion
The MSU vs. Notre Dame football game in 2010 was memorable for many Spartans, but for 38-year-old MSU student Justin Socha the day holds a darker memory.
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CATA considers new transit option
Capital Area Transit Authority is holding an East Lansing charrette March 19-23 to evaluate environmental impacts and include community members in the planning of a potential Bus Rapid Transit system down the Grand River/Michigan Avenue corridor.
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Final arguments conclude in DeBoer trial
DETROIT - Arguments in the case challenging Michigan’s constitutional ban on same-sex marriage concluded Friday in federal court, as each side attempted to point the focus of the case in each other’s favor.
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State calls last witness in gay marriage trial
DETROIT - The state of Michigan rested its case in DeBoer v. Snyder Thursday afternoon in federal court.
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Social research remains centerpiece in trial challenging same-sex rights
DETROIT - Attorneys for the state of Michigan continued to wield scholarly critique as their weapon of choice Wednesday in the trial challenging Michigan’s restrictions on same-sex couples.Tuesday’s proceedings began with an aggressive cross-examination of state witness and economist Joseph Price by plaintiff attorney Dana Nessel.
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Council approves changes to snow removal ordinance
The responsibility of removing snow in East Lansing now will fall on property owners rather than tenants, according to an adjusted city ordinance.
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Student files lawsuit against East Lansing police officers for conduct in 2010 incident
A MSU student is suing the East Lansing Police Department in federal court, according to court documents.The case involves two officers and Justin Socha, a 38-year-old MSU student who claims two East Lansing police officers coerced him and a friend into spreading glass behind car tires in a parking lot and later wrongfully arrested him.
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Livingston County judge gives I-96 shooter up to 44 years in prison for terrorism, assault
Convicted I-96 shooter Raulie Casteel was sentenced to 16-40 years for terrorism and 2.5-4 years for felony assault Monday afternoon in Livingston County District Court. Casteel, 44, went on a shooting spree along the I-96 corridor, shooting at motorists across several different counties. In February, the MSU alumnus was sentenced to 6.5 to 10 years in prison in Oakland County for multiple assault and weapons charges after accepting a plea deal. Although Casteel's mental state often was the subject during his trial proceedings, the diminished capacity plea to lessen charges based on mental illness was eliminated in Michigan in 2012.Casteel was found to have delusional disorder following a court-ordered independent evaluation.
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Federal investigation may be linked to 2010 rape allegations involving two basketball players
The federal investigation into MSU’s handling of sexual assault complaints stems from assault in August 2010 in Wonders Hall, a university official confirmed Friday.
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Lansing kicks off annual Relay for Life
To kick off the start of this year’s Relay for Life, Lansing residents and cancer survivors came together to inform people on how to get involved in the relay which will take place this summer.