An MSU student died early Friday after being struck by a motor vehicle on Saginaw Highway west of Park Lake Rd., according to a release from East Lansing Police.
The State News sat down with the three East Lansing City Council candidates prior to the Tuesday, Nov. 7 election. The candidates are vying for two open seats.
The owner faces four counts of motor bus transportation operating without certificate of authority/insurance, according to the prosecutor's office. The charges are misdemeanors.
On Oct. 30 the Lansing City Council voted for a portion of East and West Grand River Avenue from Oakland Avenue to Pine Street to be renamed to honor civil rights activist César Chávez, as it was many years ago.
East Lansing Police found a deceased individual at the base of the City Center ramp at the corner of Albert Avenue and Charles Street, near the Buffalo Wild Wings, officials say.
Former employees and neighbors are speaking out against LansingParty.com, LLC owner Christopher Staggs, who they allege did not pay workers among other issues.
An agreement of the Center City development project has been reached, according to a press release from the City of East Lansing.
The candidates for East Lansing City Council were required to submit their correct fundraising information to the Ingham County Clerk by Oct. 27, a deadline only one candidate met.
A small group of protesters, clad in black and wearing the white Guy Fawkes masks usually associated with the “hacktivist” group Anonymous, drew attention outside of the East Lansing Marriott on Albert Avenue on Sunday afternoon.
East Lansing has extremely inclusive laws and policies for LGBTQ people, according to the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, or HRC.
“We had a really busy weekend,” Deputy Chief of Police Steve Gonzalez said. “It was not unexpected. Homecoming weekend coupled with the nice weather we had, we knew going into it it was going to be really busy.”
Amidst new constructions and renovations, East Lansing also contains multiple vacant retail spaces on Grand River Avenue, some of which haven’t been occupied by businesses for years.
LansingParty.com, LLC, better known as Lansing Party Bus, operated uninsured and unlicensed for more than a year, according to a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Transportation.
East Lansing Police detectives opened an investigation Monday after the Jimmy Johns on Grand River Avenue and Collingwood Drive was robbed at gunpoint earlier that morning, officials said.
The project, approved by council and previously scheduled to break ground in early October, is the second major downtown development project to fall through this year.
Although cleaning up East Lansing after a football game is a sweeping, weekend-long affair, there appears to be no significant push to emphasize sustainability in a way different from any other day. From trash left on the ground to recyclables ending up in a landfill, this leaves a lot of room for improvement in making game days environmentally friendly.
Junior running back LJ Scott was arrested Wednesday for driving without a valid license.
With the excitement of the parade comes the inevitable other side of the celebratory coin: road closures.
East Lansing Police will implement a new police that will require them to get permission of the city council before buying surveillance equipment.
East Lansing Police took a man into custody Monday who appeared to have accidentally shot himself after pursuing a tip from the Wyoming Police Department, Lt. Chad Connelly said.