Ineffective emergency management practices at the Lansing Board of Water and Light lengthened the power restoration process following the December ice storm outages by at least two to three days, a team investigating the public utility's response found.
On Monday, Big Ten Network announced a new annual early-season eight-game tournament between the Big Ten and Big East conferences.
The MSU baseball team (24-20 overall, 8-10 Big Ten) was swept by Illinois Sunday afternoon, failing to capitalize on an 8-3 lead at the top of the seventh en route to falling 10-9 in the finale of a three-game weekend series.
Friday afternoon sent a new crop of MSU graduates on their way out into their future.
On December 3rd, Michigan State will face Notre Dame on the basketball court for the first time in 35 years.
Nutritional sciences sophomore Jared Scott Dubay was convicted of assembling to riot and remaining within 300 feet of a fire, charges punishable by up to 90 days in jail.
Tom Izzo will return to MSU next season, he announced Wednesday morning on an ESPN podcast with Andy Katz and Seth Greenberg."I'm going to be at Michigan State," Izzo said.Izzo was rumored to be a candidate for head coaching jobs with the Detroit Pistons and Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Obama administration on Tuesday unveiled a celebrity public service announcement, a new web site, NotAlone.gov, and a series of recommendations aimed at lowering the alarming rate of sexual assaults on college campuses.
The White House will announce new measures Tuesday to deal with campus sexual assault, an issue that in recent years has inflamed college campuses from Yale to the University of California, Berkeley.The recommendations from a task force of federal officials headed by Vice President Joe Biden include publicizing enforcement data, issuing guidelines about confidentiality, and requiring colleges and universities to survey students on their experiences with sexual assault.
A two-car collision occurred at westbound Grand River Avenue and Collingwood Drive at about 6:30 p.m., stopping traffic on westbound Grand River.
An MSU fraternity party ended in reported gunfire early Sunday morning, Lansing police said. Shots were reportedly heard about a block from the Lansing Center, where the party was held.
The air of Albert Avenue was alive Saturday with the scents of everything from Buffalo Wild Wings sauce to Espresso Royale coffee on Saturday for the third annual Taste of East Lansing.
Samantha Grigg, an 18-year-old Saline resident, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and unarmed robbery Monday in Clinton County Circuit Court in St. Johns.
The story regarding the appointment of Margaret Crocco as the chair of the Department of Teacher Education (“Former University of Iowa dean with checkered past hired at MSU,” April 24) was inflammatory and misleading.
Nebraska completed a sweep over MSU Sunday afternoon, yet it was a day of celebration for some of the Spartans.
by Derek Garteedgartee@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnDonning red, white and blue uniforms, the MSU baseball team (24-17 overall, 8-7 Big Ten) secured a 15-3 win on Sunday to complete a weekend over the Northwestern Wildcats.The Spartans had a great first inning.
The 2014 MSU football Spring Game began and ended in a similar fashion — with members of the secondary completing interceptions.Less than 20 seconds into the game, sophomore cornerback Jermaine Edmundson intercepted sophomore quarterback Tyler O'Connor's pass at the Green 40-yard line, setting up a 23-yard touchdown run by redshirt freshman quarterback Damion Terry on the next play.With eight seconds to go, sophomore cornerback Darien Hicks picked off O'Connor's potentially game-tying heave, sealing a 20-13 win for the White team.
With members of the Izzone at hand on a beautiful Saturday afternoon, the MSU baseball team (23-17 overall, 7-7 Big Ten) broke out of its hitting slump to beat last place Northwestern 7-1 and take a 2-0 lead in the series. MSU sophomore starting pitcher Justin Alleman had a strong outing to improve to 5-1.
A late 50-yard touchdown drive led by junior quarterback Connor Cook propelled the White team to a 20-13 win in the annual Green and White Spring Game at Spartan Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Though the offense was the MSU football team's stronger unit during spring preseason practice, it was the defense that stole the spotlight during the first half of the 2014 Green and White game.