NEWS
Local woman sustains firework injury
On July 4, the Lansing Fire Department responded around midnight to a female who was injured while trying to light off fireworks.
NEWS
Common Ground returns
When the Common Ground Music Festival began in downtown Lansing, it originally focused on classic rock, but as the festival progresses into its 14th year, it now headlines some of the nation’s brightest stars along with upcoming local and regional talent. “We bring in a wide variety of diverse acts of all types of music,” said Scott Keith, board chair of Center Park Productions.
MICHIGAN
US Supreme Court will hear Bill Schuette’s casino dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case between Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette and the Bay Mills Indian Community regarding the tribe’s casino in Vanderbilt, Mich., in a case with reaching implications for prospective casinos across the state.
MICHIGAN
Electric Forest results in mostly drug-related arrests
Electric Forest, the annual four-day electronic music festival, brought in large crowds, an array of musicians and a fleet of Michigan State Police troopers.
MICHIGAN
Locals celebrate National Hot Dog Month
The sun’s out, the weather’s warm and the grill is hot. It’s July, and it’s National Hot Dog Month. The monthlong July celebration is more of a second nature in the summer season than a known national holiday. Americans scarf down more than 2.3 billion hot dogs in July, equaling roughly seven hot dogs per person this month.
MICHIGAN
Off-campus living yields different community
With outdoor basketball courts, sand volleyball, relaxing hot tubs and refreshing pools, it is easy to think of a resort location. However, this is no place to vacation, rather an off-campus home for some MSU students.
MICHIGAN
New farmers market could solve fresh food shortage
With the possibility of a year-round farmers market coming to the Park District, MSU professors have pondered the greater issue of food deserts in Greater Lansing. A study by community sustainability professor Phil Howard and geography professor Kirk Goldsberry revealed supermarkets in the Lansing area are closing and relocating to the suburbs.
MSU
Study shows exercise benefits diabetes patients with or without weight loss
Diabetic patients often report difficulty in losing weight even though they follow a strict exercise regimen, but according to a recent study, they still are bettering their health, with or without weight loss. A study conducted by scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School and the University of Copenhagen concluded regardless of weight loss, exercise does have a positive impact on fat stored in the body.
MSU
MSU license plate No. 1 specialty plate
MSU fans and alumni, a rabid collective of green and white-clad supporters often bordering on zealotry, express their school spirit through purchasing everything from apparel to seat cushions, and license plates are no exception.
MICHIGAN
Lansing area offers plenty for Fourth of July
When it’s warm outside in Michigan, and there are plenty of loud and colorful displays in the night sky, it can only mean one thing: Independence Day. No, not the 1996 Will Smith movie, but rest assured the Lansing area has plenty of activities going on from parades and concerts to, of course, fireworks.
MICHIGAN
Michigan Flyer adds extra routes after battle with local airport
After months of furious debate and arguments, Michigan Flyer LLC was granted approval on June 26 by the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, or TCRPC, to increase its number of daily trips. With the approval of TCRPC, Michigan Flyer LLC, which services East Lansing, Ann Arbor and the Detroit Metro Airport, will increase the number of daily trips from eight to 12, starting this fall.
MICHIGAN
ELPD used in online scam
The East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, recently was used in a online scam, according to ELPD Lt. Scott Wriggelsworth.
MSU
MSU study shows spatial training in children improves math skills
Through research conducted by MSU scholars with local elementary school students, there is direct evidence of how children can improve their math skills if trained in spatial reasoning.
MSU
Construction continues throughout MSU campus
The face of Spartan Country continues to evolve as summer construction advances. With majority of students gone, summer has proven to be the ideal time to reinvent various locations on campus.
MICHIGAN
Michigan legislators still unsure of vote on Medicaid expansion
As pressure mounts from both sides of the political spectrum to address Medicaid expansion in Michigan, it is uncertain whether legislators will be addressing the concern at their upcoming Wednesday session. Before breaking for the summer, members of the Michigan Senate began debating the merits of Healthy Michigan, a Medicare expansion plan that would cover more than 400,000 Michigan residents.
MICHIGAN
MSU grad elected as first woman Kiwanis International president
During the 98th Annual Kiwanis International Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, MSU graduate Sue Petrisin was the first woman elected to serve as president of Kiwanis International, or any of the largest service organizations in the world, which include Rotary and Lions International.
MSU
FRIB project could receive additional $55 million
After remaining on MSU’s to-do list since 2008, the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, is getting closer to a ground-breaking movement. Last Thursday, members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations approved an energy and water appropriation bill that would fully fund the creation of the facility with $55 million. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations also approved the budget request last week.
MICHIGAN
Video story: Lansing science program extends education through summer
When school is out and summer hits, some kids drop their books and run to the television, while some turn to science. The latter study at Summer L.A.B.S. “Summer L.A.B.S. is a program that we run every summer here at Impression 5 Science Center, and (it’s) learning about basic science,” Toni Daymon, operations coordinator at Impression 5 Science Center, said. “We take a bunch of different kids here and we teach them different topics dealing with science. We may be talking about recycling or we may be talking about rocks, and the next day it could all be about chemistry.”
MSU
MSU teams up with other universities to improve college learning
After graduating from high school with a class of less than 200 students, incoming freshman Paige Brown is worried. She’s heard about the large lectures most of MSU’s core classes include, and after years of instant gratification the second help is needed, she’s not sure how she will adjust.
MICHIGAN
Police boosts numbers statewide for upcoming holiday to reduce drunk driving
This Fourth of July, drivers will be seeing red, white and blue — through their rearview mirror. As part of a statewide effort, law enforcement is putting extra officers out on the road as part of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over effort, which runs through July 7.