The city of East Lansing has declared a weather emergency until at least 5 p.m., according to a statement from city officials. To ensure streets are cleared efficiently, residents are asked not to travel on public streets unless necessary. Parking on all streets is suspended until the emergency is lifted.
The Lansing area set a new record for snowfall on Jan. 5, coming in at 9.5 inches total.
MSU’s spring semester will start a little differently than most — with the university’s first campus-wide class cancellation since February 2011 and one of the few in school history. In addition to canceled classes, academic buildings will be closed to the public and any on-campus activities have been called off, according to a voice message sent to university faculty.
For the first time since February 2011, classes at MSU have been cancelled because of inclement weather conditions. Monday’s snow day was primarily called because of the low temperatures expected to sweep through the area, acting provost June Youatt said.
Before Spartan dreams were coming true at the Rose Bowl, the Tournament of Roses parade set out to make “Dreams Come True,” as their theme to commemorate 125 years of the event in Pasadena, Calif.
East Lansing residents still are seeing the effects of this weekend’s winter storm, including power outages and fallen trees or limbs.
Police have arrested seven other suspects with an alleged connection to the civil disturbances that occurred in East Lansing after the Big Ten Championship.
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians will move forward with their plan to build a casino in downtown Lansing, after a federal court of appeals ruled a lower court did not have the necessary jurisdiction to stop the project. A Grand Rapids federal court previously granted the state an injunction to halt the project to build an 125,000-square-foot casino called Kewadin Lansing.
An ordinance amending the regulations placed on East Lansing bars was passed by the city council Tuesday evening after nearly a year of discussions and attempts to fix perceived issues with downtown nightlife. Under the plan, restaurants that have been open for two years, have fewer than 150 seats and serve lunch at least five days out of the week would be able to serve 60 percent alcohol and 40 percent food.
Police have arrested and arraigned a new suspect in connection with events following the Big Ten Championship game last weekend, according to a statement from the East Lansing Police Department. East Lansing resident Justin Paul Roe, 20, was arrested and arraigned Friday on three disorderly conduct charges, which include kindling a fire, remaining within 300 feet of an open fire and unlawful assembly. Each charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and up to $500 in fines.
A total of seven people have been arraigned for disorderly conduct charges in the aftermath of the chaos in East Lansing following the Big Ten Championship game. East Lansing residents Oscar David Mansky, 18, and Ibrahim Temitope Oloko, 18, as well as Charlotte resident Tyler Joseph-Roy Osgood, 20, face disorderly conduct charges for remaining within 300 feet of an open fire, according to a statement from the East Lansing Police Department. The charge is a misdemeanor and are punishable by up to 90 days in jail and up to $500 in fines.
MSU police are investigating a robbery that occurred at about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday near Hubbard Road. An 18-year-old male student was standing outside of South Hubbard Hall near East Akers Hall when a man approached him and asked for directions, according to a statement from police.
Four East Lansing residents have been arraigned after being arrested during Saturday’s civil disturbance in Cedar Village.
For students who are short on cash but still yearn to visit Pasadena, Calif. to see the Spartans face off in the Rose Bowl, the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, is offering a loan to make that trip possible. The loan has a minimum amount of $1,000 and can be financed over an 18-month period at an annual percentage rate as low as 6.9 percent. Spartan fans who take out a loan of $1,000 will end up paying $58.64 a month for a total of $55.52 in interest.
The chaotic aftermath of the Big Ten Championship celebration in East Lansing could have caused anywhere between $5,000 and $10,000 in property damage at Cedar Village, according to DTN Management Co. Vice President Colin Cronin. Early estimates indicate between $5,000 and $10,000 of damage was caused by revelers following the football team’s win against Ohio State. Cronin said the damage was mostly centralized to Cedar Village and predominantly includes damage to trees and other landscaping items.
More than 300 members of the MSU community have raised thousands for a student whose car was overturned during the chaos that followed MSU’s win over Ohio State to demonstrate that the offenders’ actions are not indicative of the entire student body.
Police responded to a minimum of 57 fires throughout the city and made 15 arrests after MSU’s win in the Big Ten Championship game against Ohio State, according to a weekend report released Monday morning by the East Lansing Police Department. According to a previous statement from police, East Lansing police and fire units responded to Cedar Village at about 4 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 on reports of multiple fires and crowds.
Police intend to press charges against anyone who participated in Sunday morning’s festivities in Cedar Village. East Lansing police arrived at the scene at about midnight after receiving calls about several fires and large crowds immediately following MSU’s victory against Ohio State, according to a statement from police.
More than two hours into the riots that engulfed the streets Cedar Village, riot police on scene began intervening.
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela died at age 95 on Thursday after a long-fought battle with a lung infection, drawing shocked reactions from the MSU community. Mandela’s name is one to mark the history books, carrying with it a story known across the globe. He was a known anti-apartheid revolutionary and, even after being convicted of treason and spending 27 years in prison, he was able to peacefully arrange an end to white minority rule in his country with his previous captors.