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Work has yet to begin on CATA's transit station after new delays
East Lansing's train station on Trowbridge Road is due for an update this summer, but the site still remains quiet.
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Share-A-Bike provides rolling opportunities to those in need
Each Saturday behind Fire Station No. 1 on Abbot Road, $5,000 bikes are given to those in need.
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Planning commission receives feedback on gateway project
The East Lansing planning commission's Wednesday night meeting discussed the site plan and special use permit of a project dubbed "The Gateway."
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The Moth Mainstage comes to Wharton for first time, presents emotional storytelling
These quirky, creative individual stories all came together in different, unique ways — in a real twist of fate.
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At specialty butcher, it's all about the cut
When Mert Prescott, Shirley Decker Prescott, and Brandon Decker all lost their jobs at the same time, they weren’t ready to give up the trade.
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Police responded to domestic assault in Wilson hall
Police responded to a domestic assault in Wilson hall on Saturday, where a 19-year-old female student and a 22-year-old male non-student got into an altercation that involved kicking and hair-pulling on both ends, and a struggle for a phone being used to call for help.
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$9.25 minimum wage signed into law
The minimum wage for regular employees will increase to $8.15 this year, $8.50 in 2016, $8.90 in 2017 and $9.25 in 2018. Tipped workers will receive 38 percent of the minimum wage.
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Spiral bar ends Sunday drag event
Spiral Video and Dance Bar's Showbiz Sundays are no more.
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East Lansing's 20th recycling event to be held Saturday
The event encourages East Lansing residents to recycle household items and reflect on how efficiently they use materials throughout the year.
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Legislators want to ensure veterans pay in-state tuition
Mi chigan legislators are looking to formalize a tuition policy already implemented by all Michigan public universities, offering veterans of the armed forces tuition at in-state prices, regardless of where they live.
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MSUFCU chief retires after 41 years at union
By Casey Hollandcholland@statenews.comTHE STATE NEWSnnPatrick McPharlin reads hundreds of letters and feedback from people every year thanking the MSU Federal Credit Union for the services they have received from their employees.
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Click it or ticket campaign in full swing
Motorists not wearing their seat belts will be targeted by police through June 1 as part of the Office of Highway Safety Planning crackdown, Click It or Ticket.
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Maya Angelou, poet and 2005 commencement speaker, has died at 86
Angelou has had a number of ties to MSU throughout her life. In 1990, Angelou spoke with MSU Dean John Eadie and Poetry Professor Diane Wakoski for a lecture series created by the university.
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MSU receives record number of applicants
MSU received a record number of applications this year, bringing in more than 33,100.
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Proposed development calls for demolition of first Biggby location
The proposal, issued by East Lansing Development, LLC and Parkview Condos, LLC, would demolish the original Biggby Coffee building and reoccupy the space with a six-story, mixed-use building.
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"Book of Mormon" tickets to be distributed by lottery
"The Book of Mormon" is coming to the Wharton Center beginning Tuesday, June 10 and the venue has reserved a selection of tickets for a lottery.
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Samantha Grigg, implicated in student's death, receives six to 15 years
Samantha Grigg, the Saline, Mich. teen who pled guilty in the death of MSU sophomore Dustyn Frolka, was sentenced today in Clinton County Circuit Court.
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Federal legislators propose lowering interest rates
Amid a staggering $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, federal legislators have proposed plans to lower interest rates in hopes of slowing the ever-accruing debt problem.
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Medical trips give MSU students new perspective
Ripples made by one positive action are picked up and continued by others.It is a motto author, surgeon and George Washington University professor Glenn Geelhoed has taken away from his work. His most recent book, "Mission To Heal," follows multiple two-week trips to the Central African Republic.
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Beal Botanical Garden sees heavy preparation for summer
In the W.J.Beal Botanical Garden, it is not only April showers that bring May flowers. During the transition from winter to spring, a significant amount of time and effort are invested in cultivating a vibrant garden for the summer.