The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission (ELIPOC) has been continuing discussions with the East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) on various “transparency issues” over the past several months.
The Department of Justice sent letters to East Lansing, Lansing and Detroit in late June requesting various election records and notifying the cities that federal election monitors would be deployed to polling locations during the primary election on Aug. 4.
Michigan numbers continue to escalate as cyclospora, a foodborne parasite that causes severe gastrointestinal illness, has sickened thousands across the U.S. since mid-May in the nation’s largest recorded outbreak.
Students can register to vote in-person at any time until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Aug. 4 at local city or township clerk offices. Voters can register online or by mail until July 20.
Three candidates for the District 7 Democratic seat share main talking points at the League of Women Voters of Livingston's July 2 virtual forum.
A local citizens' group called Let East Lansing Vote is collecting signatures for its 2026 petition drive to revise the East Lansing city charter, requiring City Council elections to take place during even years.
The East Lansing City Council unanimously passed the proposed amendments to the Human Rights Ordinance during its June 16 meeting.
The Michigan House narrowly voted 54–52 to block a constitutional amendment that would have shifted Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Western University governing boards from public elections to governor-appointed trustees.
The ELPD released footage of the fatal officer-involved shooting of Michigan State University senior, Isaiah Kirby.
Five Michigan gubernatorial hopefuls aiming to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November gathered at Kellogg Center Thursday afternoon to discuss affordability and budget cuts at a luncheon hosted by the Michigan Press Association.
On April 18, recent MSU graduate Jared Heichman, along with his cousin, supply chain management junior Adam Koonsvitsky, threw the second annual “Stick Party,” which amassed a total of nearly 200 partygoers. This event was centered on sticks, with the theme being present in every aspect of the event.
The East Lansing Police Department has identified the man shot and killed by the department in last Wednesday’s stabbing incident at Lake Lansing and Abbott Roadas 21-year-old Isaiah Christopher Kirby, from Owings, Maryland.
A House Republican proposed budget for the next fiscal year seeks to slash just over 62% of the state’s funding towards Michigan State University. On Thursday, House Speaker Matt Hall presented the proposed cuts during a press conference in which he expressed disappointment with the direction MSU has been taking. The proposed budget seeks to cut $208.8 million from last fiscal year’s $333.7 million total allocation.
APASO co-hosted a historic listening session for a potential museum addition to Smithsonian, which took place at the Multicultural Center on the MSU campus on April 11, 2026
