To Alfreda Schmidt, her husband was the hero in World War II. Ever since she married Frank Schmidt in 1952, Alfreda Schmidt has been involved with the Lansing Memorial Day parade and the veteran community in Lansing.
East Lansing Police Department Officer Tresha Rodriguez has been named Woman of the Year by Lansing State Journal’s Greater Lansing Woman magazine.
After area residents voted down a millage to collect an additional $1.8 million in property taxes last year, the Capital Area Transportation Authority is hoping this November will be different.
In order to highlight the impact of Arab Americans’ involvement in politics from across the state, Rep. Barbara Farrah, D-Southgate, said she organized Thursday’s Arab American Day at the state Capitol.
While Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a time when people pack up and go on vacation, many MSU students are planning to spend the holiday in East Lansing. Despite AAA Michigan’s prediction that 1.3 million Michiganians will travel this weekend, MSU students will not make up a large portion of that.
The Michigan House of Representatives passed four bills Wednesday regulating the use of water in the Great Lakes.
The landscape of MSU’s campus contains about 900 ash trees — many of which could be targets for the emerald ash borer.
The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly rejected President George W. Bush’s veto of a roughly $307 billion farm bill, but what should have been a stinging defeat for Bush became an embarrassing episode for Democrats. Only hours before the House’s 316-108 vote, Bush had vetoed the five-year measure, saying it was too expensive and gave too much money to wealthy farmers when farm incomes are high. Only hours later, the House voted 316-108 to override the veto, and the Senate had been expected to quickly follow suit.
A 38-year-old woman with no university affiliation had $127 in cash stolen from her wallet between 7:45 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. May 15, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Anti-gay hate crimes in the state of Michigan increased by 133 percent in 2007, from 97 incidents in 2006 to 226 in 2007, according to a report released by a state civil rights and advocacy group.
The rising cost of gas this summer may be putting some students’ travel plans on hold, but not Kim Stemp — Michigan Flyer Inc.‘s shuttle bus service has made her summer plans possible.
The Asian Pacific American population is increasing faster than any other ethnic group, but to Harold Core, the group’s impact and contributions have gone unnoticed. As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in Michigan wraps up, the sixth-annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Day celebration will be held from 10 a.m.
Tracy Martincic said she did not choose to be homeless. Her fiancé, Iraq war veteran Steve Maxim, did not choose to be homeless either. These situations, Martincic said, are often misunderstood.
As part of the Farm Lane construction project, beginning Thursday, the road will be closed from Mount Hope Road, north to Wilson Road, and at the intersection of Farm Lane and Trowbridge Road.
The Lansing area has grown into a hub of insurance and financial activity, according to a report released last week by Capital Area Michigan Works! and Leap Inc., a Lansing-area economic development group.
About $755 of construction equipment was stolen from a 26-year-old male with no university affiliation at Demonstration Hall last Tuesday between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Though many of MSU’s students have left the area for the summer, the East Lansing City Council’s discussion surrounding City Center II was under way Tuesday as residents attended the meeting to voice their concerns.
It’s “kitten season,” and the Capital Area Humane Society is looking for volunteers to provide foster homes for animals that aren’t quite ready for adoption — especially kittens.
Anthony Blixt has been practicing saving lives for 11 years. Blixt, a member of the Ford Motor Co.‘s Van Dyke plant Emergency Response Team, has been training at the Emergency Response Team Challenge since 1998, when it began at MSU.
All branch offices of the Secretary of State will be closed on May 26 for Memorial Day, according to a press release from Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land. The Secretary of State SUPER!Centers, which normally offer Saturday hours, will be closed on May 24.