Michigan legislators announced the reintroduction of Drive SAFE (Safety, Access, Freedom, and the Economy) on Wednesday, a bill package allowing all Michigan residents to obtain state IDs or driver’s licenses regardless of their immigration status.
The event at Spartan Stadium culminated with Whitmer signing into law measures on universal background checks for gun purchases and safe storage regulations for firearm owners.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow held a "Lunch and Learn" event at James Madison College to talk about her background in politics and what issues are important to her now.
An Easter egg hunt hosted by Junior Chamber International Lansing, or the JCI, brought over hundreds of people to the Capitol lawn at 10 a.m. on Saturday for live music, pictures with the Easter bunny, balloon animals and more.
Kai Edward Ljubicic has been identified as one of the victims of the car crash at Lake Lansing Road and Coolidge Road. His family has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for his memorial.
As the Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety's investigation of Anthony McRae continues, Chief of Police Chris Rozman said updates will come to the community through the DPPS Twitter page as well as MSU's emergency alert messaging system.
The repeal of the Right to Work law rings in a new era of the labor movement in Michigan.
The ELPD police oversight commission examined multiple use-of-force problems with Captain Chad Pride in their April meeting.
Ingham County Prosecutor John Dewane is committed to reducing gun violence following the tragedy at MSU. Since taking office, he has implemented various policies aimed at doing so.
ELPD Sgt. Jayson Young said the crash involved two cars and that the intersection would be closed down for a "few hours.”
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bills Wednesday morning repealing Michigan’s 1931 ban on abortions, finishing the process started by the passage of Proposal 3 by voters in November.
The East Lansing City Council convened on April 4 to vote on a resolution to recognize ‘No Mow May,' during which residents are encouraged to hold off on mowing their lawns until June to conserve energy, reduce carbon emissions and produce less waste from lawn clippings. The council also voted to approve an application for $625,000 to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources through the Spark Grant program.
The final student who was critically injured during the Feb. 13 shooting on Michigan State University’s campus has been released from Sparrow Hospital on Tuesday, April 4, according to MSU Police and Public Safety.
Experts of gun violence and child psychology say that modeled violence, sensitivity to rejection, and unhealthy externalization of social frustrations during childhood are factors that can to lead men being the most common perpetrators of gun violence.Davido Dupree, an assistant professor of psychology at the Community College of Philadelphia, said that children and adolescents learn their coping mechanisms from behaviors they observe.“We can learn new behaviors because we see it and store it,” Dupree said.
Michigan State University has many buildings that are jointly run with Sparrow, including the Sparrow MSU Family Medicine and Sparrow Laboratory and MSU Clinical Center. Dover said he “would find it doubtful” any buildings on campus would be renamed to include the University of Michigan brand name.
Transgender Day of Visibility, an international holiday, provided a backdrop for the event, and speakers emphasized the importance of protecting transgender youth in the face of several anti-trans bills currently in question in multiple states across the U.S..
The suspect is claimed to have physically assaulted and attempted to kidnap a female victim who was walking home from her dorm, grabbing her from behind.
In a Facebook post, the East Lansing Police Department announced it is is searching for the person whose likeness was captured from surveillance footage. The suspect is a Black male wearing a purple sweatshirt with white lettering on the back and front, black pants and white shoes pointing a handgun at the camera.
Workers at the Stoddard Starbucks said they are frustrated because their hours have been cut. It has led to tight staffing and many workers looking elsewhere for work.
A panel of researchers and community leaders from Duke University, University of Michigan and Black Lives Matter spoke before the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission about the use of force by police officers Wednesday night, urging modifications to the way officers approach interactions with community members. While the hearing was open to the public, no officers from the East Lansing Police Department were present at the event apart from ELPD Chief Chad Pride.