The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission passed a motion designating a March 29 public hearing on best practices in police use-of-force policy as a special commission meeting.
Michigan’s current policy regarding background checks requires only federally licensed gun sellers to run a scan. According to experts, that allows a large number of gun sales to slip through, regardless of the buyer’s history.
Strange Matter Coffee, a Queer-women-owned business, announced on March 1 that their two shops, located in Eastside and downtown Lansing, would be closed until March 3 due to a ten-page letter filled with hate speech.
In an interview with The State News, former Rep. Andy Levin discussed his fellowship at the Center for American Progress, as well as other climate-based initiatives and projects he will be taking on.
After HopCat announced it would be tying its beer sales to the donations to the "Spartan Strong" fund, MSU advised them to end the fundraiser. MSU Spokesperson Emily Guerrant said the university was concerned about encouraging people to drink as a way to raise money.
“I turned around to everyone around me like ‘Are we seriously getting off right now?’” psychology sophomore Sydney Schultz said, recalling the night of Feb. 13 when she along with other students on the 31 bus were dropped off in the middle of an active-shooter situation.
Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin announced on the morning of Feb. 27 she would be running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Michigan following current Sen. Debbie Stabenow's retirement.
Auntie Anne's and Jamba Juice recently opened a shared location on Grand River, which has been met with steady enthusiasm from customers.
Another student who was critically injured during the Feb. 13 shooting on MSU's campus has been discharged from Sparrow Hospital, according to a tweet posted by MSU Police and Public Safety's Twitter account. The student released was previously listed as being in fair condition.
“I hope that we can make changes,” U.S. Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou said. “There's nothing I can say or do that will change what happened already, but I hope that we can make changes for the future.”
"I just want to give back to the community, support my Spartans and really just care for anybody, whether they were a friend visiting a student, faculty, anything," alumna Lily Rzepmowski said. "I really want to be part of the reason why we can overcome this.”
One victim who was critically injured after last week’s mass shooting at Michigan State University was upgraded to ‘serious but stable’ condition this morning, Sparrow Hospital Media Relations Director John Foren confirmed.“Right now, we have one in fair (condition), three in serious but stable (condition) and one in critical, which means one of the students had been in critical and he’s been upgraded to serious but stable,” Foren said.
"Putting a timeline on someone's grief isn't appropriate at all." Students gathered at the Capitol to protest gun violence as well as heading back into classes one week after the MSU shooting.
Student activists, lawmakers and Lansing community leaders joined national gun-violence prevention leader David Hogg at the steps of the state Department of Education to discuss the mass shooting at MSU and what can be done to prevent future mass shootings.
Of the five students originally in critical condition in Sparrow Hospital after the shooting on Michigan State University's campus on Monday, Feb. 13 three students' conditions have improved and two remain in critical condition.
It was a somber Saturday evening in Chicago, Ill., nearly one week after the mass shooting on Michigan State University's campus on Monday, Feb. 13. MSU alumni north of Michigan gathered for a candlelight vigil in memory of Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner, Arielle Anderson, the five students injured and those who survived.
On Saturday, less than five miles away from Michigan State University's campus where a mass shooting took place five days earlier, delegates from counties throughout Michigan gathered to decide who would lead the state Republican Party as chair and co-chair.
“We can make meaningful action and it takes public pressure to get people to do things they don't want to do,” Rep. Julie Brixie said in her speech. “But you are worth it. You and every other child is worth it and we should not allow our children to endure acts of violence in sacred places of learning. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.”
As Spartans have had time to reflect after Monday's shooting on campus, many are organizing their own protests and vigils to express grief, anger or demands for change.
As the Michigan State community grieves, some are finding safety in a local flower shop.