The Park District project has taken a major step toward completion after months of back-and-forth uncertainty, capping off a period that, while volatile, has shaped the future of East Lansing's downtown development.
It has been a long year at MSU. Take a look back at some of the more noteworthy events during the 2016-17 school year.
The East Lansing City Council unanimously approved the site and brownfield plans for the latest iteration of the Park District project at their Tuesday night meeting, moving the long-awaited development one step closer to tangible action.
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, one of five candidates for the Democratic Party in the race to become Michigan’s next governor in 2018, visited MSU College Democrats on Monday night at Wilson Hall and delivered a speech outlining his policy positions heading into the campaign.
Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed will be on campus Monday at 7 p.m. in Case Hall room 335A, according to the MSU College Democrats Facebook page.
MSU police reported an alleged sexual assault occurred near Beaumont Tower between 1:08 a.m. and 1:30 a.m. on April 20, according to a Facebook post by the department.
A propaganda poster from World War II, a coloring book created by Andy Warhol and 1920s issues of Harper’s Weekly are among the many items for sale at the 65th Annual Michigan Antiquarian Book and Paper Show, which will take place Sunday at the Lansing Center.
As the March for Science is slated to take place at the State Capitol this weekend, meet some students looking to raise awareness.
The MSU Foundation is a nonprofit organization to help student, faculty and staff through grants and partnerships.
In May 2015, East Lansing voters approved a proposal that limited the city from having or enforcing ordinances that prohibited marijuana use under certain conditions.
Four new plaintiffs are suing ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar on charges of sexual abuse. Three were minors at the time of their alleged abuse.
All MSU police units stationed around campus, including at the Miles Bridges press conference, peeled away in full force to West Circle Neighborhood in response to reports of a live weapon. The incident occurred Thursday evening.
A fourth MSU football player is under investigation for criminal sexual misconduct, Scott Hughes, a spokesman for the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office said.
Target has announced plans to open a small-format store in East Lansing as part of the upcoming Center City District project, according to a press release.
He has stores everywhere from Dallas to Dubai, but MSU alumnus Jeff Sinelli is thinking back to his roots for his next location. Sinelli, Founder and CEO of the Dallas-based Which Wich Superior Sandwiches restaurant chain, will receive a 2017 Outstanding Alumni Award from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Alumni Board today. “It’s always nice to be recognized in any form, so I’m pretty stoked about it,” Sinelli said.
The ninth annual Muslim Mental Health Conference will be held at the East Lansing Marriott Hotel from Apr.
The building at 547 and 549 E Grand River Ave, home to the Greater Lansing Visitor Center, apartment space and until recently Sweet Lorraine’s Fabulous Mac n’ Cheez!, has seen businesses come and go for decades, landlord Steve Perry said. Perry, a manager with Perry Investment Group, LLC, said his family has owned the building since it was built in 1946.
Political science junior Aaron Stephens announced that he is running for East Lansing City Council on Friday.
Since March 31, MSU police have recorded 29 crimes in the Clery Crime and Fire Log, ranging from larceny to vehicle theft to illegal use of a credit card.
MSU police and the Canadian Railroad Police responded to a 66-year-old woman trapped under a train at the Amtrak station near Harrison Rd.