The East Lansing City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to adopt a resolution stating their refusal to enforce the Executive Order on immigration recently issued by President Donald J.
Despite the freezing temperature and snow, hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night at the the Rock on Farm Lane for the No Ban, No Wall: Spartans for Sanctuary and Solidarity Rally after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 27 barring citizens of seven countries from traveling to the United States.
The East Lansing City Council voted to once again extend the deadline to demolish the blighted Park District buildings, this time until the end of April. However, this extension came in light of a new revelation: DRW Holdings and developer Convexity Properties will be completely redesigning the Park District project, attorney David Pierson told council during the meeting.
Mathematics junior Boyang Ye was sentenced to 18 months of probation and a domestic violence training program Wednesday morning after pleading guilty to assault and battery.
An MSU official confirmed Monday that the university is in talks with Park District developer Convexity Properties about potentially partnering with them on the redevelopment project.
While those who walk by the blighted Park District buildings downtown might lament their continued existence, for some area business owners the run-down structures are a constant presence.
The East Lansing School Board passed a resolution on Jan. 23 that opposes the confirmation of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.
A motion to add a current MSU athlete as a plaintiff in former MSU employee Larry Nassar's federal court case has been granted.
A motion has been filed to add a current MSU athlete as a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against former MSU employee Larry Nassar.
A slew of potential changes surrounding the Park District project may delay the development’s completion, but may also take it in an vastly different direction. Chicago-based developer Convexity requested to remove the development agreement from the Jan.
Originally scheduled to begin construction in 2016, the proposed CATA Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system is currently in the “environmental assessment” phase for Federal Transportation Authority, or FTA, funding. CATA’s website likens the BRT program to a light rail system that uses high-capacity buses instead of trains.
After alumna Kelsey Parkinson graduated MSU last summer, she wanted to move to New York. However, her goal of working in the fashion industry made it difficult to find a job
Spartan Corner moved from the corner of Grand River Avenue and Abbott Rd. into Student Book Store’s second floor after Christmas, Student Book Store owner Brad Ballein said. The second floor of Student Book Store is now called The Greek Loft and offers all of the services Spartan Corner offered, Claire Nicholas, MSU communication senior and employee at The Greek Loft, said.
Valley Court Park ice rink will make its return to the East Lansing community this month after debuting in February 2016. Last year's iteration served as more or less a test to see how the community responded, and after a few delays and setbacks, it ended up running for two weeks.
Another lawsuit has been filed against former MSU employee Larry Nassar, this time by a former U.S. women’s national gymnastics team member.
Four more alleged victims have been added to the U.S. District Court lawsuit against former MSU employee Larry Nassar, according to a statement from Grand Rapids law firm Drew, Cooper and Anding.
The long and fruitless saga of the blighted Park District buildings collected another chapter as the current project ran into yet another setback this month. Changes to the now-passed brownfield reimbursement plan led David Pierson, attorney for project developer Convexity, to call the project unworkable.
The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, LARA, has suspended former MSU employee Larry Nassar’s osteopathic physician license, according to a Jan. 25 statement.
Two cases of criminal sexual conduct and a burglary are among the cases that have been reported to MSU police recently.
Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Talyor had been a part of the MSU Police Department for "a couple of decades," before being appointed head of the new Inclusion and Anti-Bias Unit in November 2015, which provides biases training, among other things, for police officers and MSU students.