Tucked away in downtown East Lansing, surrounded by housing and a comic book store on Albert Avenue, stands Saper Galleries — one of several art galleries downtown aiming to bring art and culture to the city.
A bill was passed in the Michigan House of Representatives on Tuesday that would change a first minor in possession (MIP) charge from a criminal offense to a civil infraction.
A development company composed of MSU students and an alumnus has won three East Lansing startup competitions since the beginning of November, netting $11,000 in funding among other resources.
Despite an ongoing court battle, Michigan’s recount effort is underway. At the request of Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein, recounts are in progress or being disputed in Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, three battleground states closely won by President-elect Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 election.
After an hour and a half of public hearings and lengthy discussions, East Lansing City Council unanimously approved the site and brownfield plans for a Costco Wholesale in the city.
At 10:35 p.m. Tuesday night, an MSU alert was issued warning of an armed robbery in East Lansing.
Three men were involved in a break-in at a residence in the Timberlake Apartment complex in East Lansing early Tuesday morning, East Lansing Police Department Sgt. Chad Pride said. Pride said the incident occurred at 3 a.m. on Tuesday and said the victim of the break-in indicated that the suspects had one weapon in their possession at the time of the crime.
A Monday rally at the Capitol Building in solidarity with the Standing Rock Pipeline protests took on a different tone following the surprise Sunday night announcement that the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL, would be rerouted. Despite the last-minute victory, many attended the Michigan Stands with Standing Rock event, originally intended to show solidarity on ‘eviction day,’ as protesters were told to leave their camp by Monday.
Thousands of parking tickets are written on campus and in East Lansing each year. Some people get several, as one alumna decorated her cap with parking tickets last spring
The Islamic Society of Greater Lansing received a hate letter that has been sent to mosques across the United States. The letter arrived via mail on Tuesday, Sohail Chaudhry, an Imam at the Islamic Society of Greater Lansing said.
MSU will spend an estimated $2.9 million on identity theft protection in the wake of the data breach that exposed university records of 400,000 people.
The construction site of the 565 Building on E. Grand River Ave. has brought an ongoing labor dispute to East Lansing, as picketers demonstrate against one of the building’s contractors.
The Eastwood Towne Center Max and Erma's has closed. This restaurant’s closing is one in a long series of closings for Max and Erma’s in Michigan. In January 2015, eight locations across the state of Michigan, according to a Detroit Free Press article.
A man hit and damaged multiple vehicles Wednesday morning near Lake Lansing and Coolidge roads according to a report from the Lansing State Journal.
As the elected successor to Stuart Dunnings III and the first woman elected Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney, Carol Siemon hopes to restore trust to a position tainted by the former attorney’s scandals.
A large retailer is seeking approval of their site plan at next week’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
A new fast casual pizza restaurant has been leased downtown in the old The State News office on 437 E. Grand River Avenue.
There has been a variety of reactions to Donald Trump being elected president.
Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Macomb County) is sponsoring a bill to create a contest to design a new flag for the state of Michigan.
Ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been charged with three cases of first-degree sexual conduct with a person under 13, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette confirmed in a press conference on Tuesday.