The Capital Area Humane Society has celebrated 1,420 adoptions so far this year. Capital Area Humane Society president and CEO Julia Palmer-Willson said the purpose of Woofstock is to promote adoption so that people will come to the shelter and consider adopting an animal.
The festival is part of the country-wide commemoration of emancipation known as Juneteenth, which dates back to June 19, 1866, the year after federal troops marched into Texas to enforce the emancipation of all enslaved blacks in the state, who were among the last to be freed.
MSU Spokesman Jason Cody confirmed the student was accounting sophomore Xin Yue Zhang, despite erroneous identification of the student as Xin Yue Zhan by the Lansing State Journal and in a press released posted on the police department's web page.
While knocking out power to many, the accident also left the vehicle's three occupants injured, including one passenger who was seriously injured. All three were taken to Sparrow Hospital.
The incident was reported by a university employee and is thought to have occurred between 5:00 p.m. June 13 and 7:00 a.m. June 17.There was one witness but the suspect remains unknown. Damages have been estimated at $2,000 and the incident is still under investigation.
Kathleen Russell, 17, turned herself in to East Lansing police and was later charged with destruction of school property in 54B District Court. The sixth and final suspect has not yet been arraigned but has made arrangements with the court to turn herself in next week, East Lansing police Capt. Jeff Murphy said.
Hundreds of local shoppers fled to Meridian Mall Thursday for H&M's grand opening at noon.
A citizen petition to the city of East Lansing could change how the city gets its legal advice. The petition, signed by at least 2,269 citizens, would remove City Council’s ability to hire a private law firm for the position of city attorney.
Community members concluded Patriarche Park playground construction on Wednesday, despite dismal weather. Volunteers have been donating their time to help complete the project since Monday, working from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The park is slated to re-open in early August, officials familiar with the project said.
One change to remove council review from site plans has caused controversy among the council.
Over the past few weeks Netflix and Verizon have been placing the blame on one another for the buffering issues that occasionally arise when watching Netflix videos on Verizon's Internet service.
On July 24, 2011, Yaldo visited Dublin Square Irish Pub & Restaurant and attempted to pay using a $50 bill. The bill was wrongly thought to be counterfeit by the then general manager, who refused to return the bill and called the police.
In the digital age, selfies are everywhere, but experts disagree about whether their ubiquity is a positive influence.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Gib King, who organized the fishing competition for the event, said although the cleanliness of Michigan’s urban rivers has improved, the public’s perception of them has stagnated for the most part, with most still regarding them as “old waste-dumping grounds” and steering clear of interacting with them.
With proposed ballot language, East Lansing residents could decide the fate of the small plot.
What started as a playground renovation turned into a bigger project. Members of the club planned to tear down the playground and start from scratch because of amounts of arsenic found in the treated lumber.
A state subcommittee budget proposed in the spring will no longer penalize MSU for an “instructional activity that encourages or discourages union organizing of employees,” but still states that public universities should not prohibit or support unions.
McCoy is charged with open murder, and also faces several other charges, including armed robbery and larceny.McCoy's trial will be conducted in Ingham County Circuit Court, but no court dates have been set.
Michigan Dairy Foods Association has sponsored Dairy Foods Awareness Day at the Capitol for more than 20 years. The association’s primary goal is to spread awareness of the health benefits of milk and dairy products.
At almost $4.00 per gallon of regular fuel, some motorists in East Lansing are finding themselves using other means of transport to get where they need to go. Gas prices have been steadily climbing in East Lansing during the last month, rising from an average $3.63 to an average $3.90, according to GasBuddy.com.