Gov. Rick Snyder declared the marriages of about 300 same-sex couples married in Michigan valid Wednesday, but newlyweds shouldn’t expect to see full marriage benefits yet. In a statement, Snyder said the state would recognize the legality of the same-sex marriages that took place on Saturday after U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman’s ruling struck down the ban.
The large, inflatable Oberon beer bottle standing outside of Crunchy’s on Sunday night signified one thing.Despite the cold temperatures, it is almost springtime in East Lansing.
The sun is shining, the snow is melting and the garbage is blowing — it's spring, and the city's in need of some cleaning.
A near $77 million dollar increase is in the works for Michigan's higher educations institutions and soon will head to the House Appropriations Committee for further approval.The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education approved the increase to higher education funding at its meeting Wednesday morning.
East Lansing City Council unanimously passed a 15 month moratorium on the application or renewal of taxi cab vehicles,
Police are investigating an alleged assault that occurred at about 12:30 a.m. on March 23 at the intersection of Beal Street and West Circle Drive.
A new free iPhone app could share your STD test results with a potential sexual partner.
For many of the same-sex couples in the area, Saturday was a day that was decades in the making. “The courthouse was full of laughter,” Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum said.
Members from several Michigan political organizations and government bodies gathered in the capitol Tuesday afternoon to ask attorney general Bill Schuette and governor Rick Snyder to resend their stay of the Debour v.
Same-sex couples, city officials and MSU administrators are facing an uncertain future as the debate surrounding the recent federal court decision to struck down Michigan’s ban of same-sex marriage continues.
The Lansing Board of Water and Light will be conducting a planned power outage on Wednesday March 26 from 8 a.m.
Many Mid-Michigan residents, including some from East Lansing, are being sued for illegally downloading adult videos.
Bills currently moving through the state legislature could clear up some gaps in current laws regarding medical marijuana and dispensaries.
After four days of planning the potential Bus Rapid Transit system, Capital Area Transit Authority held a work-in-progress charrette to show their updated design plans Sunday night at the International Center.The design team took into account community ideas along with concerns about the environmental impact, sustainability, pedestrian safety and optimal traffic solutions to create two main design plans.The potential bus system would run down the Michigan Avenue and Grand River Avenue corridor and would replace the current Route 1 bus.The five-day series of charrettes focused specifically on the section of corridor from Abbot Road to Hagadorn Road.In creating the two road plans, designers addressed the main concerns from community members including: keeping left turns, better pedestrian crossings, keeping the median and not intruding on the campus.“Updating the transportation system in this area isn’t just about transporting you,” CATA urban design consultant Victor Dover said.
After about two weeks of deliberation, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman ruled on Friday that Michigan’s ban on gay marriage was unconstitutional. Attorney General Bill Schuette filled a temporary stay to prevent the ruling from going into effect until an appeal is filed. The stay was granted by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Saturday afternoon and will be in effect until Wednesday.
Shelbyville, Mich., resident Isaac John Peterson was arraigned in East Lansing District 54-B court on March 20 in connection with two robberies that occurred in January, according to a statement from the city of East Lansing.
Unassuming by day, a party by night. At least, that’s how the legend goes.Established in 1968, Cedar Village was built as a way to bring students together.
Although a judge implied his responsibility for the murder of MSU student Dominique Nolff, Grand Rapids resident Marquay McCoy denied any involvement in court.
The Michigan house representatives passed a package of bills on Wednesday targeting human trafficking.
Grand Rapids resident Marquay McCoy has been formally charged with open murder in the Jan. 20 killing of MSU student Dominique Nolff.