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E.L. City Council to decide on two developers to obtain city land

Derek Kim

May 22, 2013

DTN Management Co. and Lurvey White Ventures were recommended to the East Lansing City Council by the Park District Planning Area Review Team to potentially obtain a slot of vacant downtown land including the former City Center II project area to develop projects. A 14-2 vote at Wednesday’s meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road, eliminated Urban Cultural and Arts District LLC from contention.

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Rain, flooding to cause largest number of mosquitoes since 1994

Michael Kransz

May 22, 2013

Pinched between two low floodplain breeding grounds, MSU is in for a nasty mosquito summer with the largest hatching of floodplain mosquitoes since 1994, entomology professor Ned Walker said. “There are an extraordinarily high number of mosquitoes,” Walker said.

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Updated farm bill passes to senate floor

It’s 9:00 a.m. The sun already is peeking through the pallid gray of last night’s rain as workers start feeding the 190 cows chewing hay and grains with lopsided jaws that swing left to right, right to left.

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Father Time

Danyelle Morrow

May 22, 2013

When time stops, Lansing resident and MSU alumnus Glenn Williams can get it up and running again.

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Volunteers help local homeless US veterans

Anya Rath

May 22, 2013

Homeless veterans were offered a variety of services and connections at Adado Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing on Wednesday for the 10th annual Capital Area Stand Down for Homeless Veterans.

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Tips to stay safe incase of mass shooting in E.L.

Holly Baranowski

May 22, 2013

With nearly 20 injured in a recent New Orleans Mother’s Day parade shooting and the horrifying shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School far from being forgotten, it has become important for people to know what to do in the case of a mass shooting.

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MSU Police help Catch Cyberstalker

Holly Baranowski

May 22, 2013

Joseph J. Ostrowski of Pennsylvania recently was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison after being charged with cyberstalking MSU students and committing numerous child pornography felonies in Pennsylvania, according to a recent press release from the Detroit FBI.

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City Council approves new liquor license at meeting Tuesday

Derek Kim

May 21, 2013

Budgets, liquor license and long-distance bus transportation were the hot button issues discussed at Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting.

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Secretary of State advocates for motorcycle safety

Anya Rath

May 21, 2013

Secretary of State Ruth Johnson rode in style on a Harley-Davidson Sportster to a press conference raising awareness for motorcycle safety on Tuesday.

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Police looking for witness from latest sexual assaults

Holly Baranowski

May 21, 2013

East Lansing police are continuing the search to find the man responsible for two sexual assaults and an attempted sexual assault, the most recent occurrence taking place about 8 p.m.

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Spencer's adds new dimensions to traditional deli

RJ Wolcott

May 20, 2013

Serving Detroit deli-style cuisine with an East Lansing twist, Spencer’s Kitchen, 313 E. Grand River Ave., is the newest addition to the up-and-coming restaurant scene.

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Groups push for more higher education funding

It’s no big secret that state funding for universities, including MSU, has taken cuts over the past 10 years. That has some advocates pushing for the recently reported $482.6 billion 2013 revenue surplus to go toward higher education.

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Fireworks on E.L. officials' mind with upcoming holiday

Derek Kim

May 20, 2013

As summer holidays approach, East Lansing residents have been reminded to take note of the fireworks ordinance put in place last fall.

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Police investigating multiple sexual assaults

Holly Baranowski

May 19, 2013

The East Lansing Police Department currently is investigating two sexual assaults and one attempted sexual assault that occurred in East Lansing. All three victims were MSU students.

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Craft beer week emphasizes quality

RJ Wolcott

May 19, 2013

As sunbathed students swat flies late into the evening on restaurant patios, warmer weather is here to stay. With this seasonal metamorphosis, where students traditionally trade in their blue books for beachwear, seasonal beers are stocked on shelves across the state.

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Mich.’s black unemployment rate highest in nation

Derek Kim

May 19, 2013

Michigan has the highest African American unemployment rate in the nation according to a recent study by the Economic Policy Institute.

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State Republicans attempt to adjust image in Senate race

With Republicans eying the open 2014 U.S. Senate seat, the Michigan GOP said changing tactics, pushing for a more grassroots campaign to attract voters after pointed questions about the party’s exclusivity once it failed to garner strong minority support in the 2012 presidential election.

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Melanoma easily prevented by taking simple precautions

Michael Kransz

May 19, 2013

With Melanoma diagnoses in Ingham County on the rise, and May representing National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, the Michigan Department of Community Health has released these prevention tips and warning signs issued to combat the disease.

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MSU students reflect on Syria civil war

Omar Thabet

May 19, 2013

With Syria, like most of the countries in the Middle East experiencing protests against the corruption and lack of democracy, MSU students and faculty are engaging in practices of giving back to those who are suffering.

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Consuming insects boosts nutrition

Omar Thabet

May 16, 2013

To eat or not to eat, that is the question. According to a new study found by the Food and Agriculture Organization, or FAO, one major and readily available source of nutritious and protein-rich food that comes from forests are insets.