Crowds of people gathered on the streets of Lansing and East Lansing as residents discovered local shops, artists and things to do in the Lansing area during the annual Be a Tourist in Your Own Town event Saturday. With more than 70 attractions, people could purchase a Greater Lansing passport for a dollar and spend the day exploring the community.
Thousands of children around the Lansing area got moving and stayed active during the 2013 Sparrow Michigan Mile this past Saturday at Cooley Law School Stadium.
Universities are in for a 2 percent increase in state funding after the Legislature OK’d this year’s amount of state-aid for public educational institutions.
Tuesday evening, an unidentifiable amount of students who subscribe to the MSU Police Department’s text alerts received a text message warning students of a shooting on campus and to take shelter. The alerts turned out to be an accident by the shift supervisor on duty while he was trying to send out a severe weather warning.
There’s no shortage of speculation when it comes to the new Mark Schauer vs. Gov. Rick Snyder matchup in the upcoming 2014 governor race.
Water slides, diving boards and other water fun returns Friday as the East Lansing Family Aquatic Center, 6400 Abbot Road, opens its doors for the 2013 summer season.
For those in the color and honor guard at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, or VFW, Post 701, participating in parades and raising flags is just a small part of what they do.
A composite sketch has been created of the suspect who is believed to be involved in the recent sexual assaults that have taken place in East Lansing.
A recent study conducted by researchers at MSU was able to evaluate the latest in automatic facial recognition technology — programs that quickly can attach a name to a face by searching a large database of face images and finding the closest match.
With several weeks left until the official start of the summer season, many area residents still are in the midst of spring cleaning.
Local institutions of higher education are banding together to extend the reach of its education beyond the Lansing area.
It hides in the brush and leaf litter, scrambles up your leg, and if you don’t feel it crawling, it will find that perfect spot to bite.
Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council meeting was filled with discussion on hot button issues involving recycling, litter collection and outdoor seating for restaurants.
With college tuition rates and financial aid at a constant toss-up, College of Education Dean Donald Heller said it has become easy to blame student financial aid changes for rises in tuition.
21st Century Comics & Games, 515 E. Grand River Ave., is set to close after 13 years of business due to the owner’s interest in pursuing other job opportunities.
A tornado warning has been issued for southern Ingham County until 6:15 pm. The warning is for the town of Leslie, and south of Eden, and doesn’t include the Lansing area.
Sunday afternoon at 4:07 p.m., Meridian Township Police responded to a train/pedestrian accident near the intersection of Dobie and Sylvan Glen roads, according to a press release.
Seasonal changes often affect the health of small businesses, especially in a college town where students are heavily targeted.
Veterans and their families gathered at Glendale Cemetery, 2500 Mt. Hope Road, in Okemos, to be honored at the 19th annual Memorial Day Service and Vespers Program on Monday. Pre-ceremony bagpipes started the ceremony, along with the Pledge of Allegiance led by a volunteer from the local American Legion Post 269.
Dozens of protesters took to the streets of Lansing Saturday afternoon as more than a million others marched worldwide in opposition to bioengineering giant Monsanto Co.