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Police investigate attempted abduction
Police are investigating an attempted abduction of a 12-year-old East Lansing girl that happened Wednesday morning.
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Homecoming is boost for business
Homecoming weekend at MSU will mean big business for stores and restaurants in East Lansing. With thousands of alumni and fans flocking to the university for Saturday’s game and festivities, local businesses benefit from the influx of visitors.
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Granholm vetoes early morning booze bill
Sunday mornings in Michigan will remain dry after Gov. Jennifer Granholm vetoed a bill Tuesday. Passed by the state House and Senate Sept. 29, the bill would have allowed for liquor sales on Sunday mornings starting at 7 a.m. and part of Christmas day. Both are illegal in Michigan.
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Increase in police for homecoming
Although thousands of alumni will pour into town this weekend for MSU’s homecoming, the East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, and MSU police are handling the weekend no differently compared to other Saturdays with home football games.
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Granholm signs higher ed. budget
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed the higher education budget for the 2010-11 fiscal year Tuesday, approving a $8.2 million funding cut for MSU. The budget would cut 2.8 percent from funding for all of Michigan’s 15 public universities, as well as the MSU Extension offices. It also would include a funding increase for some financial aid programs, including the Michigan Competitive Scholarship. Both houses agreed in late September on a budget bill negotiated in a conference committee.
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Students camp out to sign leases
Only six weeks into the fall semester, students are feeling the pressure to choose next year’s living arrangements. Dozens of MSU students camped out during the weekend to get a head start on signing leases with Community Resource Management Company, or CRMC, at 251 W.
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911 dispatch center to combine E.L., Lansing
A new building for a 911 call center, combining the current East Lansing and Lansing dispatch center, will cost more than projected, however county officials said the county still is saving money. Five years ago, the county first looked into combining the dispatch centers and hired Plante & Moran, a consultant firm, to perform a study on consolidating the centers, Ingham County Deputy Controller John Neilsen said.
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City of E.L. to provide free waste pickup
The city of East Lansing will offer free pickup of yard waste and leaves prior to the start of winter. Prior to 7:30 a.m.
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Five guys opens E.L. location
Five Guys Burgers and Fries opened Thursday in East Lansing, giving the local area a fresh perspective on a signature fare. The first day of business for the restaurant, 623 E.
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Bars debate installing Breathalyzer machine
Most MSU students consider a night of drinking that ends in a Breathalyzer test a bad night. But if East Lansing bars choose to follow a growing Big Ten trend, ending with a Breathalyzer test could become the norm for many students.
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E.L. city council seeks input on ordinance
The East Lansing City Council is looking for community feedback on the local implementation of the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
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E.L. City Council rejects rental license
East Lansing City Council denied an application for a rental license, which has been in the process for more than a year, at its Tuesday night meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
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E.L. Police Chief accepts job in Texas
After 25 years of service in the East Lasing Police Department, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert will leave the ELPD at the end of this month. This morning, Wibert received an offer from the police department in New Braunfels, Texas for the job as Chief of Police.
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Fire Prevention Week spreads awareness
Monday was the beginning of Fire Prevention Week, a national initiative to heat up discussion about fire prevention safety and education. The theme for this year — “Smoke Alarms: A Sound You Can Live With!” — is aimed at smoke alarm systems and their importance in fire prevention.
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Bill to deny bridge card use in casinos
MSU students strapped for cash no longer will be able to use their Bridge Cards to support a weekend at the casino, if a bill passed unanimously by the Senate Sept. 21 becomes law.
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Rental license applications to be discussed by council
A rental license application, that has faced many delays in processing, will be discussed at East Lansing City Council’s Tuesday night meeting at City Hall, 410 Abbot Road.
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Michigan Ban on synthetic weed in effect
East Lansing stores were forced to immediately remove a popular marijuana substitute, K2, from shelves and explain the product’s ban, after the substance became illegal across the state Friday after Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed bipartisan legislation, Thursday.
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Diamond Dash benefits participants, charity
A cell phone was the game piece, and downtown East Lansing and MSU’s campus were the interactive game board in the second annual “Becky Beauchine Kulka Diamond Dash,” Sunday afternoon.
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Oktoberfest celebrates German heritage
Glass steins full of frothy beer and spätzle with schnitzle, combined with lively polka dancing on a brisk fall evening, made for a festive weekend at Old Town’s Oktoberfest in Lansing.
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Coalition to host coal alternative planning session
The MSU Sierra Student Coalition will host a planning session to encourage MSU to end its use of coal energy on campus at 7:30 p.m. today in Room 114 of Berkey Hall.