Mich. Municipal League hosts rally
As he stood at the podium in front of a crowd of more than 200 people, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert resonated one message on the steps of the state Capitol.
As he stood at the podium in front of a crowd of more than 200 people, East Lansing police Chief Tom Wibert resonated one message on the steps of the state Capitol.
MSU could lose the privilege to regulate concealed weapons on campus under measures proposed Tuesday at a Michigan House of Representatives committee meeting.
Despite two local elementary schools closing because of illness, MSU officials said they are not worried about an increase in illnesses on campus.
Students might not have to worry about purchasing a $2 latte with their debit card before the week’s paycheck makes it into their bank account if legislation proposed in the U.S. Senate becomes law.
An MSU student died at about 7:38 p.m. Tuesday after the car she was driving on US-23 sideswiped a semi-tractor trailer, crossed the median and overturned.
A funeral for MSU student Jeremy Sobczak-Obetts will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church, 1120 4 Mile Road, in Grand Rapids. Sobczak-Obetts, a food service management senior, died early Saturday morning in a Grand Rapids car accident.
An East Lansing purchasing policy favoring local business soon could be enacted if the City Council votes to approve the policy at its 7:30 p.m. meeting today at the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbot Road.
An MSU professor officially has submitted his intent to run as a write-in candidate for the East Lansing City Council election, scheduled for Nov. 3.
State Sen. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Lansing, recently announced her candidacy to run for Michigan attorney general in 2010.
The Michigan budget remains unresolved and Senate Majority Leader Mike Bishop, R-Rochester, still is withholding six bills in fear of Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s veto pen.
Bikers will find it easier to travel along one busy road in East Lansing by summer 2010.
The next time your messy roommate polishes off all the Cap’n Crunch, it might be considered legal to resolve concerns in a duel because of legislation heading to the state Senate floor.
Students who want to hit the books this week will have to plan around a few changes to regular hours at the East Lansing Public Library.
The Tuple Bassoon Duo will perform a concert at 7 p.m. on Oct. 22 at (SCENE) Metrospace, 110 Charles St.
Lansing residents can be involved in planning the future of Potter Park Zoo by attending a design workshop at 6 p.m. on Oct. 27.
Students soon might have more places to shop, because of plans to expand a Lansing Township shopping center by about 15 acres to accommodate more tenants.
Spooky scarecrows are wanted, as the Potter Park Zoological Society is inviting members of the public to create animal-themed scarecrows for its first Scarecrow Alley Contest.
Locals looking for a safe place to celebrate Halloween can head to downtown Okemos on Oct. 31 for the “Pumpkins and Pottery” event.
Thousands of people go hungry every day in Michigan, but the Mid-Michigan Food Bank spent Oct. 6 trying to feed Lansing one bowl at a time.
An environmental assessment released earlier this month of a proposed high-speed rail connecting Detroit and Chicago details major renovations planned for the Battle Creek station, which links East Lansing to the rail.