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CATA to alter routes during spring break
Service on several Capital Area Transportation Authority routes near campus will be reduced or suspended next week.
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Police: Still no lead in search for Lueth
Nearly four months after MSU student Krista Lueth went missing, police are still awaiting any breaks in the case, a Michigan State Police officer said Thursday.
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Police determine cause of fatal crash
Lansing police have concluded the investigation into the cause of the crash that killed MSU student Jeremy Watson, finding that a quick lane change caused a rear tire to blow out.
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Effects of Obama administration health plans could reach E.L.
MSU medical students and the Ingham County Health Department could be among the first to benefit from President Barack Obama’s focus on reforming health care.
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Greek Week raises $236K for American Cancer Society
The greek community banded together last week for its annual Greek Week to benefit the American Cancer Society, raising the second-highest donation in Greek Week history.
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Council rezones corner lot into retail district
A vacant corner of the Abbot and Lake Lansing roads likely will have a very different look in the future after it was rezoned to a retail business district Tuesday.
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U-M player’s father will not be charged?
A University of Michigan hockey player’s father will not face charges stemming from a confrontation with an MSU player after a January game in Ann Arbor.
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Riots, rezoning on agenda at City Council meeting
Riots, rezoning and site plans are just a few of the items that will appear on the East Lansing City Council’s meeting agenda tonight, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2 of 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St.
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Student housing at stake in E.L. redevelopment
Despite recent concerns from property owners in the East Village area and actions to label the area as environmentally contaminated, city officials said they have no intention of using eminent domain to acquire an area of land that’s home to housing for thousands of MSU students.
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Polar Plunge raises funds for charity
With people milling about in pirate, lion and banana costumes, Hawk Hollow Golf Course, 15101 Chandler Road, looked like a Halloween party Sunday afternoon.
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Stimulus protesters attend 'tea parties'
More than 300 protesters of all ages flooded the Capitol steps Friday afternoon, with signs, flags and tea bags in hand. The event was one of more than 40 “tea parties” held in cities across the nation to rally against the federal economic stimulus package.
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Johnny's Lunch closes doors
Johnny’s Lunch, 101 E. Grand River Ave., closed its doors last week. A sign posted on the front door of the hot dog and burger joint read, “Closed until further notice. We thank you for your business and apologize for any inconvenience.”
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Cause of deadly crash unknown
The investigation into what caused the single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of an MSU student Tuesday afternoon might not conclude for several weeks, Lansing police said Thursday.
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Student aid, research priorities in Obama’s budget
Higher education appeared to be one of the winners in a national budget proposal Thursday that was full of spending cuts. President Barack Obama’s budget priority of making higher education more affordable seemed to correlate with his earlier pledge for the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.
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MSU study finds gender trend in stroke treatment
Women receive a “clot-busting” medication for strokes 30 percent less often than men, a study by MSU researchers found. The medication, tPA, must be administered to a blood-clot stroke patient within three hours of a stroke’s onset, said Mathew Reeves, a professor in the MSU Department of Epidemiology who led the study.
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E.L. among those hit by money scam
Local businesses have been hit by an outbreak of counterfeit money in the area.
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New art exhibit to be unveiled in E.L.
The art exhibit “Melange – An Eclectic Collection,” by John Diephouse, will begin showing Sunday at the East Lansing Public Arts Gallery.
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Flats Grille’s assets liquidated
The possibility that Flats Grille, 551 E. Grand River Ave., will ever return became less likely Wednesday morning, when the Financial Services Bureau began liquidating the business’ assets.
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Michigan wetlands could become federally regulated because of funds
East Lansing’s development could be affected if Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s proposal to transfer regulation of the state’s wetlands to the federal government is passed. Granholm proposed to transfer this authority, which deals with issuing developers construction permits, during her Feb. 3 State of the State address.
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New proposal could push closing time to 4 a.m.
Students wishing to spend their nights as bar stars will have two extra hours to do so if a recent proposal by Gov. Jennifer Granholm is passed into state law. Granholm made an announcement last week proposing bars be permitted to stay open until 4 a.m., a two hour extension on the current 2 a.m. closing time, in an effort to generate more money for the state.