West Mich. man sentenced for riot
A 19-year-old Grand Rapids man was sentenced to 20 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
A 19-year-old Grand Rapids man was sentenced to 20 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
East Lansing’s streets might be green and white on football weekends, but navy blue has been the precedent for East Lansing’s patrol vehicles for more than 25 years — until now.
The East Lansing City Council will revisit a zoning issue it originally denied regarding part of the West Village development at its work session tonight.
If there is something clogging the airwaves this fall, it could be the thick signal of negativity. MSU professors and students said they noticed a disproportionate amount of negative presidential TV advertisements during this election season.
The kegs are empty, the bottles are smashed and red cups are strewn about in yards. Typically, the messy remnants of a Welcome Week party would signal a successful endeavor. But couches in trees and kitchen furniture tossed in yards alludes to something bigger: Hundreds of dollars in violations and a bad image for East Lansing.
Golf, tennis and swimming are activities you might not find many people doing during Welcome Week, but that’s how the Japan Center for Michigan Universities celebrated its 20th anniversary Sunday.
Members of Alpha Epsilon Pi still do not have a permanent place to live as the house they were hoping to inhabit, 1148 E. Grand River Ave., remains without a rental license.
In the midst of a struggling economy, Welcome Week provided a welcome boost in sales for several new businesses along East Grand River Avenue. Four businesses that opened since the close of spring classes saw a surge in clientele as MSU students settled in before the first week of classes, business owners said.
National church shootings are creating controversy locally concerning guns and religion.
Many of Michigan’s single parents will have one more financial concern beginning in September, when the state will start deducting a $25 annual fee from most child support payments.
The East Lansing Amtrak station has seen more than a 15 percent increase in riders this summer, according to the station’s lead ticket clerk.
Natalie McIntyre, blood services coordinator for the Mid-Michigan chapter of the Red Cross’s Great Lakes Region, said that the chapter has been experiencing a decline in donations this summer.
Three public workshops are being offered for Mid-Michigan residents to discuss the planning and envisioning process for the revitalization of Michigan Avenue.
East Lansing City Council determined the method by which City Center II will be financed by unanimously approving an amendment to one of the city’s financing plans at its meeting Wednesday.
Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land announced Wednesday 1.36 million, or 19 percent of Michigan’s 7.2 million registered voters, participated in Tuesday’s primary election, according to a press release.
East Lansing is at a 28-year low for serious crimes, according to recent reports conducted by the East Lansing Police Department.
Increasing gas prices may contribute to rising demand for public transportation, but for some business owners in the transportation sector, the higher cost of gas means greater losses.
A property zoning issue at the house that the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity is leasing has left its members homeless and holding the lease to an uninhabitable building.
A food drive will be held on Saturday to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank, and nonperishable food items or monetary donations will be accepted.
Everything from carnival rides to car seat inspections were found Tuesday evening at East Lansing’s Patriarche Park, 1100 Alton Road. Local residents joined together for a family-friendly safety carnival in celebration of the 25th annual National Night Out.