City Manager George Lahanas presented a plan of realignment of the ELPD during a City Council meeting in July 2020. The document suggested changes in several areas, including staffing and adding alternative positions like social workers. The Tuesday meeting touched on the progress made in these areas, as well as the shortcomings in others.
According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of EMS, Trauma and Preparedness, there are 28,820 EMS providers, 812 support agencies and more than 3,867 licensed life support vehicles in Michigan alone, a press release said.
“I’m running because I feel like we deserve leadership that represents us and demands solutions to issues, like climate change is a big one for our generation, class inequality, racism, just countless other issues,” Diedrich said. “I feel like people deserve change that will boost their quality of life.”
Gov. Whitmer was caught on camera breaking her own health regulations after the recent update on May 15.
Whitmer announced that starting June 1 all outdoor capacity limits will be lifted and only retain a 50% capacity limit on indoor establishments.
East Lansing City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, discussing the successful location of a missing person, as well as the parking and motorcycle issues in downtown East Lansing.
Valerie O'Brien has been charged with an OWI, operating while intoxicated and was arrested on Feb. 10. As a detective, O'Brien was involved in a 2014 Title IX investigation into now convicted ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar's sexual abuse.
The Greater Lansing Democratic Socialists for America (DSA) organized the demonstration to show solidarity with Palestinians and to encourage Slotkin to vote for House Resolution 2590, a house resolution conditioning U.S. aid to Israel, Alexander Sahouri, one of the organizers of the event, said.
Five people were injured in an East Lansing shooting on May 16, including one confirmed MSU student.
Evan Yaney, a 13-year-old Grand Ledge resident, was one of the first children to receive the vaccine through Sparrow this morning. Evan was diagnosed with leukemia at two years old and battled against it until he was seven, according to his dad, Kent. Evan was Sparrow’s Miracle Child in 2012.
The Detroit Chapter of the NAACP and several hundred people gathered at the Lansing Capitol building to protest recent proposed legislation that would make it harder to vote in Michigan.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urged high schools to pause in-person learning and youth sports — both school-sponsored and non-school sponsored — teams to suspend in-person activities, like games and practices, for the next two weeks to prevent additional outbreaks.
While East Lansing Public Schools have not seen an increase in cases specifically from their schools, there has been a spike in COVID-19 cases for ages 10-19 and 20-29 in the East Lansing community.
Michigan State associate professor Dr. Sean Valles studies the interplay of ethics and scientific evidence in population health and is worried about the statewide surge in cases and who will be negatively affected by facilities and businesses reopening.
Ingham County passed a resolution March 23 becoming the first Michigan County to ban hair discrimination against public employees in the county.
Fraudulent messages can be reported to 7726 (SPAM) to be further investigated.
“Lansing needs a fresh start,” Farhan Sheikh-Omar said. “I believe the person who should get that fresh start should be someone who is well connected to the community, who knows what the community needs and who actually listens and fights for the community.”
Most sites just require a photo ID or your reminder card from the first dose if you're going to recieve your second one.
In a survey of 500 East Lansing residents presented to City Council March 23, it was found that Black residents trust the East Lansing Police Department by 45 points less than all residents as a whole.
Though traveling is obviously discouraged, the ICHD urges those who do travel to take several precautions.