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Zoo 5k to benefit new rhino yard
Potter Park Zoo officials hope for a stampede as Lansing-area residents are invited to participate in the zoo’s 18th Annual 5K Rhino Walk on June 14.
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Consumers Energy set to raise electricity rates
East Lansing residents and students may have to cut back on their use of air conditioning this summer, due to an increase in electricity rates.
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Storm effects pose hidden risks
The severe storms earlier this week could have posed a much more serious risk to residents — carbon monoxide poisoning — from alternate power sources like generators used during outages.
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A healing balance
With his hands as his only instrument, Benjamen Warren, a master-level Reiki instructor, is able to soothe the discomforts of his clients through the Japanese practice.
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Vehicle auction to be held on Saturday
The Michigan Department of Management and Budget will hold a surplus auction of vehicles and heavy equipment at 10 a.m. Saturday in Lansing.
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Library opens after power outage
The East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, opened again to the public Thursday morning after a three-day power outage from the severe storms of last weekend.
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Michigan House approves funding to improve airports
The Michigan legislature approved about $163 million in federal funding for improvements to Michigan airports Tuesday, including $8.6 million for Lansing’s Capital Region International Airport, said Leslee Fritz, spokeswoman for the Office of the State Budget.
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Police warn against fake cops
While most would agree that being pulled over by a police officer is not enjoyable, getting pulled over by a person impersonating a police officer could be worse.
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Summer gym numbers lower
Spurts of warm weather amidst recent severe storms have allowed for students and East Lansing residents to be outdoors, enjoying and exercising in the sunshine. But the news of clear, warm days aren’t as welcome to the area’s fitness centers and exercise classes, however, as attendance and enrollment lower with the season.
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Power outage forces E.L. plant to dump sewage in river
As a result of the weekend’s storms, a power outage occurred at the East Lansing Waste Water Treatment Plant, forcing the plant to make an emergency bypass of sewage and rain water into the Red Cedar River, said Todd Sneathen, director of Public Works.
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Meteorologists dub blackout-causing storm ‘tornado’
The storm that hit the Lansing area Sunday was declared a tornado, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
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Fire causes lane closure on Saginaw Highway
Authorities shut down a westbound lane of Saginaw Highway near Coolidge Road as a result of a utility pole that caught on fire.
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Residents adjusting to effects of severe storms
While some East Lansing residents were worried about spoiling food in their refrigerators, or figuring out how to survive without air conditioning, Emanuel Hackel was worried about getting enough oxygen.
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Council expected to approve city, police union agreement
East Lansing residents could benefit from continued quality public services due to a tentative agreement the city and one of its labor unions reached peacefully.
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MDOT safety effort adds rumble strips to roads
Bob Felt thinks of the rumbling sound soon to be heard from more of Michigan’s state owned two- and four-lane highways as the sound of another life being saved.
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Clinton backers unsure whom to support
Bethany Lumbert said she’s still upset about Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., conceding the presidential race and endorsing presumptive Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Saturday.
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Storms cause additional damage, outages, sixth death
Sunday night’s continued thunderstorms throughout Michigan were responsible for another death and more power outages as of early Monday morning.
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Political polls exclude many young voters without landlines
Because many college-aged students primarily use cell phones, they may be underrepresented in political polls this election season, according to Paul Abramson, an MSU political science professor.
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Power outages making storms an inconvenience
When Chris Bryner saw the dark clouds rolling into East Lansing on Sunday, the first thing he thought about was climbing onto the roof of CVS Pharmacy, 240 M.A.C. Ave., where he would have a front row seat to watch the storm.
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Weather woes
Lansing declared a state of emergency Sunday as a result of damage from the weekend’s storms which could leave thousands of residents in the dark as late as Tuesday or Wednesday, local energy providers said. Severe thunderstorms as early as Friday night cut power and caused damage in Lansing area homes.