A muffled, inaudible radio transmission crackled in the air Thursday afternoon as a firefighter took a sledgehammer to a second floor apartment window in the now-empty University Village apartments. Three firefighters were trapped in the smoke-filled room below. Shattering the glass, three firefighters went to work wiping away jutting shards from the window frame before climbing inside the room.
Life just got a little bit sweeter for East Lansing's thespians. The Peppermint Creek Theatre Company is teaming up with the city of East Lansing to bring residents five different shows and a theater festival during the next year. "Peppermint Creek has been building an audience in the area for several years now and is doing some very cutting edge and high quality productions," Deputy City Manager Jean Golden said.
Cases for 10 MSU students charged in connection with a mid-March MSU Federal Credit Union scam have been transferred to a lower court, according to court records at the 54-B District Court in East Lansing. The records also show the defendants will appear before district court Judge Richard Ball on Aug.
After realizing most of his mail was junk mail, Ferndale resident Tim Pfannes knew there had to be a way to take himself off mailing lists. Soon after, Pfannes and his two brothers, Shane Pfannes and MSU alumnus Sander DeVries, began their company, 41Pounds.org.
It can start with losing your wallet, throwing away an old utility bill, buying products from the Internet or simply paying with your credit card at a restaurant.
The East Lansing City Council approved plans to revamp two parks at its meeting Tuesday night. The park on the corner of Albert Avenue and Abbott Road will receive a fountain and a new fence.
Every summer, the Ingham County Animal Shelter struggles to compete with numerous free kitten offers from a multitude of cat owners.
Lansing — It was always a dream for Lansing resident Scott Harris and his wife Debbie Krantz to own a bookstore. Their dream became a reality in May when they opened Everybody Reads, 2019 E.
Michigan Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Keith Butler will meet with the public at 8 a.m. Wednesday at Beaner's Gourmet Coffee, 6439 S.
Jeannette Walls, author of the book "The Glass Castle," which has been chosen for the "One Book, One Community" program, will speak at 7:30 p.m.
A few parks throughout East Lansing could be getting spruced up thanks to funding from a Cool Cities grant and a private donation. The park on the corner of Albert Avenue and Abbott Road will receive a fountain and a new fence.
Michigan boaters may soon have to be more aware of how much alcohol they consume. A bill that was introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives in June could drop the legal blood alcohol content, or BAC, of motorized boat drivers from 0.10 to 0.08, the same as that for automobile drivers. Sgt.
Lansing — The brigade of motorcycles known as the 21st Century Paul Revere Riders rolled up to the Capitol Thursday morning to warn Americans of the consequences of loose immigration laws, founder Frosty Wooldridge said.
The race to represent part of East Lansing and MSU on the Ingham County Board of Commissioners is between an MSU student and a board veteran. The board is the governing body of Ingham County and is responsible for legislative and administrative functions of the county. MSU is in district 10, which also includes central and southern East Lansing and is currently represented by Democrat Mark Grebner. Challenging Grebner is history senior Zach Hodyna, a Republican who said he's interested in representing students on the board. Below is a brief description of each candidate and why each wants to win in the general election on Nov.
An MSU student charged with hacking into a Harrisburg, Pa., company's Internet server and downloading copyrighted material filed a guilty plea for computer intrusion with a federal court on June 21, according to a prosecuting attorney. A trial for Brandon Yuille was scheduled for Monday, but because of the previously filed plea, Yuille now awaits a sentencing date, First Assistant U.S.
The Moonlight Film Festival will feature a live musical performance by Jack Kohler and an outdoor movie at 9:30 p.m.
The former location of The Dog Pit restaurant will finish its transformation into The Green River Cafe to open for business before September, owners said.
The annual Great Lakes Folk Festival is seeking volunteers for the event, which takes place Aug. 11 through 13 in downtown East Lansing.
The East Lansing Planning Commission will meet at 7 p.m. tonight at City Hall, 410 Abbott Road, to discuss the Stonehouse Village project. The project calls for the demolition of the building that houses Cottage Inn Pizza, 615 E.
For one Sunoco cashier, Thursday's most notable differences were the amount of drivers coming off the Okemos Road exit and their exasperated attitudes. "It was horrible," Carrie Parks said. "Everyone was just mad because they had to get off the highway and go a totally different way." Three accidents forced police to close a portion of Interstate 96 Thursday night. One driver, who collided with an empty "cement" semitrailer tanker truck in the third accident, was critically injured and was considered alive Friday afternoon, according to Ingham County Sheriff Detective Sgt.