The jury for the trial of Claude McCollum, a Lansing man charged with the murder and rape of Lansing Community College Professor Carolyn Kronenberg last year, was selected Friday at the Ingham County Circuit Court in Lansing. It took a full day at court to select 14 jurors from a pool of about 70 people.
Bringing in a 10-point buck or a 10-pound salmon could cost more for Michigan hunters and fishers. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources, or DNR, is considering a change in hunting and fishing license fees to offset a structural deficit, said Chief of Staff Dennis Fox. "A large portion of the programs are funded through hunting and fishing licenses, so (increased revenue) would continue those programs," Fox said. Programs such as law enforcement, research and other programs in the fisheries and wildlife divisions would be affected by additional funding from a license increase. A work group comprised of representatives from various outdoors and conservation associations has been formed as a way to make recommendations.
A pilot Michigan antibiotic disposal program started this week intends to slow down possible antibiotic resistance in consumers. The program, Antibiotic Roundup, is a statewide public health initiative aimed to educate consumers about proper antibiotic use.
Help may be on the way for the millions of overweight and obese Americans. In an 11-3 vote, a Food and Drug Administration health advisory committee recommended the approval of an over-the-counter weight loss pill. The FDA generally follows the outside panel committee recommendations. The pill, orlistat, would be the only FDA-approved weight loss medication available without a prescription.
Congressman Mike Rogers, R-Brighton, will speak in Williamston Friday as part of a series of speeches this week outlining his agenda for the Republican House members. Rogers is outlining his principles as part of his bid to become the new majority whip, the third ranking position in the Republican caucus. The speech will focus on the institutionalization of poverty and his vision to reform the system based on Republican values. Rogers will take questions from the audience after the speech, at 10 a.m.
A new law prohibits a person from annoying or harassing someone else online without disclosing their identity. The law, intended to prevent cyberstalking, is causing some to worry it will limit freedom of speech online because of its vague wording and difficulty of enforcement. The law extends an existing telephone harassment law and is part of the Violence Against Women Act.
The chaos and celebrations accompanying Super Bowl XL in Detroit are attracting Lansing cab and limousine companies to the heart of the action. The game is Feb.
Do you think drinking games create a noise problem in East Lansing? "What accompanies drinking games is loud music.
By Trey Scroggin Special for The State News Emerging out of the former Soviet Union, Moldova, a small country located northeast of Romania, has had a rough time as a republic.
Michigan Supreme Court Justice Michael Cavanagh of East Lansing announced Tuesday that he's running for a fourth term in 2007. Cavanagh, 65, has been on the court since 1983 and is the longest-serving justice currently on the court. "I still have the energy," Cavanagh said, adding that he's a "young 65." This is the last time he will be able to run for re-election because people cannot seek a judicial position past the age of 70.
A proposal which would guarantee yearly funding increases equal to inflation for all public schools, including community colleges and Michigan's public universities, has received significant support from voters across the state. The K-16 Coalition for Michigan's Future has collected about 300,000 signatures supporting its proposal, according to the group's spokesman Ken MacGregor. The number of signatures required for a proposal to appear on the November ballot as a ballot initiative is 254,206.
Liberty Tax Service offices in the Lansing area canceled last Saturday's event to collect old cell phones due to bad weather conditions. The company will trade in the donated cell phones for cash, which will pay for 60-minute calling cards for soldiers in Iraq.
Local police and FBI agents are investigating to see if the man who robbed an Okemos bank Friday is the "Michael Moore bandit." An armed man drove away in a gray 1990s BMW after robbing National City Bank, 2260 Jolly Oak Road, at about 1 p.m.
Two different languages from opposite ends of the world share something in common. Dr. H.C. Tien decoded the Chinese and English language and discovered a link between them — that there are similar pen motions to form the letters in the two languages. Tien said that there are only 10 strokes that a person makes with a pen to write the letters in both languages. Tien's alphabet simplifies the Chinese language in his book, "Little Dot," so it is easier to teach children how to write Chinese characters.
An armed man robbed an Okemos National City Bank at about 1 p.m. Friday, Meridian Township police Sgt.
Today is the last day to put holiday trees at the curb to be picked up for recycling. The City of East Lansing will turn the old trees into mulch for use in various parks. Trees should be free of decorations and tree stands and out of bags.
"(I live in Lansing) because I had to take what I could get. There's not enough options if you wait until the middle of August to start looking." Ed Morrison Economics senior Lansing resident "There are a lot of options.
The Youth Development Corporation is offering employment counseling to people between 16 and 21 years old who are looking for a job.
New office buildings are planned to join the explosion of recent developments in East Lansing's Northern Tier. A roughly 140-acre plot of marshy land covered by leaning oaks, the overgrown remnants of a pine tree farm and plowed earth could make way for a new road as soon as early summer. The site is located west of Coolidge Road, near the Chandler Crossings apartment complexes, and south of East Lansing's Department of Public Works, 1800 E.
Sara Liberacki likes where she lives. The neighborhood is quiet, it's close to campus and her immediate neighbors also are students. The kinesiology senior and three of her friends rent a house on the corner of Linden Street and Hagadorn Road — on the edge of an area that could soon be unwelcoming to such properties. In response to a petition signed by residents of the Southeast Marble Neighborhood, the city is considering blocking any new rental properties in the area bounded by Burcham Drive to the north and Hagadorn Road to the west. A similar proposal for the Walnut Heights neighborhood, directly to the north, is heading to the East Lansing Planning Commission. The East Lansing City Council is seeking public input at its Feb.