East Lansing residents looking to travel abroad will have an opportunity to get their passports in order next week. A lobby in the East Lansing Post Office, 1140 Abbott Road, will be dedicated to processing passport applications Jan.
Kaysi Higgins came to Lansing in October with clothes for three days, a toothbrush and not much else. Photo albums and other belongings back home had been ruined when Hurricane Katrina hit and split the ceiling of her New Orleans home, but she still had an album that held pictures from as far back as her baby years. Higgins, 16, lost the album in MSU's Main Library but got it back Tuesday after an MSU police staff member tracked her down using clues from the photos. Higgins got tears in her eyes as she looked at the album. "I didn't realize I have all these good pictures in here," Higgins said.
The East Lansing Historic District Commission is seeking applicants to fill a term of appointment ending Dec.
Despite reports of other early favorites for the No. 3 Republican spot in the U.S. House, Rep. Mike Rogers of Brighton could compete for the position. Rogers, whose district includes MSU and Ingham County, would be charged with gathering votes and support in the House if he was picked for the majority whip position. Four candidates have announced their intention to run for the position, which would be open if Rep.
The Michigan Civil Rights Commission will conduct a hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday in Detroit to investigate allegations that voters who signed the petition to place the proposal on the ballot were misled. Proposed language for the controversial Michigan Civil Rights Initiative ballot proposal, which would end affirmative action, was released on Friday. According to the Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration, & Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality By Any Means Necessary, or BAMN, voters who actually support affirmative action signed the petition because they were misled, said Donna Stern, the group's national director. Stern said the Michigan Board of Canvassers provided a sample of 500 people who signed the petition. "We did not find a single black signer that had knowingly signed an anti-affirmative action petition," Stern said. However, state Rep.
The man charged with abducting a 21-year-old student on Thursday reportedly tried making the student think the incident was a prank and he wasn't actually kidnapping her, police said. "He was playing upon the security provided to students in East Lansing," said East Lansing police Lt.
Speed limits on two of East Lansing's main thoroughfares will be going up unless the state's highest court intervenes. Portions of Grand River Avenue and Saginaw Highway could be 10 mph faster, increasing to 35 mph and 45 mph, respectively. The change is the latest development in a nearly yearlong court battle between the city of East Lansing and the Michigan State Police and the Department of Transportation, or MDOT. Last March, East Lansing won a decision that blocked the state's initial attempt to raise the speed limits. The Michigan Court of Appeals overturned the order in a Dec.
By Lauren Hyland Special to The State News Before car enthusiasts swarm to Detroit this month for the auto show, boat retailers tried to tap into the pocketbooks of Lansing residents this weekend by showcasing their newest watercrafts. On display at the Lansing Boat Show at the Lansing Center were nearly 100 of the newest speed boats and pontoons, as well as the latest accessories and flotation devices. Much like the struggling auto industry, retailers are trying to keep Michigan's boating industry afloat.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a new anti-torture bill after a loophole in the law prevented Huron County prosecutors from correctly charging a Pigeon man who continually tortured his disabled wife. Granholm signed the bill, which creates harsher penalties for people convicted of torture on Jan.
On Saturday morning, the train from the Blue Water line slowly pulled into the East Lansing Amtrak station, 1240 S.
It's the time of year to make resolutions for the coming months. But much of the activity in the city government leading up to the new year was more about a lack of resolution. If the city of East Lansing crafted its own list of goals for the new year, it might look something like this: • Approve an East Village Master Plan: The East Lansing Planning Commission wrestled with an outline for future developments in the East Village on Dec.
A 21-year-old MSU student escaped after being forced into a convicted felon's car Thursday when police pulled it over for dark tinted windows and noticed the student making gestures for help. Michael Lee Castillo, a 32-year-old Lansing Community College East student, was arraigned Friday on charges of kidnapping the student early Thursday morning. Kidnapping is a felony with punishment of up to life in prison.
Former MSU School of Journalism faculty member Raye Grill was sentenced Wednesday and repaid about $69,000 she stole from the school and the Michigan Interscholastic Press Association. Grill will not see jail time but will be on probation for 18 months and is to serve 300 hours of community service as part of the sentence.
As You Are Yoga, 111 E. Allegan St., Lansing will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. The studio opened Nov.
A special election will be held March 14 to fill the Senate seat vacated after newly-elected Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero resigned to begin his new job.
The East Lansing Police Department's Citizens' Police Academy starts Wednesday. The free class meets Wednesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. For more details, call Sgt.
As the clock ticked down and 2005 ended, many Americans brought in the new year with resolutions to shrink their waistlines in 2006. But only 8 percent will fulfill them, according to a 2005 survey by Stephen Shapiro, a Boston-based author and former management education consultant. "This is the prime season to lose weight because of the new year and new beginnings," said Scott Schell, owner of Powerhouse Gym, 435 E.
After three electrical fires in 2002, the former Ramada Inn has cleaned up the ashes with a new contemporary look and a new name —the Howard Johnson Inn.
The Michigan Citizens for Life are working to start a petition drive so that an amendment to the state constitution granting rights to the unborn would appear on the 2006 ballot. Cal Zastrow, chairman of the group, said they still have a lot of work to do and are working to get more volunteers. "We are a volunteer organization," he said.
As the holiday shopping season draws closer to an end, downtown East Lansing stores are seeing what it means to be a destination shopping area. East Lansing Councilmember Mark Meadows, who served on the Downtown Development Authority until his mayoral term ended three weeks ago, said the downtown specialty stores attract customers, but not in the same sense as a mall. "If you want to come downtown without a particular something you're looking for and wander, we get that a little," he said.