Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

News | Michigan

MICHIGAN

'U' student accused of rape to stand trial

The MSU student accused of raping a floormate will stand trial in Ingham County Circuit Court, a judge ruled Friday. Travis Eichten, the marketing freshman accused of assaulting an 18-year-old freshman at Emmons Hall, faced his accuser for the first time at a preliminary examination in East Lansing's 54-B District Court. The 18-year-old student said she met Eichten the first weekend of the semester.

MICHIGAN

Vaccine shortage forces Mich. to reduce supply

Healthy MSU students are being asked to grin and bear the flu this winter after a manufacturing glitch slashed Michigan's vaccine supply in half. Officials in the United Kingdom suspended the license of Chiron Corp., an influenza vaccine provider in Liverpool, England, for contamination issues still under investigation, the Food and Drug Administration said last week. Chiron was expected to supply 46 to 48 million doses of the 100 million that federal officials ordered following last year's unexpected flu surge.

MICHIGAN

Campus sees rash of quirky crimes

A series of unrelated crimes occurred on campus last week, MSU police reported. The unusual thefts and arrests began Tuesday evening, when $8 of either bulk paper towels or toilet paper was stolen from the U.S.

MICHIGAN

Group rallies to release imprisoned women

Elizabeth Piet
October 11, 2004

Calling out to the governor and reading women's prison numbers, members of the Michigan Battered Women's Clemency Project rallied at the Capitol steps Friday on behalf of women behind bars. The Ann Arbor-based project's goal is for Gov.

MICHIGAN

Union troops take Lansing

By Gabrielle Russon Special for The State News Covered wagons, hoop dresses and Union soldiers were scattered around the parking lot at the Michigan Library and Historical Center in Lansing on Saturday. The event, which commemorated Civil War history, was part of the Civil War Saturday festivities for Family History Month. During Civil War Saturday, reenactors displayed weapons used in battle and gave firing demonstrations.

MICHIGAN

Pizza shop robbed with rifle

Two masked men held up a Poppa Leo's Pizza employee at gunpoint Wednesday evening, East Lansing police officers said. It was the area's third armed or strong-armed robbery in one week. The two men, one armed with a rifle, entered Poppa Leo's Pizza, 515 W.

MICHIGAN

E-magazine seeks out young professionals

A new online magazine launched this week aims to attract more young professionals to Michigan by making the state seem more inviting, local economic officials said. The e-magazine, MiLife MiTimes (pronounced My-life My-times), was created by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, or MEDC. The e-magazine is directed toward members of the "creative class," which includes recent college graduates in creative fields entering the workforce, said Dave Lorenz, vice president of Travel Michigan and business marketing for the MEDC.

MICHIGAN

Courts ordering updated tethers

Elizabeth Piet
October 7, 2004

After three incidents of drunken driving and seven months in jail, Jaime was required to wear a tether monitoring his location and submit to random blood-alcohol tests. "It helped me to break those patterns of being out more and wanting to go the bars," said Jaime, a 2003 MSU graduate who was referred to The State News by Alcoholics Anonymous of Lansing.

MICHIGAN

Students talk with Whitmer

Evan Rondeau
October 7, 2004

Local middle and high school students joined State Rep. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday to discuss a book, but ended up focusing more on politics. The six students shared their likes and dislikes about the book "Vote for Larry" at the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbott Road.

MICHIGAN

Conservancy asks hunters for help

To better understand the status of the cougar, the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy is asking deer hunters during bow season to report any sighting of the endangered animal. By studying the cougar's habits, researchers can learn more about its status, which is often misunderstood, said Patrick Rusz, director of wildlife programs for the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy based in Bath. Rusz has headed cougar research for the conservancy for the past six years. "There's a lot of misunderstanding about cougars," he said.

MICHIGAN

Shooting involved students

Two MSU students were identified as the victims of an assault and shooting at The Club at Chandler Crossings Saturday, according to Clinton County court documents obtained Wednesday. Early Saturday morning, complex security guards reported a fight between several people at The Club at Chandler Crossings.

MICHIGAN

Potter Park artificially inseminates bongo

Veterinary researchers delivered some male at the Potter Park Zoo in Lansing Monday. A group of animal experts injected the semen of a male bongo from Louisiana into a 13-year-old female bongo at the Potter Park Zoo.

MICHIGAN

District school program receives $1M in funding

Elizabeth Piet
October 5, 2004

The U.S. Department of Education awarded the Lansing School District more than $1 million to develop smaller learning communities within the district's three high schools. The program, called Smaller Students, Parents, Administrators, Community, and Educators to Improve Student Achievement (Smaller SPACES), will focus on creating learning environments with smaller numbers of students.