MICHIGAN
Sewer failure closes down Service Road
Due to a sanity sewer failure, Service Road located on MSU campus between South Harrison Avenue and Farm Lane is closed for two weeks.
MICHIGAN
New complex raises concerns
The expansion of an existing apartment complex has many city residents concerned that a new development will bring traffic congestion, flooding and too many people to an area they say is already overly crowded. "There's already enough apartments surrounding our little neighborhood and now they want to add more," East Lansing resident Ann Chick said. Hollander Development Corporation submitted an application in April to expand the existing Deerpath Apartment Complex, near Haslett Road in East Lansing.
MICHIGAN
Slaves' emancipation honored
Lansing - July Fourth is, to some, the most patriotic of all U.S. holidays. It is celebrated to memorialize the formal separation of the colonies from Great Britain, which ensured America's freedom. However, many Americans observe another day of independence not found on most calendars. June 19, also known as Juneteenth or African American Emancipation Day, has yet to be recognized by legislators as an official holiday. Hundreds gathered in Lansing this past weekend for a three-day celebration titled "Beyond Emancipation - Toward Empowerment" to make a push toward getting legislation to make a holiday of Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when the remaining slaves in Galveston, Texas, were notified of their freedom after the Civil War. "Recognition is due," said Debra Plummer, chairwoman for the Lansing Juneteenth Committee.
MICHIGAN
Festival plans to enlighten
Lansing - As one of the smallest racial-ethnic minority groups in Lansing, less than 1,000 American Indians make up the city's population.
MICHIGAN
All tickets gone for President Fox's visit
Mexico President Vicente Fox will be appearing from 5-6 p.m. today at the Lansing Center. Two thousand tickets already have been given out and event organizers do not expect to add any more passes. Fox will be discussing immigration issues and migrant workers within Michigan.
MICHIGAN
Global Warming rally backs energy efficiency
Lansing - Audiences gasped as New York City was caught in the grasp of an immense tidal wave before being swallowed up in the most detrimental snow storm in 10,000 years. "The Day After Tomorrow" put weather issues into the movie spotlight by illustrating the destruction and disaster resulting from unsupervised global warming.
MICHIGAN
Search begins for superintendent
With a board election just days behind them, officials on the East Lansing Public School Board still don't have time to relax - now they're on the lookout for a new superintendent. Interviews of six leading candidates began this week, and a new superintendent will be announced by the end of the month. School board members began considering applications for a new administrator over Memorial Day weekend, when they each took time to review 41 applicants from across the United States, before narrowing the list down to six. "Though we were all with our families over the holiday, a lot of us were inside during our downtime, working and looking over candidates," School Board President Barbara McMillian said. The process began in September 2003, when former superintendent Thomas Giblin's contract was terminated by the school board in a 4-3 vote.
MICHIGAN
67 million affected by allergies
Though 67 million people suffer from some type of allergy, many of those afflicted most likely haven't felt a reaction for quite the same reason as Erin Robertson did when she was 16. "We went to (toilet paper) someone's car and they had just mowed the lawn," the biosystems engineering junior said.
MICHIGAN
Study: College students lack political motivation
While a recent study showing college students as being apathetic about politics makes sense to young adults, legislators don't all agree on the findings.
MICHIGAN
Pizza delivery man attacked with knife, robbed
Before 3:45 a.m. Monday, a pizza delivery man was assaulted and robbed at Treehouse Apartments, 227 Beal St., according to East Lansing police. The 33-year-old delivery man was confronted by five men in the stairway leading to a vacant apartment, according to a police report.
MICHIGAN
Downtown development
Michigan cities might soon get some tools to help attract out-of-state and international corporations to stimulate job growth and improve the quality of life in downtown communities. The state Senate passed a set of bills Thursday to give Michigan cities and villages the option to set up tax-based finance groups.
MICHIGAN
Reagan's impact on 'U' mixed
Former President Ronald Reagan's relationship with colleges and universities was often strained, but it was also a relationship of cooperation, say many who worked at MSU during his tenure in the White House.
MICHIGAN
Chili Cook-Off heats up Lansing
Lansing - Close to 40 restaurants and businesses dished out more than 2,000 gallons of chili Friday night at the Lansing Board of Water and Light's Down-By-The-River Chili Cook-Off in the Lansing Center, 333 E.
MICHIGAN
Crunchy's owner killed in accident
At Crunchy's, amidst the typical chuckling and flow of beer, an underlying scent of sadness permeates the barroom as employees and regular patrons cope with the death of restaurant owner David Milligan, 55. "Today, while enjoying your visit to Crunchy's, remember Dave in your heart and with a smile," reads a sign hanging adjacent to the bar. By all accounts, that's just the way Milligan - who was killed in an early-morning crash Thursday - would have it. "I've been coming here for 20 years," Lansing resident Fred Pendergraft said, remembering the occasional Saturdays that he worked as a cook for the late owner.
MICHIGAN
World War II vet receives diploma
Dansville - Jonathan Frye began ninth grade as a teenager, but it wasn't until he turned 78 that he walked away from Dansville High School a graduate. Last week, Frye, who left his school at age 17 during the 1940s to fight in World War II, visited his old stomping grounds to pick up a long-awaited diploma. "It was the most self-satisfying thing you can possibly imagine," Frye said. Shy of his junior year, Frye was drafted into the U.S.
MICHIGAN
Grand Ledge 5K to benefit education
The inaugural Grand Ledge Education Foundation 5K Comet Chase will be held on Saturday in downtown Grand Ledge. Proceeds from the 5K run/walk/roll will raise money for educational opportunities within the Grand Ledge Public Schools. Registration for the event is $15 and will be held, along with runner check-in, from 7:30 a.m.
MICHIGAN
WEB ONLY: E.L. gears up for public school board elections
Today's East Lansing Public School Board election may feel like a step back in time for area voters and city officials. "It's like conducting an election in 1790 except we're not using quill pens," said Mark Grebner, chairman of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners. This year, three seats on the East Lansing school board were open but only one person was nominated for candidacy.
MICHIGAN
Police find link between shooting, E.L. robbery
Police in East Lansing and Sterling Heights are working with the FBI in an investigation involving a link between a series of bank robberies - one that occurred in East Lansing - and the fatal shooting of a Sterling Heights police Officer. Timothy W.
MICHIGAN
Lansing 5K to benefit Angel House charity
It begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Riverfront Park in downtown Lansing. Organized by volunteers from the Ingham County Family Independence Agency, registration fees are $15 prior to the run and $20 the day of the event.
MICHIGAN
Capitol engagement
The state Capitol steps have been the site of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender pride events for more than 15 years, but Pride Weekend organizers anticipate this year's festivities will be extra special. Michigan Pride spokeswoman Sarah Mieras expects at least 15,000 people - a 50-percent jump from last year - to attend a rally and commitment ceremony on Saturday, in addition to other events this weekend.