Some members of Congress think it's time for fetuses in all 50 states to be protected. While pregnant women who fall victim to crime are recognized as victims under federal law, their unborn children are not. Twenty-nine states, including Michigan, have passed bills allowing prosecution for crimes against unborn babies, but no federal law exists.
A local organization working to ease the stress of parents attending college celebrated its 10-year anniversary this month.
In a push to make the city a "cooler" place to live, East Lansing officials are working with MSU faculty and staff to create a partnership that will bring more professors into the downtown neighborhoods. The objective, which fits an aspect of Gov.
A hearing will be held Wednesday to determine if Bramlett Hamilton will stand trial for the murder of his mother, 66-year-old MSU Professor Ruth Simms Hamilton. During that hearing, a judge will rule if Bramlett Hamilton, 36, is innocent by reason of insanity. The hearing comes on the heels of a completed psychiatric evaluation of Bramlett Hamilton and a competency hearing in which a judge deemed him able to stand trial.
Some bus routes of the Capital Area Transportation Authority will be modified during the week of spring break, March 8-14. • Regular campus routes 30-39 will operate until 2 a.m.
The culture of East Lansing will be put on display when the city's public art gallery celebrates its grand opening on Saturday. A variety of art, from hulking metal sculptures to Asian-influenced fantasy sketches, is set to fill the Hannah Community Center, 819 Abbott Road, which will be transformed into a black-tie gala for the christening. "For several years, the city has said, 'This is what we need,'" said Yvette Robinson, vice chairperson of the city's arts commission and coordinator of the gallery's opening.
A march recognizing International Women's Day is being organized by a coalition of local and statewide groups.
Following the early Sunday morning shooting at an East Lansing 7-Eleven, police are asking witnesses to come forward with information. Officers are looking for those who might have talked to police the morning of the incident to discuss the case further. Police also are asking anyone who was near the area of the shooting, which happened at 210 E.
A downtown East Lansing business is preparing to exit the area and switch with another bar and restaurant. Troppo, 213 Ann St., closed its doors late last month.
Trials will begin today for accused murderer Bramlett Hamilton. Hamilton will appear in court for a competency hearing, when a judge will determine if he is fit to stand trial.
An MSU alumnus and terrorism specialist has convinced some legislators it's worthwhile to begin devising plans to thwart terrorist efforts in the state. Jonathan White, a 1982 doctoral graduate who studied criminal justice at MSU, also is the director of the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program.
An East Lansing woman was found dead in her car parked near a freeway in Webberville on Monday night. The body of Christine Damerow, 38, was discovered around 8 p.m. by Ingham County Deputy Cheryl Gabalis in a commuter lot at M-52 and Interstate 96.
Democratic presidential front-runner John Kerry will receive 93 of Michigan's pledged delegates at July's Democratic National Convention, according to official caucus results released Monday by the Michigan Democratic Party. That number, the result of Kerry getting almost 52 percent of votes, is more than half of the 128 pledged delegates the state will send to the convention.
With the shifting of one Asian-themed restaurant and the recent revamping of another, East Lansing's restaurant scene is trading tastes. Deli sandwiches and caterphilla, a Japanese dish mixing bite-sized squares of cucumber, avocado and other ingredients, might not be the most likely food items on a single restaurant menu, but James Kang hopes to expand horizons and dining options. "We want to accommodate many different groups," said Kang, manager of Sushi & Deli, 547 E.
A group of protesters met at Espresso Royale Caffe on Monday afternoon to discuss possible plans of action to demonstrate their disapproval of U.S.
Some local campaigners and political experts say today, known as "Super Tuesday," could make or break Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards' chance to win his party's nomination for president. Ten states across the country hold Democratic caucuses or primaries today. At the forefront of the states holding elections are New York and California, which offer more delegates than any other states - California having 370 pledged delegates and New York boasting 236. Until today, Michigan was the state with the biggest delegate prize at 128. Residents of Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont also are heading to the polls today. U.S.
Lansing - The production line at BioPort Corp. moves swiftly these days, operating around the clock to manufacture the nation's entire supply of anthrax vaccine. The Lansing-based company, which produces the nation's only federally licensed anthrax vaccine, won a $245 million contract earlier this year to continue making its product for the Department of Defense. Each day, BioPort employees step inside the barbed-wire perimeter of the 5-year-old company's plant on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
When Felicitas Moreno walks into Cristo Rey Church, all material signs of celebration are absent. To the left, a picture of Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, hangs on the wall with leafless twigs placed around it.
The fate of a downtown East Lansing liquor license now rests in the hands of the state after the city council voted unanimously to approve the license's transfer into the city last week. Harry Saites, owner of the adjoining restaurants Lou & Harry's Five Star Deli and LH Grille Room, purchased the license for $50,000 from North Side Eatery Ltd.
Trials have been adjourned for an East Lansing woman accused of embezzling money from an MSU sorority. Nancy Olsen, 53, was to appear in the 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St., last week for pretrial hearings on embezzlement charges.