Dimity Palazzola can't wait for the Michigan Democratic caucus - it's the first time in a presidential race she will be old enough to have a say. "I've always been following politics and looking forward to when I could vote," she said. "I wished I could have voted in the last election.
The Michigan Department of Transportation opened bids Wednesday for the Capitol Loop project in downtown Lansing.
Lansing Mayor Tony Benavides will deliver his State of the City address at 7 p.m. Monday in the Oldsmobile Room of the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant's Building 66.
Fire officials determined that the furnace was to blame in an East Lansing house fire that left four MSU students homeless early Thursday morning. But the owner of the house at 142 Milford St., Evert Kramer, disagrees.
Some Michigan legislators are trying to make Michigan a contender for professional boxing matches.
Although there are almost three weeks left until Michigan's Democratic caucus, officials already are predicting that voter participation might be the largest in recent years. As of Thursday, the Michigan Democratic Party had processed about 23,000 applications to vote by mail or online, according to Mark Brewer, executive chair of the party. Brewer said the number of applications already has exceeded the total amount of votes in three of the past five Democratic caucuses.
The East Lansing City Council will hold one of its bimonthly meetings on campus tonight, offering students an opportunity to voice their concerns to city officials. The event, held three times a year at the beginning of semesters, will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Just a day before the exhibit's opening, Katie Cavanaugh carefully pinned brightly colored woven clothes to a display at the Michigan Women's Historical Center & Hall of Fame while she explained how she got them.
The Michigan Women's Hall of Fame honors more than 200 women for their distinguishing qualities and accomplishments.
Wednesday will mark the third time the offspring of a 2004 Democratic presidential hopeful visits MSU, as Wesley Clark Jr.
If one state lawmaker has his way, smoking sections in restaurants could become a thing of the past. Sen.
Ingham County Sheriff Gene Wriggelsworth announced on Monday his plans to seek a fifth term with several goals in mind.
John Fournier isn't spending this weekend roaming the streets of East Lansing for a house party.
Lansing - Gov. Jennifer Granholm said there will be no further cuts for the remainder of the fiscal year, but her outlook for next year is grim. The governor, along with state Treasurer Jay Rising, held a press conference Wednesday that addressed state revenue estimates for fiscal year 2004-05. "My guess is that this is the smallest budget in decades," Granholm said.
Drivers who are interested in learning safe driving techniques can attend The National Safety Council's defensive driving course on Monday, Feb.
The Hospice of Lansing is offering two bereavement programs for those who have experienced the loss of a loved one. "Passage Through Loss and Grief," a support group, will meet from 1:30-3 p.m.
A man unaffiliated with MSU attempted an armed robbery against two Emmons Hall residents Tuesday night. Lansing resident Deandre Deshone Hudson, 18, spent Tuesday evening harassing students throughout the building, looking for drugs and money, police said.
The East Lansing City Council continued to work on strategies for a traffic study on the intersection of Abbott and Chandler roads at a Tuesday work session. Two separate traffic studies are being conducted on Abbott Road.
This evening, Fifth Third Bank will host a "vault warming" party to celebrate the opening of its Jolly Road Banking Center, 2112 Jolly Road in Okemos. Tickets to the 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Michigan's political leaders gathered on the Capitol's glass floor Wednesday afternoon to officially ring in the 125th anniversary of the state's Capitol building.