Cooley Law School will host a full day of events in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Equal Access to Justice/MLK Day will take place at 3 p.m.
After less than a year in business, another specialty shop will soon close its doors and bid 'adieu' to downtown East Lansing. Cool Waves, a Miami-based retailer featuring trendy and stylish club apparel, will leave its short-lived home at 115 E.
The kick off to a year full of ceremonies commemorating the Capitol's 125th anniversary begins Wednesday with a celebration in the building's rotunda for state officials. More festivities will take place throughout the year, but taxpayers' dollars will not buy a single streamer or balloon.
Since 1879, visitors have been wowed by the detal and history found withinthe state Capitol's walls.
Amidst the uninhabited wilderness of Mid-Michigan, a hastily constructed, temporary state Capitol arrived in Lansing 156 years ago.
Elijah Myers set an architectural precedent when he used the U.S. Capitol as a model for the Michigan Capitol in 1871. Born Dec.
Michigan pop drinkers may have to fork over extra cash for their carbonated drinks in the near future. The increase in pop prices would come from a sales tax one local lawmaker wants to add to all bottled and canned soda pops. Sen.
Returning students will battle more than the chilly weather this week. Winter book-buying season means fighting the year's largest crowd of bookworms.
The state Senate passed legislation on Dec. 10 that will aid in the prevention of identity theft.
Lt. Gov. John Cherry aided in the launch of a new state Web site on emerging diseases Dec. 16. The new state-operated site, http://www.michigan.gov/emergingdiseases was a joint effort between the Department of Natural Resources, Department of Community Health, Michigan and U.S.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a handful of bills on Thursday to begin the new year of legislation. The governor signed a package of bills modifying Michigan's election policy by decreasing the number of elections held each year.
Plans for a new housing complex in northern East Lansing may soon get the green light from the city council. Gillespie Development & Management President Patrick Gillespie will submit revised construction plans for The Beaumont, a 40-acre housing complex planned to be built west of Crossing Place Apartments on Coleman Road.
Even with her fur coat, Frances shivered after finishing Harris Nature Center's "Howl at the Moon" nature hike Friday in Meridian Township.
With the majority of students out of town during the semester break, public safety officials said activity on campus and the streets of East Lansing remained calm. MSU police Sgt.
A popular grocery store chain is shutting down both of its local locations after sagging sales nationwide. On Dec.
Production of the new Michigan quarter began Friday hundreds of miles away at the Denver Mint in Colorado, with several Michigan residents on hand to see the first coins being pressed. The quarter's design, chosen by Gov.
When Gov. Jennifer Granholm's executive order balancing a $920-million shortfall in the state budget is presented to state Senate and House appropriations committees next week, East Lansing will be without its chief advocate.At least in person.State Rep.
As the state waits for Gov. Jennifer Granholm to announce her final budget proposal, officials from the East Lansing Public School District say they're prepared for whatever comes their way.
Lansing - Placing two human-sized green coffins on the Capitol steps during a rally Thursday afternoon, students, administrators and lawmakers sent a message to legislators about proposed budget cuts to MSU. Chanting "No more cuts at MSU" and displaying dozens of placards, the crowd, spearheaded by the Coalition of Labor Organizations, marched down Michigan Avenue to the Capitol to protest what they call the looming "death of Michigan State." "It's very realistic, truth be told," Scott Henkel, president of the Graduate Employees Union, said.
When Tom Dutch first arrived in Pearl Harbor, there was no memorial, nor tourists or a souvenir shop.