East Lansing residents charged with misdemeanors and civil infractions will now have to pay heightened fines as a result of state legislation.The legislation will affect district courts throughout the state, including 54-B District Court in East Lansing.
Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council and the Ingham County Conservation District are looking for volunteers to take part in a water quality monitoring project Sunday on the Grand River.Participants involved in the biannual project will be required to enter the river and record data from a site chosen by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
The Lansing Fire Department will hold an open house Saturday for fire prevention week.The open house will feature firefighting, technical rescue and extrication demonstrations.
A 42-year-old woman is responsible for the hit-and-run death of a 40-year-old man on Grand River Avenue in Okemos last year, a jury ruled Tuesday.After a trial that extended nearly four weeks, the 12-member Ingham County Circuit Court jury found Susan Swanson guilty of drunken driving causing death and leaving the scene of an accident, Ingham County Assistant Prosecutor Joyce Draganchuk said.Swanson, of Okemos, is scheduled to be sentenced Nov.
The East Lansing Police Department is giving away free gun locks and safety education materials in conjunction with the U.S.
The city of East Lansing is searching for residents to serve on advisory boards and commissions.Appointed residents will make decisions involving human and civil rights, city planning, housing ordinances, cable franchise renewal, parks and recreation, building and zoning appeals, public art placement and policies that affect students living in the city.Residents also may apply for a seat on the newly created Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee.
The East Lansing City Council could give college and university branches more classroom space at its meeting tonight by allowing them to operate in office buildings.
Active Living for Adults will celebrate its 20th anniversary tomorrow at the Valley Court Community Center, 201 Hillside Court.Active Living for Adults has provided daycare services to local families with functionally impaired adults since 1983.
Lansing - Car horns blared and chants were issued out of a bullhorn on Michigan Avenue on Monday as Lansing residents picketed outside of the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.Protesters held signs such as "Chamber Business Pimps" and "The Chamber Supports Poverty Wages," all while informing passers-by of their cause and encouraging drivers to honk in support.The protest stems from an injunction the chamber of commerce, located at 300 E.
Absolute Gallery in Old Town is holding "Absolute Pfleghaar," a sculpture and painting exhibition by artist Michael Pfleghaar, until Oct.
The fifth annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk will take place Saturday in Lansing. Making Strides is an American Cancer Society's program, that works to raise awareness and money to fight breast cancer.
Local author Andrea King Collier will discuss her book "Still With Me: A Daughter's Journey of Love and Loss" at 7 p.m.
A line of children, students, senior citizens and Lansing area residents stood silently along Grand River Avenue on Sunday afternoon holding signs with messages stating "Abortion Kills Children" and "Life, the first inalienable right." Participants were instructed to meditate and pray during the Life Chain demonstration, an international pro-life movement that takes place annually the first Sunday of October in cities throughout the United States and Canada. East Lansing high school senior Isabelle Mann stood quietly with her two friends in front of Barnes & Noble, 333 E.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded MSU nearly $1 million to establish an Agriculture Innovation Center. MSU's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will work with the Michigan Partnership for Product Agriculture to head one of 10 centers located throughout the nation. The center will help farmers and processors learn to compete in the global economy and provide technical assistance and business planning advice to assist agricultural producers in developing value-added agriculture commodities.
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduced legislation Friday that will allow families and friends to send letters and packages to armed forces overseas without paying postage. "With troops on extended deployments, mail is an essential link between our troops on deployment and their families back home, but the cost keeps adding up," Stabenow said in a written statement.
Visitors twisted and stretched into various poses on hardwood floors Sunday during mini-yoga sessions offered at the Center for Yoga, Movement and Massage.The free sessions were part of the center's annual open house and included half-hour yoga classes and mini-therapy sessions that offered visitors 20-minute massages.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm resubmitted an executive order Thursday that will create the new Department of Labor and Economic Growth designed to streamline Michigan job creation and economic development.The order was originally submitted Sept.
This year's yet-to-be-solved state budget puzzle inspired nearly 3,000 state workers to march at the state Capitol on Thursday.The budget for the 2003-04 fiscal year, which began Wednesday, includes a $230 million hole that Gov.
A possible amendment to the Michigan Constitution recognizing only "one man, one woman" marriages ignited lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender concerns when it was proposed Thursday.The resolution, the Marriage Protection Amendment, states that only marriages between a man and a woman will be recognized as valid.
Brightly colored pieces of fabric decorate the sanctuary of Edgewood United Church to remind local residents of the thousands of people who have died from AIDS.The pieces of fabric make up a part of the NAMES project AIDS Memorial Quilt, a 32-panel piece on display at Edgewood, 469 N.