U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow kept wedding plans to marry her former staff member Tom Athans private. The small, family ceremony took place in Lansing on Sunday, a spokesman for Stabenow said. Stabenow will keep her last name and not hyphenate it.
Lansing - The Dollar Nightclub, 3411 E. Michigan Ave., may have to shut its doors at the end of the month if they don't pay their $80,000-$90,000 debt in back taxes to the city. "The bar will be up for sale if they don't pay their debt by the end of the month," Lansing City Council President Carol Wood said.
Holt - When Karen Davis's son woke her at 2 a.m. with a splitting headache four months ago, she had no clue of the road ahead. Joe Davis, a 20-year-old Holt resident, was quickly taken to the hospital that night after he had a stroke and quit breathing.
Several streets in Lansing will be closed Saturday because of the Greater Lansing Network Against War in Iraq Peace March on Saturday.The march begins at 12:30 p.m.
Amy Williams sat quietly at the boarding area at Shaw and Farm lanes, patiently waiting for the No.
For the next two weeks, it may not be so easy to schedule a reservation at a tanning salon.The two weeks preceding the annual pilgrimage to warmer destinations will clog East Lansing's tanning salons.
A man charged with setting fire to an East Lansing Ramada Inn, 1100 Trowbridge Road is being sent back to Virginia after he violated his parole with a trip to Michigan, police say.Sean McCoy, 35, was living in Virginia under probation for a 1993 grand larceny and forgery conviction and was not supposed to leave the state.McCoy, was charged for setting the fire to the hotel in November, causing enough damage to shut the hotel down.At the time of the fire, McCoy was working as a utility worker at the hotel."For all intensive purposes if Virginia wants him, they'll get him," said David Merchant, McCoy's former attorney.
More students applied for admission at Cooley Law School last month than ever before in the school's 30-year history.The law school, 217 S.
Gasoline prices in the Lansing area have soared to some of the highest levels recorded in nearly two years, and a AAA spokesperson said it "seems unjustified." On Tuesday, a gallon of regular unleaded, self-serve gasoline sold for $1.79 in some area stations - one of the highest prices seen in 18 months, AAA Michigan spokesman Jim Rink said. The AAA Daily Fuel Gauge Index said the statewide average gas price rose to $1.67 this week. The index, which surveys 300 gas stations across the state, also reported the average price per gallon for self-serve, regular unleaded gasoline last February was $1.21. "Typically, this is the time of year when gasoline prices are at their lowest," Rink said.
Telephone scam artists are taking advantage of telephone customers and illegally obtaining credit card information and Social Security numbers, AARP officials say.The AARP, formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons, is warning people about scam artists targeting those who wish to be put on a list to stop getting solicitation calls.A law passed in December by then-Gov.
Violent crime in Lansing decreased overall from 2001-02, Lansing police Lt. Bruce Ferguson said. Crimes including murder, rape and robberies were down 6.4 percentage points and other crimes were down by 7 percentage points. The department has paid attention to getting to know individuals in the city to cut down on crime, Ferguson said. Ferguson said this year the city has seen several shootings, however, and it's working to decrease crime even further. Chad Previch
Gov. Jennifer Granholm wants to hear Michigan residents' solutions for the budget crisis.Her first stop on her statewide budget tour is today in Jackson.
Lansing - The sound of pounding drums filled the air as an audience of more than 100 sat transfixed, watching African dancers dressed in brightly colored cloth moving. A couple of men and women, clothed in vivid orange, crimson and dark green patterned outfits and brightly colored beads floated through the gymnasium doors, assembled themselves in front of the crowd. The began an array of lively circular swaying movements along with the rhythm of the drum.
From staff reports A 20-year-old female was transported to Lansing's Sparrow Hospital, 1215 E.
State Sen. Virg Bernero said it's time to look at the state's revenue for solutions to Michigan's $1.7-billion deficit - particularly tobacco settlement money."There's no question expenditures are on the table," the Lansing Democrat said.
East Lansing's most energy efficient house had its first group of fifth-graders check out its new solar energy display Tuesday.Students from Haslett's Murphy Elementary School left the Urban Options Energy and Environmental Demonstration House, 405 Grove St., with a better understanding of the importance of renewable resources.
For Irene Fertik, documenting the black experience in the United States has been a lifetime pursuit - yet her most recent endeavor to photograph Ethiopian Jews has become therapy.The Californian artist, who became depressed after the death of her father, was looking for a way to heal.
Instead of waiting for Gov. Jennifer Granholm's executive order to cut the budget, House Speaker Rick Johnson did it himself. "We made these cuts in anticipation of cuts we'll have to make throughout the year," Johnson spokesman Matt Resch said.
The calendar is always full for MSU Habitat for Humanity. Members of the community service organization travel across the Lansing area to read stories to children, nursing home residents and other individuals three times a week. Then there's the Book Buddies Valentine Party coming up this Friday. And members started building a house last fall that's almost done. MSU's chapter of Habitat for Humanity was established on campus in 1991.
Lansing - State lawmakers are introducing legislation that would reduce prescription drug costs for seniors and uninsured citizens. A series of bills in both houses attempts to assist senior citizens on Medicaid and low-income families on Medicare or without insurance. Earlier this month, Rep.