Alcohol is likely to blame for the death of Allegan resident Timothy Walters this weekend at an East Lansing hotel, police said.On Sunday, another hotel guest found Walters, 25, face down in the hot tub of Hampton Inn, 2500 Coolidge Road.
The Michigan Department of Community Health announced Monday that the state has seen 268 probable and confirmed cases of the West Nile virus disease in humans.
Continuing the celebration of the Detroit Red Wings’ Stanley Cup victory, a public viewing of the trophy will take place tomorrow on the ground floor of the state Capitol.
A 25-year-old Allegan man was found dead at an East Lansing hotel on Sunday morning. The man, whose name has not been released, was found face down in a hot tub at the Hampton Inn, 2500 Coolidge Road.
An MSU student was arraigned Friday for possession of GBL, a derivative of GHB, known as the “date rape” drug, Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III said. Finance sophomore William Barrett Brown, 19, was arrested by Lansing police Thursday after a search conducted by the Tri-County Metro Narcotics Squad and other agencies allegedly found a standard-sized wine bottle amount of GBL, or gamma-butyrolactone, in Brown’s Lansing home, Dunnings said. One dose of GHB, or gamma-hydroxybutyrate, is the size of a pop bottle cap. The student’s residence was searched after police agencies were informed that a package containing GBL was sent to Brown through an Internet transaction, officials said. Distribution of GBL is a felony and those convicted face a maximum of seven years in prison.
Lansing - Don Kill groaned and pulled the straitjacket over his sweaty shoulders as dozens of onlookers broke into cheers and applause. “I’ve had that straitjacket for 15 years,” the Mason resident told the audience with a laugh.
Although Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jennifer Granholm still leads Republican candidate Dick Posthumus in approval ratings, the gap between the two is narrowing, a recent poll suggests.The poll, released Wednesday by Lansing-based EPIC/MRA, showed more people finding themselves undecided when it comes to their vote between Attorney General Granholm and Lt.
The smell of refried beans and hot sauce filled the air as the 11 hungry contestants prepared to challenge the capacity of their stomachs at Qdoba Mexican Grill on Thursday night.Hosting their first burrito-eating contest, the restaurant opened the competition to the public with a formal start.“We have done other things like, ‘make your own burrito,’ but this is the first competition event that we have had so far,” said coordinator Meghan Holefka.Despite the fact that Qdoba, 1127 E.
With less than two months remaining until Michigan voters choose a new governor for the first time in a dozen years, the candidates are hitting the airwaves.Lt.
The East Lansing community is invited to watch a movie on top of the Division Street Parking Ramp tonight for free.The Parking Ramp Picture Show kicks off at 9 p.m.
Move over American flags and floral arrangements, Kirby the Puppy and Samantha the Kitten will appear on stamps today.
Lansing - Troy resident Valerie Avore sat with her eyes closed Tuesday morning next to a large, colorful photo display.
Tae kwon do master Pil Chung takes the MSU women’s basketball team beyond its limits every Friday.
A trio of police squads are investigating the disappearance of pig-vaccine research materials that were allegedly stolen from a secured lab in the Biomedical and Physical Sciences Building last week. The research materials included notebooks, computer disks and laboratory samples.
Eastwood Towne Center customers are advised to be patient as road construction on Lake Lansing Road continues. John Midgley, Ingham County Road Commission managing director, said in a statement Monday that motorists should expect increased traffic caused by the opening of the center on Lake Lansing Road near U.S.
The vote-counting controversies that clouded election results in Florida and Michigan in the past will have no place in the Nov.
Lansing pays tribute to the work of deceased magician Harry Houdini with “Houdini: A Magician Among the Spirits.” The lineup of magic routines and community workshops will begin on Sept.
Lansing - A $3.1 billion transportation budget for next year that could decide the fate of the campus fire station passed unanimously in the state Senate on Tuesday. The bill includes $7.4 million for fire protection grants.
Capital City Airport in Lansing has opened an information center in its main terminal to assist travelers by informing them about flights, luggage, directions and community activities. Run by members of the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the resource will be available to the plane-bound public from 8:30 a.m.
Lansing - When guests of bedroom eight at Ronald McDonald House of Mid-Michigan look out their window, they will no longer see a bleak concrete wall.