Speculation now surrounds raw jalapeno peppers and cilantro, in addition to previously suspected tomatoes, as causes of the nationwide salmonella outbreak that first began in April.
Archaeologists and construction workers both spend a lot of time in the dirt, but as construction crews dig foot by foot, Chris Stawski would prefer to use a trowel and dig inch by inch.
Presumptive presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., paid a visit to Wayne County on Thursday in what may have been a bid to win over the votes of Michigan’s large and primarily Democratic voting population of unionized workers.
Michigan residents who plan on spending time outdoors during the hot summer months are being encouraged to keep an eye out for marijuana.
Lansing residents Alyshia and Verlinda Roberson have camped out for seven nights straight in front of the opening gates at Lansing’s Common Ground Music Festival since it began nine years ago. Each year, the mother-daughter duo has taken what they call a “vacation” from work and slept in folding chairs just to be the first ones to enter the summer music festival.
Biggby Coffee, a coffee store that never originally intended to franchise, is going to celebrate the opening of its 100th store on Tuesday by giving out free drinks.
Lansing-area Steve & Barry’s outlets face a questionable future as the nationwide chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday.
Michigan became the eighth and final state to ratify the Great Lakes Compact on Wednesday after Gov. Jennifer Granholm signed a package of water use legislation which included the compact.
Cell phones, e-mail, research — just some of the pressures facing students and faculty outside of class and personal life.
Members of the East Lansing Police Department are using alternative programs aimed toward safety education as part of an ongoing effort to maintain positive contact with students and residents of the city.
Northwest Airlines Corp. announced Wednesday it would be cutting 2,500 jobs nationwide due to high fuel prices.
Therapy dogs were the stars of the East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Road, on Wednesday morning as children were lined up out the door for their chance to read to the dogs.
If budget cuts go as planned for Ingham County, the Ingham County Sheriff’s Department may lose two sergeants, a lieutenant, a detective and a deputy by 2009.
A proposal to allow stem cell research will be on Michigan’s November ballot, causing a variety of reactions within the state according to CureMichigan.
MSU students and local police say fining people for wearing their pants too low should be at the tail end of police officers’ duties.
A rental car parked at Candlewood Suites on Forest Road was damaged Sunday between 3:30 a.m. and 10 a.m., MSU police Lt. Jennifer Brown said.
A bittersweet good-bye is commonplace for a soldier — the willingness to serve their country, compounded by the fact that they must leave their loved ones behind during their time of service. Twenty-year-old Lansing resident Spc. Wayne Weigel’s final adieu before his deployment to Afghanistan this week included parting ways with his family, friends and another element of his life just as meaningful to him — his music.
Local business owners, professors and students interested in opening a business will have an opportunity to help develop their business plans in a hands-on environment this fall.
Cheating on tests and quizzes, once near impossible with teachers roaming the aisles of a classroom, becomes easier when the only contact with the instructor is via e-mail.
Thomas McGuane remembers talking with excitement to other young writers about literature as an MSU student during the early 1960s — but that’s not all he remembers. “It seemed like MSU always had a lot of beautiful girls,” the now acclaimed writer said. “That probably stands out more in my mind than anything else.”