NEWS
State primary results, voter turnout low
Voters in Tuesday’s primary elections opted to renew Ingham County’s 911 millage and nominate Patrick Lindemann as the Democratic party’s candidate for Ingham County Drain Commissioner.
NEWS
City Council to discuss how City Center II will be financed
The East Lansing City Council will take the next step in determining how City Center II will be financed at its meeting tonight. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Courtroom 2, 54-B District Court, 101 Linden St.
NEWS
McCain visits Mich. nuclear power plant
Energy was among the topics Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., discussed during his visit to Michigan Tuesday afternoon during which he toured a nuclear power plant in Monroe County.
NEWS
Voter turnout low due to small ballot, lack of students in East Lansing for summer
Only about 15.4 percent of registered voters in Ingham County came out to vote in the Michigan Primary Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
Food bank to hold drive on Saturday
A food drive will be held on Saturday to benefit the Greater Lansing Food Bank, and nonperishable food items or monetary donations will be accepted.
MICHIGAN
Safety fair educates, entertains E.L. families
Everything from carnival rides to car seat inspections were found Tuesday evening at East Lansing’s Patriarche Park, 1100 Alton Road. Local residents joined together for a family-friendly safety carnival in celebration of the 25th annual National Night Out.
MICHIGAN
ELPD announces lower crime rates
East Lansing is at a 28-year low in part I crime rates, according to a statistical report released by the East Lansing Police Department Tuesday.
MSU
Conference teaches forensic science education techniques
David Foran wants high school teachers to get excited about forensic science.
NEWS
Pollsters see weak start for state primary
So far, voter turnout at some East Lansing polls has been slow, as expected. “I guess we’d have to say the turnout has been very light, very light — we’ve had only one person, and it’s what time — 3:30?” said Bill Rittenberg, chair of precinct 13, with a polling location at MSU’s Owen Graduate Hall.
NEWS
Works in progress
While many MSU students are gone for the summer, the campus has still been buzzing — with construction. More than 15 projects have been under construction this summer, including renovations to Mayo Hall, the Holden Hall public areas, Spartan Stadium, Wharton Center and Farm Lane.
NEWS
New plan called 'ambitious,' 'hodgepodge'
By 7 a.m. Monday, a crowd of about a hundred people had formed outside the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing, to hear Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speak.
NEWS
Ingham County politicians, proposals on today's ballot
Today, voters will have the chance to decide which candidates and millage proposals will be included on the November ballot as polls open for the primary election.
NEWS
Fire damages 6 living units in Ville Montée Apartments
A fire Sunday afternoon at Ville Montée Apartments, 301 Rampart Way, damaged six living units, East Lansing Fire Inspector Gerald Rodabaugh said. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
NEWS
MSU medical student found dead in Okemos apartment, cause unknown
Tania Borboni first aspired to be a doctor when her twin sister got in an accident at 11 years old. “She hated to see her suffer,” said her mother, Diana Borboni. “From then on she wanted to help people.”
MSU
MSU nurses to study alternative therapy method
After continued research by MSU’s College of Nursing on the alternative healing procedure of reflexology, new introductory classes on the holistic therapy are expected to be offered during the 2008-09 academic year at MSU.
MICHIGAN
Finding jobs in Mich. difficult for grads among rise in unemployment
As the national unemployment rate reached a four-year high this month, recent college graduates like Dana Hamer may find it more difficult to find a job.
MSU
Broadway workshop helps students
Take it From the Top, a music, dance and theater workshop program at Wharton Center, is bringing the experience of Broadway and a few of its stars to third through 12th grade students.
NEWS
Mechanical problem sets police cruiser ablaze
A police cruiser caught fire shortly before 9 a.m. on Monday in front of the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave. in Lansing, where Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., was set to make a speech.
NEWS
Obama reveals green energy plans while in Mich.
Offshore drilling, cap and trade, and tax incentives for green businesses were highlights of Sen. Barack Obama’s New Energy For America plan, which he unveiled today in Lansing.