MICHIGAN
Invasive species cost Great Lakes $200 million
The Great Lakes region is losing millions of dollars, all because of some unwelcome guests.
MSU
Ground broken on shooting center
Plans to build a facility to accommodate MSU’s rifle and archery teams moved forward Friday at a ground-breaking ceremony at Jolly Road between Hagadorn and College roads.
NEWS
Seeing red
In football, being in the red zone means you are close to putting more points on the board. In business, being in the red zone means you are over budget, a problem MSU and many other athletic departments around the nation have been running into as universities build higher and pay more to stay among the top programs in the nation.
MSU
Museum displays letters to Nobel Peace Prize winner
The MSU Museum is celebrating Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday with an exhibit of children’s letters at the Nelson Mandela National Museum in Mthatha, South Africa.
MICHIGAN
Traffic decreased to one lane Friday on Hagadorn Road
North and southbound traffic will be reduced to one lane on a section of Hagadorn Road today from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a press release from the Michigan Department of Public Works.
MSU
Applicants sought for program
The Michigan Political Leadership Program, or MPLP, a nationally recognized political training ground at MSU, is now accepting applications for the 2009 class of fellows.
MICHIGAN
Mozelle Act would create alert when senior citizen goes missing
When state Rep. Mark Meadows’ father placed the keys to his vehicle in Meadows’ hands and swore never to drive again, Meadows knew he had found a cause worth supporting.
MICHIGAN
E.L. hosts ribbon-cutting for Abbot Road
After months of construction, the opening of Abbot Road was celebrated during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning.
NEWS
FDA OKs tomatoes, cautions elderly on jalepeno, serrano peppers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it was again safe to eat all types of tomatoes Thursday.
MSU
Untold Holocaust stories revealed
Sidney Finkel knew he arrived at 13 years old at Buchenwald, one of the largest concentration camps in Nazi Germany. He knew he had survived the Holocaust as a Polish Jew. But until Finkel obtained his prisoner record from Kenneth Waltzer, an MSU professor of Jewish studies, he didn’t know he had entered the camp in December 1944 or that he had arrived with his brother and father.
MSU
Grants could benefit businesses
MSU received two grants Wednesday totaling $150,000 as part of the Michigan Initiative for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, a consortium of the 15 public universities in the state.
MICHIGAN
State employees may soon meet shorter workweeks
Within the next few weeks, Michigan’s state government workers could have quite a bit of wiggle room in their work schedule, and East Lansing officials are considering similar scheduling changes.
MICHIGAN
SN, MSU back to square one in FOIA proceedings
The university and The State News are still at a disagreement when it comes to the public’s right to information after 2 1/2 years.
NEWS
City Council approves City Center II agreement, closer to finalizing plans
City Center II became one step closer to becoming a reality when the East Lansing City Council unanimously approved the development agreement for the project at its meeting Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
Women's center expands building
After three years of renovation, the Women’s Center of Greater Lansing is larger and better equipped to provide its clients with an array of career and counseling services.
MICHIGAN
Consumer prices experience second fastest increase
East Lansing residents and students may have to become more cost-conscious consumers, as prices for food and gasoline throughout the nation are increasing by significant amounts.
MICHIGAN
Crunchy's celebrates essence of MSU, Mich.
Throughout the month, local restaurant Crunchy’s is celebrating its state with a Michigan-only menu — featuring cheese from the MSU Dairy Store, along with 27 different Michigan-brewed beers.
MICHIGAN
City Center II gets upscale hotel
Hotel Indigo, an upscale boutique hotel, part of InterContinental Hotels Group, one of the largest hotel groups in the world, has committed to East Lansing’s City Center II project.
MICHIGAN
Cable fault cuts power to 1,500 E.L. residents
About 1,500 East Lansing residents are without power this afternoon after an underground cable fault near the intersection of Albert and Charles streets, said Mark Nixon, spokesman for the Lansing Board of Water & Light.
NEWS
Police Brief 07/16/08
A burglary that occurred in Spartan Village between 2 p.m. July 4 and 3 p.m. July 5 is currently under investigation, MSU police Lt. Jennifer Brown said.