The number of car crashes and fatal traffic accidents involving alcohol or drugs in Michigan declined from 2006 to 2007, showing a 10-year low for the state, according to the Michigan State Police Drunk Driving Audit.
East Lansing faced a slight dip in population for the third straight year in 2007, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau, but local officials say the numbers are not yet a cause for concern.
Local establishments that have gotten away with selling alcohol to minors may start to think twice about their selling habits to avoid fines and fees.
The Michigan Department of Community Health reported 15 additional cases of salmonella in nine Michigan counties Friday, including six cases in Ingham County.
A recent MSU graduate was sentenced to 30 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in the Cedar Fest riot by East Lansing 54-B District Court Judge Richard Ball on Friday.
A 24-year-old male with no university affiliation had his plans to steal a bike cut short when the owner caught him in the act Wednesday at 4 p.m., MSU police Sgt. Randy Holton said.
As their green sides bubble and red brick crumbles, the original buildings in Spartan Village are now wrapped in chain-link fences waiting to be knocked down.
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.