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NEWS

Crime in motion

They’re dangerous, high and on the loose. Officials say it’s hard to catch them and it’s harder to detect them. They’re drugged drivers. About 9.5 million people age 12 and older admitted to driving while under the influence of drugs, according to the 2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

MICHIGAN

Partial-birth ban back in Legislature

More than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court denied Michigan’s third try at banning what legislators have termed partial-birth abortions, state lawmakers are beginning a fourth attempt to ban the procedure.

MSU

MSU opens new nursing program

Kristin Twiss was inspired by the operating room. As a registered nurse for five and a half years, Twiss has worked throughout the hospital, but it was observing nurse anesthetists at work that gave her the passion to pursue the position.

MSU

Surviving an audition

For the second year in a row, the “Survivor” search came to Lansing on Thursday in hopes of finding contestants for the latest installment of the reality TV show.

MSU

Tutors ease testing troubles

Before taking the Medical College Admission Test in August, Jessie Haddad spent six months refining her physics skills at Far From Standard in East Lansing.

NEWS

A cautionary cocktail...

The drop of a substance in a drink has sent Lansing police on a quest to solve a recent trend of sexual assault cases involving date-rape drugs. Four sexual assault cases were reported to the Lansing Police Department between November and December of 2007, Lansing police Lt. Bruce Ferguson said. Ferguson said police have pieced together the victims’ stories and suspect that narcotic date-rape drugs were involved in all four cases.