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There have been an estimated 145 cases this past week which are related to MSU, according to Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail.
According to the statement from the Michael and Elaine Serling Institute for Jewish Studies and Modern Israel, three antisemitic incidents took place the weekend of Sept. 10.
The National Weather Service predicts a possible rainfall of more than four inches in East Lansing from Tuesday evening through Thursday.
Ingham County Prosecutor Carol Siemon aimed to reduce racial disparities in felony firearm charges by introducing a new policy to forbid charging a felony firearm offense except under "most extreme circumstances." At an East Lansing City Council meeting Sept. 14, Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth appeared before the council to share his displeasure with this new policy.
A number of graduate assistants and graduate fellows at Michigan State University claim they are experiencing a lack of healthcare, pay and safety at the start of the 2021 fall semester.
After working for the East Lansing Fire Department for 27 years, Dawn Carson has become the department's first woman fire chief.
Michigan State University hosted a series of special, in-person commencements for these now-alumni on Sep. 17 to Sep. 19. The graduates had originally received a virtual commencement due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The three-phase project will start with an accessible walkway that will run from the lake’s handicap parking all the way to the water’s edge.
University Activities Board hosted a free Knockerball event for students on Sept. 16.
The ceremonies will be held at the Breslin Student Events Center and will be livestreamed this weekend.
“It’s what comedy is for,” comedian Elvis Mujić said. “Levity, which is alleviating pain, and giving them joy, and who better to do that with than people who are near death, every day.”
State Rep. Jewell Jones, D-Inkster, was arraigned on Wednesday on additional charges of attempting to escape custody and bringing a weapon into county jail. Both are felonies that could result in five- and four-year sentences, respectively.
The number of students living in residence halls jumped from 3,000 to 15,000 from the 2020-21 school year to the 2021-22 school year and RHS staff is struggling to keep up.
Critics of the new policy have been quick to point out that while the vaccine and mask policies are important, they likely don't cover all the bases.
“I will always prioritize the safety of state legislators and those who are serving their community at the state Capitol,” Speaker of the House Jason Wentworth, R-Farwell, said in a statement. “Once I learned of this situation, I took immediate action.”
Cannabis caregivers and growers gathered at the state Capitol Wednesday to express their discontent with the newly proposed bill that would change the standing, voter-approved legislation.
Sister Survivors and gymnasts Simone Biles, Aly Raisman, McKayla Maroney and Maggie Nichols share experiences with FBI failures to the Senate Judiciary Committee in relation to Nassar investigation.
When Aaron Stephens filled the role as mayor of East Lansing in July 2020, he asked Gregg to be his Mayor Pro Tem. A position she accepted so long as Stephens promised her he would not quit. So, when Stephens resigned from office almost exactly a year after assuming the position, Gregg said she was struck with stress as she was shoved into the role of mayor.
The plan development began on Jan. 6, 2020, and involved co-chairs Vennie Gore and Joseph Salem and an 18-person committee comprising administrators, faculty, staff and students.