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MSU

Student worker passes away

An MSU student and staff member died after suffering from a heart attack while helping his friend with home repairs Wednesday night. Larry Green, 56, re-enrolled at MSU last fall in an attempt to finish the degree he began in 1963.

MICHIGAN

Council to discuss land-share proposal

The East Lansing City Council will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in East Lansing’s 54-B District Court, 101 Linden Street, to discuss a possible land-share agreement with Bath Township. Known as a 425 agreement, residents are encouraged to attend.

MICHIGAN

Dems accuse Posthumus of bad ads

The Michigan Democratic Party accused Lt. Gov. Dick Posthumus on Wednesday of misleading voters with his new TV spots for the gubernatorial race. Party Chairman Mark Brewer said Posthumus’ advertisement unjustly tout the candidate’s record on education funding, retirement security and welfare. “His legislative career is full of examples of hostility toward seniors in this state,” Brewer said.

MSU

U removes phones from dorm rooms

The roaring ring from the familiar manila phones will not echo down dorm halls this fall.Rather, students will have to provide their own phone.Increased cell phone use among university students is leading to a decrease in the use of university-provided long distance services.MSU is seeing a decrease in the commission it receives from its long distance company, AT&T, said Tom Koch, telecommunications coordinator at University Housing..The drop is not substantial enough to change University Housing operations or reduce services to students, he said.But MSU will no longer provide phones for dorm rooms, though they will still offer them upon student request.

MICHIGAN

Area teens could face criminal charges for school bottle bombings

Two Lansing teens suspected of placing pop-bottle bombs on school property will likely be in juvenile court in the near future after police turned in forms to the prosecutor’s office Friday.The two boys, a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old, are suspected of placing at least five homemade bombs at various locations around Wainwright Elementary School, 4200 Wainwright Ave.

MICHIGAN

Council votes to sell

Lansing - A downtown office and housing development is one step closer to breaking ground after the city council approved the $2.18 million sale of city land for the new home of the Michigan State Police. The council voted 7-0 Monday to sell the land to developers Gary Granger and MSU Trustee Joel Ferguson, rejecting other recent offers of up to $4.2 million.

MICHIGAN

Students graduate from police camp

Thirteen-year-old Lee Kreutziger had his own ideas about police. But, a few East Lansing police officers spent the last two weeks changing his mind.Kreutziger and about 20 other students entering high school in the fall spent time with the officers as part of Camp ELPD, a joint effort of the police department and East Lansing school district to target a group of new high-schoolers.“I used to think cops were freaky dudes,” Kreutziger said.

MICHIGAN

Crow infected with West Nile found

A dead crow found in Mason earlier this month tested positive for the West Nile virus, the Ingham County Health Department said.The virus, which is transmitted to humans, birds, horses and other animals by infected mosquitoes, can cause a flu-like illness.

MICHIGAN

House Democrats pose budget plan

After House Republicans failed to secure enough votes to increase the cigarette tax Wednesday, House Democrats seized the opportunity to push their budget plan forward. The plan would raise $352 million by consolidating departments, freezing the single business tax, and taking money from the state lottery and “rainy day” fund. “It’s time to stop using smoke and mirrors to fix this budget crisis and start taking our jobs seriously,” said House Minority Leader Samuel “Buzz” Thomas, D-Detroit.