MSU Vice President of Police and Public Safety Marlon Lynch and FBI Michigan Special Agent In-Charge Jim Tarasca break down the police response to the Feb. 13 mass shooting on campus.
One of the eight victims of the Feb. 13 Michigan State University shooting is improving in the hospital but additional surgeries will be required, according to an update posted by family members.
Eagle Township residents are fighting back against a potential decision to sell MSU's farmland. They fear it will turn into "megasite" or "micro-chip factory." But it's not verified that MSU plans to sell the land.
“If people want to get things that are going to make their community feel more like a community again, then we are 100% here for that and wanting to help in any way we can,” Kovach said.
Nineteen other states and Washington, D.C. have a red flag law, which would keep firearms out of possession of the hands of people believed to be at risk of committing violence or self-harm. A part of the Michigan Democrats package of bills would be a red flag law.
Former MSUPD HR administrator Crystal Perry's lawsuit against MSU argues that her supervisors retaliated against her after she filed racial discrimination complaints to the Office of Institutional Equity. “More than anything, (Perry) truly wants the MSU police department to be a fair and equitable workplace,” her attorney said.
"The bottom line for us is that we just want everybody to know that we're here for you," Assistant provost and executive director Alexis Travis said. "We have an array of services and are committed to listening and continuing to meet the needs of Spartans now and also in the future.”
Through emergency alerts and social media updates, here's how MSU communicated to the community and combatted misinformation on the night of Feb. 13.
Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, CEO Bradley Funkhouser apologized for the experiences of some students on the night of Feb. 13, when they were displaced after a shelter-in-place order was put out during a shooting on campus.
One of the bills in front of the Senate deals with the issue of safely storing firearms. The legislation would mandate the secure and locked storage of guns when left unattended around minors, or risk time in prison and fining.
Flowers from the memorials will be used in mulch for a memorial tree outside of Berkey Hall. Other items will be preserved in MSU Archives and the MSU Museum.
In a letter justifying her decision, interim president Teresa Woodruff described a “constellation of factors” that led to the removal of the controversial former business school dean. “We work in an environment of heightened public scrutiny of the seriousness with which we carry out these responsibilities,” Woodruff said in the letter.
Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser and Alexandria Verner will be awarded honorary bachelor's degrees by MSU.
Michigan State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine dean Birgit Puschner resigned, citing the university’s mishandling of sexual misconduct investigations.
The East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission passed a motion designating a March 29 public hearing on best practices in police use-of-force policy as a special commission meeting.
Michigan’s current policy regarding background checks requires only federally licensed gun sellers to run a scan. According to experts, that allows a large number of gun sales to slip through, regardless of the buyer’s history.
Starting March 13, buildings that will be affected by this new policy are the same buildings currently locked from 11 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Most buildings on campus follow this rule.
Strange Matter Coffee, a Queer-women-owned business, announced on March 1 that their two shops, located in Eastside and downtown Lansing, would be closed until March 3 due to a ten-page letter filled with hate speech.
As commencement season approaches at MSU, soon-to-be graduates are tasked with navigating the whirlwind of deadlines and requirements. Here's a guide to everything you need to know about college graduation.
A Michigan State University research study is expanding the field of eating disorder research as it became the first to look into the associations between socioeconomic disadvantage and disordered eating in boys.