East Lansing News

Bishop Earl Boyea recognized Girl Scout Tiffany Jensen of Haslett Troop 30740, on Scout Recognition Day at St.

LANSING - Proposed cuts in Ingham County Sheriff's Department road patrols could lead to what a top department official termed 'dangerous scheduling' in terms of adequate policing for both rural and urban county residents.

EAST LANSING -It was a day Nathan Triplett knew would come eventually. The East Lansing City Council member, who was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at age 13, underwent a proctocolectomy with ileostomy at Sparrow Hospital.

EAST LANSING - Road repairs will continue in the city over the next three years, but they won't be paid for in the usual fashion.

Ashley Ryen Staley of Brighton and Jonathan George Branoff of East Lansing announce their engagement.

EAST LANSING - Michigan State University professor Mariam Sticklen said she's amazed by the good behavior and attentiveness of her current group of biotechnology students - a group of knowledge-hungry high schoolers.

When jobs go, so do people. And that, experts say, explains the flight of residents from some Michigan communities shown in midyear population data released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

EAST LANSING - Growers can get the latest information on strategies for dealing with weeds during the Michigan State University Weed Tour, set for Wednesday, July 1. Participants will see firsthand how various weed control methods work and which ones are best for high-density weed areas.

Ingham County's new consolidated 911 dispatch center on Jolly Road, near Cedar Street, may start fielding emergency calls as early as 2010, according to county officials.

Police responded to a report of shots fired in the parking lot of 3280 Waverly Plaza in South Lansing shortly after 6 p.m. Friday.

Police said they have arrested four suspects in connection with a May crime spree in Delhi Township and are seeking warrants for two others.

A cell phone stowed in a plastic bag may have saved the life of a man whose kayak flipped today in the Red Cedar River.

Michigan Orthopedic Services, LLC announced today that it has acquired Orthotic and Prosthetic Professional Care, LLC of East Lansing, Michigan.

For 11-year-old Loren Todd, a fun summer vacation involves computer programming and building robots.

Carol Horowitz of East Lansing was recently installed as president of the Michigan State Medical Society Alliance.

EAST LANSING - East Lansing High School senior Anjali Bisht has received a $2,000 Avon Recognition Program Scholarship.

LANSING - State Representative Mark Meadows recently announced the winners of the 69th District Citizenship Award.

She's performed everywhere from David Letterman's "Late Show" to a special concert for President Barack Obama at the White House.

Robert Wayne Smith's friends said the 61-year-old lived his life passionately, whether he was working, taking care of his family, helping others or practicing his Catholic faith.

Proponents of a possible high-speed magnetic elevation - or "MagLev" - train from Detroit to Ann Arbor to Lansing tried convincing a legislative task force Monday that the project is not only safe, but that it could also generate a steady ridership.