A hotspot the East Lansing community has called a home away from home for nearly 50 years has changed hands but will remain firmly in place.
The Peanut Barrel, 521 E. Grand River Ave. on new …
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Dawn Parker
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7/14/22
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Some westside Lansing residents are concerned about a city proposal to remove the tree-covered islands on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between Ionia and Lenawee streets.
“It’s …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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2/22/24
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Michigan has had its fair share of warm weather days this winter. That leaves many dog owners with yards and lawns to clean up, and some of them are relying on pet waste removal services …
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Samuel Blatchford
Capital News Service | 2/14/23 |
Residents in Lansing’s Westside Neighborhood were rattled early Thursday when gunfire erupted shortly before 1 a.m. Lansing police spokesperson Jordan Gulk is said officers responded to the 100 …
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Josh Champlin
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6/27/23
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Eyesore of the week
642 S. Francis St., Lansing
This 1954 single-floor house has seen better days. Now, it serves as an unofficial refuge for the homeless.
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7/13/23
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FRIDAY, Oct. 13 — Four days after Ingham County Democratic Party secretary Ted Lawson was fatally shot, the party mourned his loss at its monthly meeting on Wednesday.
“People …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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10/13/23
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Despite a plea for transparency from East Lansing Mayor Ruth Beier, some city officials are still refusing to provide records of an alleged incident of police brutality.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/3/20
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor has agreed to join a “racial healing circle” next year that is designed to hold them accountable for their past missteps, repair a racial divide in the city and curb gun violence.
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Kyle Kaminski
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10/29/21
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At-Large Lansing City Councilman Peter Spadafore said he plans to nominate Third Ward Councilman Adam Hussain to take over as president.
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Kyle Kaminski
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12/10/21
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Sparrow Health System is taking its labor and delivery classes in-house, which a local nonprofit fears will limit accessibility to affordable, independent education on childbirth.
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By TESSA PANETH-POLLAK
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2/22/24
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Michigan schoolchildren may be at risk of going hungry due to the federal government eliminating funding for free meals in public schools after the pandemic.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is now pushing a …
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Sophia Brandt
Capital News Service | 2/14/23 |
While Phillips Orchards & Cider Mill’s Lansing outpost opened at the end of December, there’s another development to celebrate. Last week, the St. Johns-based company began offering its boozy beverages …
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Lizy Ferguson
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3/16/23
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Shiawassee County Sheriff Douglas Chapman received preferential treatment when he was sentenced for a drunk driving arrest in 2018, an analysis of court records of other such arrests before the same …
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Todd Heywood
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5/11/23
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THURSDAY, Oct. 12 — Like a lot of people who knew Ted Lawson, Lansing City Council candidate Jody Washington posted her feelings about him after he was fatally shot last Sunday.
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Tyler Schneider
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10/12/23
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The co-leader of the Lansing chapter of the Black Lives Matter movement was fired this week from the Lansing Fire Department.
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Kyle Kaminski
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2/17/21
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Five items are up for a vote at a special election set for May 4.
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Kyle Kaminski
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4/23/21
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At least two dozen unvaccinated employees at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and the Accident Fund were put on unpaid leave this week.
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Kyle Kaminski
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12/10/21
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FRIDAY, APRIL 29 – Concerned about safety, Michigan State University took the unusual step of requiring a student to present his senior thesis online yesterday instead of in person.
MSU did …
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By TODD HEYWOOD
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4/29/22
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FRIDAY, June 24 — For years ago, a man rented a handgun at a gunstore in Mason for use on the indoor shooting range, but then left the store illegally with the gun. Shortly thereafter, he …
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Todd Heywood
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6/24/22
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A report shows there is a demand to add more fast charging stations as some Michigan drivers switch to electric vehicles . The state received federal funding to create more charging …
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Janelle D. James
Bridge Magazine | 2/14/23 |