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As classes resume at Michigan State University, downtown East Lansing offered a modified summer look. The vast majority of the student body opted to stay put rather than live on or off campus for their virtual fall semester.
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The old family maintenance business of 8th Congressional candidate Paul Junge paid out $100,000 to three former workers who claimed they were insulted with numerous racial slurs at the workplace and were fired when they complained about it, according to court records.
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Kyle Melinn
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9/3/20
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East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens has never seen such a quiet Welcome Weekend at Michigan State University.
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Kyle Kaminski
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9/2/20
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The doors are locked at a liquor store on Lansing’s south side where clerks repeatedly sold booze to teenage decoys from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/31/20
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An employee who tested positive for COVID-19 prompted the Lansing School District to delay the upcoming school year from Monday until Sept. 8. But amid a struggle to buy laptops for students, district officials said the delay would have likely happened regardless.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/28/20
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In an ideal world, Mellema would have every student back in the classroom, but he knows that COVID-19 still poses a very real threat across Michigan.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/28/20
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Two films honoring the 56th anniversary of the “I Have a Dream” speech by Martin Luther King Jr. are coming to the Cooley Law School Stadium this weekend.
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Staff
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8/27/20
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A former Lansing fire chief will return to Lansing next month as interim fire chief while officials look for a permanent replacement for Mike Mackey.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/27/20
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When Joe Prevo Jr. started his Eagle Scout project at 16 years old, he hardly could have imagined that his work would one day bring a community together. It was a simple landscaping project, a flower bed built around a large and stoic, wooden cross. Over the years, it became overgrown and dilapidated.
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Cole Tunningley
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8/27/20
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Strange Matter Coffee & Bakery has closed its downtown Lansing location until either a COVID-19 vaccine is discovered or a more profitable use can be found for the space.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/25/20
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Charles D. Carey, senior partner at CIG Capital, told City Pulse he wants his firm to get behind a 30-story, mixed-use high rise. Lansing's tallest building, the Boji Tower, is 23 floors.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/24/20
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As nationwide concerns set in over delays in the U.S. Postal Service ahead of an expected record-breaking number of mail-in ballots for this year’s General Election, a postal union official sees little problem locally.
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Lansing Mayor Andy Schor is on the defensive amid a racial discrimination lawsuit from several current and former employees and leaked audio in which Schor recognized “racial issues” and apologized to one of the plaintiffs — hardly something a defense attorney ever wants to hear.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/20/20
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Mark Meadows can cite many reasons a sane person would quit the East Lansing City Council.
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Berl Schwartz
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8/20/20
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Lansing Police Chief Daryl Green has vowed to investigate and possibly discipline several maskless police officers who mistakenly detained a City Pulse reporter downtown last Thursday.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/20/20
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An increasing nationwide clog in mail delivery is pushing some elected officials to demand solutions from the federal government in order to ensure voters across Michigan aren’t disenfranchised by service interruptions at the U.S. Postal Service.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/19/20
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Michigan Democrats will vote virtually next week on two nominees for Michigan State University Board of Trustees, and it's doubtful that the name of Joel Ferguson will be among the choices.
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Kyle Melinn
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8/18/20
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“I’m leaving for personal reasons,” Mackey confirmed today. “It’s nothing to do with that" lawsuit.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/17/20
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As several current and former Black city employees push forward with a lawsuit against the mayor and the city of Lansing, leaked audio from last year has surfaced of Lansing Mayor Andy Schor recognizing and apologizing for alleged racism at the Lansing Fire Department.
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/15/20
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“It’s not fun working for the city of Lansing if you’re an African American,” plaintiffs' lawyer says
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Kyle Kaminski
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8/14/20
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