News across Greater Lansing
East Lansing Schools Rethink Sex Education With New Curriculum
The updated curriculum shifts focus toward reproductive health, identity, healthy relationships and consent.
Michigan monarch butterflies are making a 2,000-mile journey south
Monarch butterflies are migrating through Michigan this month on a 2,000-mile trip to Mexico. Experts say homeowners can help by planting milkweed.
Writer Hanif Abdurraqib to speak on basketball and the Midwest during East Lansing visit
The author of "There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension," Hanif Abdurraqib will be speaking in East Lansing in late September as part of the One Grand Read initiative.
East Lansing Artists Featured in ArtPrize
Five East Lansing artists spoke with ELi about their pieces.
Chatfield trial delayed
An Ingham County judge put on hold the corruption trial of a former Michigan House Speaker Monday. Colin Jackson has more.
Mason to examine whether it can decline annexation of potential data center site
The city of Mason will examine whether it can decline to accept land if an annexation request the city is not a party to is approved by the State Boundary Commission.
Lee Chatfield embezzlement trial delayed over expert witness dispute
An Ingham County judge put the corruption trial of a former Michigan House speaker Lee Chatfield on hold Monday.
State House Committee hears testimony over concerns about ballot initiative process
Americans for Citizen Voting was denied from the ballot over invalid signatures
East Lansing Considers Upwards of $40 Million in Bond Payments For Infrastructure, Facility Upgrades
The East Lansing City Council is poised to begin a 45-day period in which residents could force a referendum on the city’s proposal to issue tens of millions of dollars in bonds for sewer infrastructure and improvements to city facilities. The city is considering borrowing nearly…
MSU says steam, hot water restoration could take up to a week
Michigan State University says restoring steam, hot water and temperature controls across campus could take up to a week, with 115 buildings affected as crews work through a phased recovery.
Big spending, high-profile visits mark midpoint of midterm campaigning
Absentee ballots are going in the mail this week, and voters are getting bombarded by political ads and visits by high-profile surrogates.
MSU students wait for hot water after outage: “I absolutely did take a cold shower”
MSU will hold a news conference at 4 p.m. Monday to discuss Saturday’s widespread outage and what the university called its “cascading impacts” on campus. President Kevin Guskiewicz and university officials overseeing facilities and residential services are expected to answer…