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A group of eleven people in East Lansing have spent the last seven months deciding if the city should establish an independent police oversight commission. Their recommendation to city council is yes.

View Comments EAST LANSING — East Lansing plans to spend some of the money it gets from a marijuana tax to treat substance abuse. Michigan has a 10% excise tax on recreational cannabis sales and 15% of that revenue goes to municipalities where cannabis stores are located. Last fiscal year, East Lansing collected $28,000 from the tax, but revenue is likely to grow as more retailers open.  A resolution approved by City Council Tuesday night would distribute the first $14,000 collected from t...

EL City Council discusses police realignment progress East Lansing City Council meeting on May 18, 2021. — East Lansing City Council members pressed East Lansing Police Chief Kim Johnson on the progress of the proposed realignment of East Lansing’s police department in a City Council meeting on May 18. City Manager George Lahanas presented a plan of realignment of the ELPD during a City Council meeting in July 2020. The document suggested changes in several areas, including staffing and add...

East Lansing City Council mentions missing person, discusses parking, motorcycle noise East Lansing City Council holds a virtual meeting on May 18, 2021. — East Lansing City Council held a meeting on Tuesday, May 18, during which they discussed a recent missing person case, as well as the parking and motorcycle situations in downtown East Lansing.  The discussion-only meeting touched on the successful location of 76-year-old Shirley Baughan, who was previously last seen on Monday, May 17, at...

Michigan State lifts outdoor mask requirement; city of East Lansing to follow suit Ken Palmer, Lansing State Journal © Nick King/Lansing State Journal Michigan State graduate Camryn, of Brighton, poses by the Sparty statue after her commencement ceremony on Friday, April 30, 2021, on the MSU campus in East Lansing. EAST LANSING – Michigan State University is dropping its outdoor mask requirement for small gatherings, effective Monday. "Effective today, May 10, masks will ...

Thursday, April 29, 2021 Shirley Mae Moose, age 91, of Crestview, Florida, formerly of Mountain Home, passed away on April 20, 2021 in Crestview, Florida. Shirley was born March 22, 1930, in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Raymond and Edna (Kelio) Martin. After graduating she married Robert L. Moose in 1948. They loved camping and traveling. They worked at Ore-Ida Foods in Ontario, Oregon, but retired early to travel and enjoy life. They went to Arizona as snow birds. They moved to Mount...

0:50 Restaurants and bars have been hit hard by the pandemic. The East Lansing city council voted Tuesday to waive licensing fees paid by establishments in the city. Mayor Aaron Stephens says similar action was taken last year, and the city remains in a difficult position. “Some of these businesses were even shut down for a little bit of time this past year," Stephens says, "so it’s important to be cognizant of that.” Stephens adds the fees would normally bring in $75,000. The largest si...

Austin 360 It’s a mantra that’s been passed from musicians and venue owners to mayors and senators over the course of the coronavirus pandemic: Live music venues were among the first to close and will be among the last to reopen. So, 13 months in, just where are we in that re-emergence? Many of Austin’s top music destinations remain shuttered for now: iconic South Austin haunts the Continental Club and Saxon Pub, to Red River anchors the Mohawk and Cheer Up Charlies, to Congress Avenu...

I guess its true that that we are all Irish on St. Patricks Day, and who doesnt like green beer. Its such a fun day. I used to love going to Downtown Chicago, have a few cold ones, and see the Chicago river, which the City dyes green every year.  We all have our traditions on this fun holiday. Things of course are different this year, just like the last 12 months. Nothing has been normal these days. A few years ago, folks would be up and down the sidewalks in East Lansing on Saint Patricks Day...

East Lansing issues order limiting crowds, restricting lines on St. Patrick’s Day Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 12, 2021 Downtown East Lansing is quiet on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. A usually raucous St. Patricks Day in the college town was very subdued due to concerns over the coronavirus and many students leaving town.J. Scott Park | MLive.com Facebook Share EAST LANSING, MI – East Lansing has approved a policy that temporarily limits social gathering sizes and restricts lines outside ...