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Officials in East Lansing are looking at how they can address nearly 100 recommendations to improve public safety in the city.

Today’s weather forecast is predicting cloudy with a high of 71 degrees and a low of 60 degrees. For the weekend, it looks like it will be mid to high 60’s with windy showers on Saturday and partly cloudy skies for Sunday. Enjoy the weekend! East Lansing police oversight commission looks to better understand its...

Judge Richard Ball ruled there was probable cause to believe DeAnthony VanAtten resisted and obstructed police and committed several weapons offenses.

The East Lansing Police Department is working with an independent firm to hear from residents on what it could be doing better.

East Lansing’s mayor and city manager are officially asking Attorney General Dana Nessel to drop charges against a man shot by East Lansing police in April.

A majority of the East Lansing City Council said Attorney General Dana Nessel was wrong to charge a man shot by city police officers.

East Lansing’s Independent Police Oversight Commission has voted to submit a public records request to the Michigan State Police. They’re seeking investigation reports related to the April 25 police shooting outside a Meijer grocery store.

Calls in East Lansing demanding justice for a Black man shot and arrested by city police officers in a Meijer parking lot in April are continuing. Community members are taking advantage of two city meetings this week.

Erick Williams, who chairs the East Lansing police oversight board, urged Attorney General Dana Nessel to drop the charges against DeAnthony VanAtten.

DeAnthony VanAtten, 20, was charged Tuesday with seven felony counts and one misdemeanor count, records in 54B District Court show.