Understaffing at the East Lansing Police Department is forcing officers to work long hours, bringing overtime expenses that are a weight on the city budget. A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request ...

The new contract between the City of East Lansing and a union representing East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) patrol officers is a blow to transparency and accountability in policing, members of ...

East Lansing is changing its primary legal representatives, as City Council opted to move away from Giamarco, Mullins & Horton, PC after three years of service, voting to award a contract to Rosati, ...

Teacher Appreciation Week, spanning from May 5 to 9, was marked by two scary incidents involving MacDonald Middle School (MMS) students and staff. One incident saw threats against a teacher and ...

The decision to switch attorneys was made in a narrow 3-2 vote, with a couple council members balking at the higher hourly rate of the new firm.

ELPD has been understaffed for years, bringing expensive overtime costs.

Changes include officers’ names being redacted from reports given to the commission.

A chart showing the Parks and Recreation Department's expenses and revenue in the FY26 proposed budget and during the current fiscal year. (From meeting agenda) ...

A photo of Pope Francis riding in the Popemobile.(Courtesy of Riley O'Shea) ...

Just one week before administrators at East Lansing Public Schools announced a series of changes to improve its diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts following the murder of George Floyd in 2020, ...

Rumors have been flying around town that I’ve left the fourth estate and joined the government. I’m here to confirm it’s true. I submitted my last reported article to ELi in late September and then ...

Monday night saw an East Lansing Public Schools Board of Education meeting like no other in recent memory. The room was overflowing, with attendees filling the meeting room and spilling into the ...