Members of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission had a simple, unified message for City Council after their Wednesday, May 21 meeting: if you’re looking to make cuts in the city budget, look ...

Bill Krieger’s prospects weren’t looking bright in 1983. He had graduated from Lansing’s Eastern High School, but “bombed out of college,” and his East Lansing girlfriend had dumped him. Add to that ...

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 ...

Is Joseph Hill a patriot or a rabble rouser? On Aug.30, 2024, the East Lansing Police Department was alerted by the manager of Jolly Pumpkin at 218 Albert Street that a man was recording its patrons ...

Bailey Preschool & Childcare Center is under investigation by the Michigan Bureau of Professional Licensing. The complaint alleges that a child under the center’s care was physically restrained by a ...

There are six candidates running to fill four slots on the East Lansing Board of Education. To help residents get to know who is running, ELi asked each candidate to answer three questions in 250 ...

There are six candidates running to fill four slots on the East Lansing Board of Education. To help residents get to know who is running, ELi asked each candidate to answer three questions in 250 ...

East Lansing is under attack. The parks, the roadsides and even backyards are all overrun by invasive plant species squashing native competition. Many will look familiar. Buckthorn, garlic mustard and ...

I attended my first funeral in 1992 when I was 7 years old. My Great-Uncle Al was the guest of honor in our small, northern Michigan funeral home. Everyone was dressed in their Sunday best (I remember ...

Longtime kayaker Mike Stout has paddled across Lake Michigan seven times and even did a solo trip across Lake Superior. But his latest endeavor might be his most ambitious – and impactful. A 1983 ...

Aaron Stephens’ career in public policy was destined from the beginning. Remembered in East Lansing for helping guide the city through the COVID-19 pandemic as a 24-year-old mayor, Stephens showed ...