Rashad Trice, 27, of Lansing, was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole for the 2023 murder of 2-year-old Wynter Cole-Smith. He was also given a concurrent sentence of 60 to 90 …
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8/20/24
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Lansing Board of Water & Light customer Paul Wozniak has grown weary of utility rateincreases.
Since 2018, his combined electric and water bill has risen every year erxcept 2021. Starting …
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MONDAY, Aug 19 — A citizens’ group opposed to University of Michigan Health-Sparrow’s plan to tear down old Eastern High School launched a campaign today to convince the Lansing …
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The Lansing City Council must move quickly to prevent the University of Michigan from dismantling old Eastern High School's interior.
The focus in this controversy over preserving one of our …
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14 — The Lansing Charter Commission took a major step forward in its revision process last night when members decided to hire the Grand Rapids-based law firm Cummings, McClorey, …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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8/14/24
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Meridian Township resident Jean McDonald started attending the Meridian Senior Center last year.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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8/14/24
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When Mason McNair was 6 years old, his mother had to entice him into a trip to Juniper Level Botanic Garden in Raleigh, North Carolina, with the promise of ice cream.
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By TESSA PANETH-POLLAK
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8/14/24
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The Lansing Board of Water and Light announced a two-year plan to raise its electric and water rates starting Oct. 1, increasing bills for average residential customers by more than $10 per …
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8/13/24
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Recent East Lansing High School graduate Olivia Burns’ upbringing was ripe with stark parallels.
As an African American child who was adopted by white parents, she wasn’t immune to …
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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8/7/24
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7 — WLNS-TV is making news, not just breaking it.
The television station has stirred up controversy by its request to the city of Lansing to install a 6-foot-tall …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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8/7/24
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White House senior adviser Tom Perez smiled as he peered out at Cedar Street through a large window in what was once a classroom of the old Walter H. French Junior High School.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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8/7/24
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FRIDAY, Aug. 2 — The East Lansing City Council split the baby Wednesday over a proposal to add a description to a controversial housing proposal that will appear on the Nov. 5 General Election Ballot.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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8/2/24
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For about a year following the pandemic, Ashia Wilson and her son, Jordell, were living day-to-day on friends’ couches, in hotel rooms and occasionally in her car.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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7/31/24
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The Ingham Community Health Centers’ board is considering layoffs and site closures after officials reported a potential $4.5 million deficit. The board, scheduled to meet Aug. 8, …
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7/30/24
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Lansing’s Charter Commission will decide next week between two law firms for legal counsel, one of which is owned by the chair of the Board of Trustees at Michigan State University.
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TYLER SCHNEIDER AND BERL SCHWARTZ
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7/26/24
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Judith Daubenmier’s first dose of political activism came when she volunteered for John Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2004.
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By TYLER SCHNEIDER
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7/25/24
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The green light is on for Lansing’s Board of Water & Light to step on the gas, but a group of concerned citizens is waving a yellow flag.
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By LAWRENCE COSENTINO
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7/25/24
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The Lansing City Council voted unanimously to sell City Hall to Chicago developer J. Paul Beitler for $2.78 million, allowing him to redevelop the 10-story, 129,000-square-foot building into a …
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7/23/24
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MONDAY, July 22 — The phones were hot for local Democrats after President Joe Biden announced yesterday he was dropping out.
“Our sign-ups are blowing up,” Ingham County …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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7/22/24
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MONDAY, July 22 — Mayor Andy Schor believes a majority of the City Council plans to support an agreement selling City Hall to Chicago developer J. Paul Beitler when it goes to a vote Monday …
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TYLER SCHNEIDER
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7/19/24
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