Sarah Lehr
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Lansing’s Black Lives Matter chapter is demanding that the city of East Lansing name and fire two officers involved in a shooting that injured a Black man on April 25.
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Hundreds of people owe fees to Lansing’s district court for driving with a suspended license. Now, the city could use federal relief money to forgive some of that debt.
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Community members demanded answers Thursday night as an oversight commission pressured East Lansing's police chief to promptly release video of a Monday night shooting by police that left a Black man hospitalized.Michigan State Police are investigating the incident, but East Lansing Police Chief Kim Johnson said he planned to publicly release video from the interaction "soon" before MSP's inquiry concluded.
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East Lasing’s Police Oversight commission is hosting a meeting tonight after an officer-involved shooting left a man hospitalized earlier this week.
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At the height of the pandemic, 39 states allowed cocktails-to-go — at least in the short term. Iowa was first to make the change permanent in 2020. Now, at least 17 other states have followed suit.
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A teenager is settling a lawsuit after alleging that Lansing Police violated her rights during a forcible arrest.
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The pandemic spurred many states to temporarily relax rules for selling alcohol to give restaurants and bars short-term financial relief. In some places, those changes are becoming permanent.
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Michiganders appear to be recycling more than they used to, although the state’s recycling rate still trails the rest of the country.
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Renovations at a Mason brewery may have unearthed a small treasure from the past.Workers are digging up BAD Brewing Company's back patio while the business works to add a commercial kitchen.In the process, they've found plenty of scraps, including broken dishes and bits of pottery.But the brewery's owner Brian Rasdale says they also hit something more surprising — an intact, earth-colored jar buried 6 feet underground.
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Federal lawmakers from Michigan are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to speed up its review of permits requested by General Motors.