East Lansing Election Results: Voters Back Charter Amendments, Tax Proposals, Progressive Candidates
East Lansing voters saw their preferred candidates win major elections.
ELi’s Voter Guide for the Aug. 4 Election
Find out what’s on the ballot, the different ways to vote and more!
Called Out of Retirement, Annette Irwin Aims to Bring Stability as East Lansing’s Interim City Manager
Irwin spoke with ELi days before she takes over as East Lansing’s top employee.
Advocates Troubled by East Lansing’s Response to Sexual Harassment Complaint
City Manager Robert Belleman was placed on leave last week after a city employee made a sexual harassment accusation public.
They Never Grew Old: East Lansing’s WWII Dead
Thirty-seven service members from East Lansing were killed during World War II. These are their stories.
SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
Police to Deploy Helicopter, Drones in East Lansing as MSU Students Return for New School Year
ELPD announced plans as students have returned for a new school year.
Developer Asks Ingham County Court to Overturn Apartment Denial
Developers say they were denied due process when the city required they receive site plan approval from the City Council.
MSU Astronomer: Find a Dark Spot and Watch the Moon Turn Red Thursday Night
Bob Victor of MSU’s Abrams Planetarium tells us what to expect during a near-total lunar eclipse Thursday night.
A Community Watch Group is Monitoring ELPD as MSU Students Return to East Lansing
The group began sending members downtown last fall amid a series of policing controversies.
After Major Storms, East Lansing’s Tree Pruning Program Shows Its Value
A preventative care program that started in 2024 aims to make city trees more resilient against severe weather.
IN THE COMMUNITY
East Lansing Insider Podcast: Understanding the Cyclospora Outbreak
This week on the East Lansing Insider podcast, East Lansing Info Deputy Editor Anna Liz Nichols talks to Joan Rose, a public health water microbiologist and the director of Michigan State University’s Water Alliance, about the Cyclospora outbreak and how the parasite can enter water and food systems. The podcast can be listened to here…
Red Cedar Neighborhood Yard Sale This Weekend
The yard sale is being hosted by neighborhood residents and houses of worship.
Promoting Sustainability at the Library and Beyond
The ELPL is one of just three Michigan libraries pursuing the certification.
Listen: East Lansing Announces Finalists For First-Ever Songwriting Contest, Event Details
The city released recordings of finalists in a songwriting contest where participants created songs about East Lansing.
Restaurant Roundup: Latest on Pizza Shops, Sheetz, More Planned For East Lansing
Get the latest on a planned Coratti’s Pizzeria Bar and Bocce, Pizzawala’s and more!