East Lansing’s Council Gives Mayor Extraordinary Emergency Powers
Council member Lisa Babcock strongly objected to handing over to the Mayor wide and unspecified powers during declared States of Emergency....
Recreational Marijuana Sales May Come Soon to East Lansing. But What About Social Equity?
ELi's Alice Dreger explains how Big Marijuana came to dominate East Lansing's business scene and why some think it's high time to pursue "Social Equity."...
MSUFCU Submits Plans for Downtown Office Tower – Including One Huge Brick Wall
ELi's Alice Dreger and Chris Root tell you what stands out in the submitted plans and what comes next in the review process....
Pointing at Harper’s, Health Dept. Now Stops All Restaurants from Hosting Over 75 People
The new order will reduce capacity in 19 East Lansing establishments. We tell you which and bring reactions from City Council members and one restaurant owner....
Businesses Opening and Closing Along East Lansing’s Main Corridor
What's closed, what's opening, what's happening along East Lansing's main strip? The latest from ELi....
Fallout from Harper’s Covid Cluster Continues
East Lansing made national headlines thanks to the outbreak at Harper's. Now businesses downtown are trying to manage the problem....
Harper’s COVID Cluster Rises to 85 People, None Hospitalized
Cases of the coronavirus tied to people who visited Harper's are now up to 76. None of those people have been hospitalized....
Citizens and Attorney Defend Officer Stephenson at Council; Prosecutor Not Yet Named
Officer Andrew Stephenson's defense attorney has strongly criticized Mayor Ruth Beier's remarks about his client. Citizens came forward this week to join him in...
East Lansing Police Department (ELPD) Annual Reports
This page archives the annual reports of the East Lansing Police Department....
ELi Is Taking a Break from Facebook
This decision has been a long time coming. It's made in the service of our core mission: bringing accurate and timely news of East Lansing....
