Ask ELi: What’s Behind the Land Acknowledgment of the Indigenous History of East Lansing?
East Lansing, including Michigan State University, occupies the Lands of the Anishinaabeg, and Indigenous faculty at MSU are drawing attention to that with a Land...
Covid Is Surging, Flu Is Spreading, and Alarmed Sparrow Hospital Nurses Are Voting on a Possible Strike (UPDATED)
The local healthcare infrastructure is showing signs of extraordinary stress, as Covid numbers here are surging upward, the flu is spreading, and Sparrow Hospital...
Why I Report for ELi
Managing Editor Emily Joan Elliott reflects on how ELi has grown as a community institution, including a four-fold growth of "Ask ELi to Investigate" in just one...
Ask ELi: Car Break-Ins, Fabric Recycling, and Streetlights
Will fabric recycling return to East Lansing? Why is it so dark at Valley Court Park? How can you mitigate the risk of car break-ins? Find out the answers in this...
Can You Fill These Buckets for ELi?
ELi is your local 501(c)3 nonprofit “news brigade." Like an old-fashioned bucket brigade, we put out fires by making sure our community remains informed and connected....
How Do You Want EL City Government to Spend Covid Relief Money?
The City of East Lansing has already received half of its $12.2 million in Covid relief funds through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, but how will it spend...
Beloved Local Radio Station Impact 89 FM Wins National Award
Impact 89FM | WDBM-FM has won the 2021 College Media Association Four-Year College Radio Station of the Year Pinnacle Award. Impact produces ELi's podcast among...
ELi Launches Campaign with Largest Match Fund in Its History
We have $50,000 in matching funds available right now so you can double your donation today. Read on to have your questions about our fundraiser answered....
ELHS Temporarily Sheltered In Place Today
ELHS temporarily sheltered in place this morning due to a medical emergency. The shelter in place order has ended....
ELPS Board, Administrators Explain and Support Decision on Halloween, Valentine’s Day
After parent pushback and national media attention, Monday night's School Board meeting focused on the decision to end in-school Halloween and Valentine's Day celebrations....