Rick Rapaport Helped Build Pride at MSU—Then AIDS Took His Life
Forty years after he became one of the area’s first AIDS deaths, Rick Rapaport’s impact on the community remains.
SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
East Lansing Insider News Roundup: City Manager Put on Leave, ELPD Releases Shooting Footage
East Lansing Info editors discuss the biggest recent news stories in East Lansing.
Green Elementary Families Notified After Juvenile CSC Incident Reports
Principal Amy Webster sent an email to Robert L. Green Elementary School staff and families after community members saw two incidents of criminal sexual conduct reported near the school.
East Lansing City Manager Placed on Leave
City Manager Robert Belleman will be placed on paid administrative leave beginning Wednesday at noon.
Investigation report: No legal wrongdoing by East Lansing City Manager, but interviews raise concerns
An investigation into East Lansing City Manager Robert Belleman did not find evidence to support a city employee’s claims of sexual harassment and bullying, though multiple individuals interviewed said Belleman communicates with female employees in a more demeaning and dismissive manner. These findings come from a report released by the city Friday from an independent…
East Lansing to Release Investigation into City Manager
The report details an investigation into a complaint about sexual harassment and bullying.
IN THE COMMUNITY
East Lansing High School Student Was Killed in Monday Morning Shooting
The district notified the guardians of ELHS students in an email.
East Lansing Public Library Says Teen Behavior Issues Have Dropped Dramatically
The decrease in behavioral problems coincides with new strategies library staff implemented to address issues.
East Lansing Insider Podcast: Men’s Mental Health and the Loneliness Epidemic
A local researcher speaks about how men’s mental health challenges have long gone unaddressed and what communities can do to take on problems.
East Lansing Parks Budget Cut Questioned Following Year-End Surplus
The city will finish the fiscal year with a $500,000 surplus in its general fund.
From Wells Hall to Pinecrest: Preacher’s Disciple Brings Anti-LGBT Message Home
The sign was put up by Brent VanNamen, who previously lived with the well-known “Wells Hall Preacher.”