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SPECIAL ELI REPORTING
Tensions Persist Over Library Director’s Calling Police on Wrongly-Identified Black Teen
This week’s East Lansing Library Board of Trustees meeting was dominated by discussion of the Jan. 11 incident.
EL Deputy Police Chief Resigns, Naming ‘Unethical Leadership’ in City Government (UPDATED)
Interim director of human resources also gives notice joining a wave of people leaving city jobs.
Why Did the Fights Really Abate at East Lansing’s High School?
ELPS administrators and Black parents and mentors paint differing pictures of the easing tensions.
The Latest on the City of East Lansing’s Finances
What’s going on with the city’s pension debt, property values, the cost of staffing and the income tax? And why might a single lawsuit throw everything out of whack this year?
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules in ELi’s Favor, Against Scott Chappelle
“This decision should put an end to [Chappelle’s] vindictive crusade,” ELi’s attorney Brian Wassom said about the decision, “and serve as a reassurance to journalists across the state that freedom of the press is still alive and well in Michigan.”
IN THE COMMUNITY
Citizen Petition Leads to Police Oversight Commission Hearing on Use of Force and Deescalation
People experiencing behavioral health or mental health crises make up a “significant portion” of police use of force incidents in East Lansing.
Local Clergy Reject Michigan GOP’s Holocaust Comparison on Gun Control
Reached for comment, Norm Shinkle, co-chair of the Ingham County Republican Party, told ELi what’s happening in Michigan is “unbelievable.”
ELi Won’t Be Publishing This Week
Thanks for all your support of this local news service team, East Lansing!
ELPL’s Maker Studio and STEAM Programming Let Community Tinker With, Try Out Technologies
Not everyone has a 3D printer, a laser cutter, vinyl cutter or even a sewing machine in their home. But the East Lansing Public Library (ELPL) has made all of these devices available to the community. As part of the library’s Maker Studio, community members are welcome to tinker with technologies and gadgets they might otherwise not have the…
Only a Few Tickets Remain for ELi’s Special Screening of “Storm Lake”
Only 12 of the 60 tickets remain, so act fast if you’d like to join us for a screening of “Storm Lake.” Before the film, you can grab dinner and a Storm Lake cocktail and check out an original indoor mural that will be on special display. Plus, meet members of the reporting team!