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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Ad spending hits $10.6M in Mich. governor’s race

Michigan News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:56:49 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Rick Snyder has spent $2.3 million to air ads in the Republican governor’s race while unions have spent $1.8 million on ads helping Democrat Virg Bernero.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Michigan AG investigating oil spill in river

Michigan News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:11:44 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The Michigan attorney general’s office has opened an investigation into a massive oil spill in the Kalamazoo River. Mike Cox made the announcement about the probe on Friday. He’s 1 of 5 Republicans running for governor.

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Lansing’s Sugar Shack lands spot on "Cupcake Wars"

Michigan News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:02:01 +0000

LANSING TOWNSHIP – It’s been less than a year since Darek Makhoul opened the Sugar Shack, and the Food Network has already come calling.

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South Lansing fire called suspicious

Michigan News — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:28:30 +0000

LANSING — UPDATED 8:27 AM — Fire officials this morning are calling a blaze that damaged a south Lansing bingo hall suspicious. At about 1:30 a.m. fire crews arrived at the Glass Palace, 1303 W. Holmes Road, to find heavy smoke at the rear of establishment, Lansing fire Capt. Maggie Murphy said. Firefighters entered through a back door and found heavy fire conditions. The blaze was quickly …

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Kiplinger rates Lansing among best cities for young people

Michigan News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:55:28 +0000

LANSING – The “Love Lansing” contingent is growing, with a well-known financial group touting the Michigan city as one of the best places for young people.

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Suspect in Lansing homicide case turns himself in

Michigan News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:43:30 +0000

LANSING — One of two remaining suspects sought by police in connection with the death of a 19-year-old Lansing woman turned himself in Wednesday evening, bringing to seven the number charged or in custody in the case.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Man awarded $2M for wrongful murder conviction

Michigan News — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:56:44 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A $2 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a Lansing man who was wrongfully convicted of murder. Tuesday’s settlement ends 2 1/2 years of litigation centered on whether Lansing Community College police Det. Rodney Bahl hid evidence of McCollum’s innocence.

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Lansing police arrest man who fled sheriff’s officers

Michigan News — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:17:42 +0000

LANSING — A 30-year-old parole absconder ran from police after a traffic stop early this morning and was later found and arrested at a south Lansing motel.

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Lansing police investigating armed robbery, assault

Michigan News — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:10:19 +0000

LANSING — Police are investigating what they consider a drug-related armed robbery and assault that occurred early this morning on Lansing’s north side.

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Lansing vigil planned for slain 7-year-old, sketch of suspect released

Michigan News — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:10:18 +0000

Lansing police today released a composite sketch of a person of interest in the shooting death of 7-year-old Amaia Edmond. The girl was shot Thursday night during a shootout inside her house.

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Lansing Lugnuts defeat Clinton to home crowd of 8,800

Michigan News — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:40:36 +0000

LANSING – Brad Glenn hit for the cycle this afternoon as the Lansing Lugnuts downed Clinton 9-5 at Cooley Law School Stadium before an announced crowd of 8,812.

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Lansing police seek theft suspect

Michigan News — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 04:08:03 +0000

LANSING | Lansing police are searching for a man believed tohave stolen about $3,000 worth of plants and lawn ornaments from anarea landscaping company.

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Lansing-area gas prices up 4 cents

Michigan News — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:49:19 +0000

Lansing-area gas prices rose 4 cents last week.

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Lansing police ID shooting victim, 7

Michigan News — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:32:35 +0000

Lansing police have identified a 7-year-old girl who was fatally shot in a Thursday night shootout as Amaia Alysse Edmond of Lansing.

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Lansing small ball leads to state title

Michigan News — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:55:05 +0000

LANSING | The style of baseball may be known as small ball, butwhen executed properly, it can net some pretty big results.

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Lansing Mayor raises only half as much as his top opponent

Michigan News — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:13:44 +0000

In the governors race, Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has raised about half as much as his top opponent.

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Lansing boosts fees for bad checks

Michigan News — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:55:05 +0000

LANSING | Those who try to pay for municipal services by writingbad checks will have to face a larger penalty — in addition tomaking good on the check.

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Lansing police investigate fatal shooting of 19-year-old

Michigan News — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 16:01:52 +0000

LANSING — A teen-ager is dead after she was shot numerous times late Friday night in the 600 block of Lenore Street, officials say. Police were called there at 10:50 p.m. for a report of shots fired.

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Lansing rolls in Babe Ruth state opener

Michigan News — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 05:05:20 +0000

LANSING | Lansing’s Jeremy Kravetz will be the first person totell you he is not normally the devastating gap hitter he wasduring Friday night’s Babe Ruth state tournament opener againstWestmont.

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2009 Lansing murder case preliminary hearing under way

Michigan News — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 22:55:06 +0000

LANSING — Gloves recovered near a bloody couch were included in the evidence that Lansing 54-A District Judge Frank DeLuca listed today when he sent 32-year-old Paul Strangs homicide case to trial.

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Lansing police investigating home invasion, sexual assault

Michigan News — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:12:29 +0000

LANSING — Lansing police are investigating a home invasion and sexual assault that occurred early this morning in south Lansing. Lt. Noel Garcia said a 19-year-old Lansing woman was returning home about 12:50 a.m. today in the 3600 block of Lochmoor Drive when she suspected she was being followed. When she arrived home, she walked to the front door, and her 45-year-old mother opened the door …

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Lansing Girl Shot

Michigan News — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:49:19 +0000

Lansing Police are on the hunt for three men who shot up a home on Custer Avenue this morning — critically injuring a 9-year-old girl.

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Lansing police investigating shooting that injured woman

Michigan News — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:10:18 +0000

LANSING — Police are investigating a shooting that injured an 18-year-old woman on Lansing’s south side this morning.

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Lansing City Council committee to discuss coal ash concerns

Michigan News — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 18:59:38 +0000

LANSING — Some Tecumseh River Road residents recently raised concerns regarding a coal-ash cleanup being conducted near their homes.

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Lansing 17-year-old arraigned in connection with brutal stabbing

Michigan News — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:39:35 +0000

LANSING — A Lansing 17-year-old was arraigned today in connection with a brutal Sunday morning stabbing on the citys south side. Lawrence Walter Teachout has been charged with assault with intent to commit murder, armed robbery and felony firearm charges. 54-A District Judge Charles Filice ordered him held without bond. The incident took place at around 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of …

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East Lansing council OKs two downtown redevelopment projects, listens to concerns on a third

Michigan News — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:06:34 +0000

EAST LANSING – The City Council approved two downtown redevelopment projects and late Tuesday still was debating a third that would bring more businesses to Lake Lansing Road.

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Lansing Reds to play Hays Eagles in first round of state tourney

Michigan News — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:05:42 +0000

Lansing kicks off state play on Friday.

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Lansing-based Neogen earnings surge in 4th quarter, full year

Michigan News — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:21:51 +0000

LANSING – Neogen Corp.’s profit surged during the fiscal fourth quarter and for the full year that ended in May.

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Lansing man set to be arraigned in stabbing

Michigan News — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:25:42 +0000

A 19-year-old Lansing man is expected to be arraigned today on charges in connection with the brutal stabbing this weekend of another man. The incident happened at about 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the 800 block of LeGrand Drive, Lansing police Lt. Noel Garcia said.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Wind power meetings set for Grand Rapids, Dearborn

Michigan News — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:26:54 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – An advisory board established to provide recommendations for offshore wind energy development in Michigan is hosting public meetings this week.

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East Lansing woman named to Kiwanis International post

Michigan News — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:14:46 +0000

EAST LANSING – It’s a big responsibility, but Sue Petrisin appears to be up to the task.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Whirlpool project set for state tax incentives

Michigan News — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:11:44 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The Michigan Economic Growth Authority is expected to approve state tax incentives for a major building and consolidation project by Whirlpool Corp. in southwest Michigan.

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Lansing veteran earns free flight to D.C.

Michigan News — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 04:45:03 +0000

LANSING | Sixty-seven years ago, Don “Bill” Zentz boarded theUSS LST-627 in Seneca, Ill., and sailed down the Mississippi Riverand to the Pacific to fight in World War II.

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Lansing sewer project approved

Michigan News — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:40:06 +0000

Shovels should be in the ground later this summer in the Lansing area, where, despite some citizen protest, a new sewer system is coming through. Austin City Council on Monday passed a series of resolutions that will make the controversial project a reality.

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Lansing Cut Stone celebrates 50 years in business

Michigan News — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:25:04 +0000

LANSING | For half a century Lansing Cut Stone has beentransforming Indiana limestone into works of art.

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East Lansing boy, 10, gets a taste of Hollywood

Michigan News — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:00:06 +0000

EAST LANSING – Gage Whitman has always been something of a ham.

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Lansing clerk drops dime on alleged secret meeting

Michigan News — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 03:50:01 +0000

LANSING | Village Clerk Patty Eidam has asked the Illinoisattorney general’s office to study whether village officialsviolated the state’s Open Meetings Act.

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Deluxe Inn demolition plan progressing in Lansing; art project ahead

Michigan News — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 23:40:19 +0000

LANSING – By the end of August the former Deluxe Inn at the southern edge of Lansing’s downtown will be rubble.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Term limits cause high turnover at state Capitol

Michigan News — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:26:44 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s term limits law is setting the stage for a lot of turnover in the state Legislature. More than half of the lawmakers now in the House or Senate will be gone from their current seats next year.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Governor’s race shaped by Michigan’s poor economy

Michigan News — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:13:04 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan’s most wide-open governor’s race in decades is just over two weeks away, and many voters in both parties remain undecided.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Bernero hopes conventional wisdom’s wrong again

Michigan News — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 12:12:04 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero has been immersed in politics for most of his life. His gift for gab and passion for helping people has taken him from high school class president to county commissioner, state lawmaker and now mayor.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Dairy herd sale by Michigan State to save moo-lah

Michigan News — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 21:26:50 +0000

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Call it bovine belt-tightening: Michigan State University seeks to save money by selling 70 dairy cows in the Upper Peninsula.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | GOP candidate Snyder releases 2007-08 tax returns

Michigan News — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:27:10 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Snyder’s 2007 and 2008 tax returns show he took in more than $1 million both years while giving hundreds of thousands of dollars to charity.

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Lansing mayor woos local voters in gubernatorial bid

Michigan News — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:08:43 +0000

ROYAL OAK Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero, a Democratic gubernatorial candidate, stopped here Wednesday and was joined by eight of the 35 other mayors statewide who have endorsed him in next month’s primary election.

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East Lansing Kiwanis Barbeque a 53-year tradition

Michigan News — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:16:46 +0000

EAST LANSING – What says summertime, at least at mealtime, more than the aroma of something on the grill?

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East Lansing program helps young readers practice with patient listeners

Michigan News — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:16:26 +0000

EAST LANSING – “I don’t know how to read yet, but I’m going to tell him what I know,” said 5-year-old Elizabeth Batchelor as she settled down on a cushion to read to Barkley.

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Lansing’s Emergent lands $107 million anthrax vaccine contract

Michigan News — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 16:17:23 +0000

LANSING – Emergent BioSolutions Inc. has landed a federal contract worth up to $107 million to ramp up production of its BioThrax anthrax vaccine.

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Lansing school board approves alternative ed online option

Michigan News — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:31:58 +0000

The Lansing school board Monday narrowly approved a new, online alternative education program for failing high school students.

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Lansing schools moving on alternative ed plan

Michigan News — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 08:33:22 +0000

The Lansing School District already is working at warp speed to get the district’s new alternative education program ready before school starts Sept. 7.

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Lansing school board’s approves allternative ed online option

Michigan News — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:48:22 +0000

The Lansing school board Monday narrowly approved a new, online alternative education program for failing high school students.

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East Lansing native returns to take up autism battle

Michigan News — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:38:34 +0000

EAST LANSING – Nichole Martin figured she could work with autism patients anywhere.

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Lansing-based troops leave for training

Michigan News — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:16:28 +0000

A small team from the Michigan Army National Guard on Monday left for training in Mississippi before being sent to Afghanistan. Soldiers from the Lansing-based 1999th Contingency Contracting Team expect to spend a year in Afghanistan, where theyll handle contracting in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The team consists of four soldiers familiar with fiscal and contract law; federal …

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | GOP debate to feature 4 of 5 Mich. gov. candidates

Michigan News — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:11:50 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – 4 of the five Republicans running for governor are set to debate just three weeks before the Aug. 3 primary election. The debate is Tuesday evening at Meadow Brook Theatre on the Oakland University campus in Rochester.

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Lansing School district mill levy to decrease

Michigan News — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:32:18 +0000

At a meeting on Monday, the Lansing Board of Education set a date for the public hearing on its 2010-2011 budget.

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WLNS TV 6 Lansing Jackson Michigan News and Weather – WLNS.COM | Mich. AG’s brief to support Ariz. immigration law

Michigan News — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:11:44 +0000

LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox says he plans to file a legal brief supporting Arizona’s immigration law, and he’s asking other state attorneys general to join him.

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Lansing-area, statewide gas prices fall

Michigan News — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:52:54 +0000

Gas prices slipped 3 cents per gallon in the past week in the Lansing area and statewide.

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Lansing National Guard Soldiers to Deploy

Michigan News — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 08:33:26 +0000

Lansing-based National Guard soldiers leave for training in Mississippi before being sent to Afghanistan.

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Lansing hosts Taste of Downtown

Michigan News — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:14:57 +0000

Residents of the Lansing area sorted through more than 100 varieties of wine and food samples from 15 different local vendors Saturday at Lansings Taste of Downtown. The inaugural event kicked off at 3 p.m. on South Washington Square in Lansing, and was hosted by the Lansing Principal Shopping District, or LPSD, with wine and food served buffet style accompanied by music from live local bands …

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Lansing Gallery Offers New Opportunities

Michigan News — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 23:04:17 +0000

A Lansing non-profit is opening a new gallery to encourage creativity in the area.

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Lansing may offer $9.8M in tax incentives in bid to become site for new GM car

Michigan News — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 21:23:04 +0000

The city of Lansing could end up offering General Motors Co. $9.8 million in tax incentives if the automaker picks a Lansing plant for a new vehicle.

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Schneider: Lansing woman makes unusual find concerning uncle’s 1944 battlefield death

Michigan News — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:01:06 +0000

LANSING – Depending on your point of view, this is the week for either dispatches from beyond, or astonishing coincidences.

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GM’s Lansing Grand River plant in running for new car, jobs

Michigan News — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:15:05 +0000

Lansing moves toward incentives that could bring up to 600 positions

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Lansing Council discusses budget

Michigan News — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:17:28 +0000

The Lansing City Council, joined by a many of the citys employees, heard the preliminary outlook on the 2011 budget during a work session Thursday.

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Lansing man killed in crash

Michigan News — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:47:17 +0000

A Lansing area man was killed Wednesday night in a head-on collision on Eisenhower Road. Two others were taken to the hospital with critical injuries, according to a police spokesman.

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Lansing man gets up to 40 years in fatal ’09 shooting

Michigan News — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:42:05 +0000

A 23-year-old Lansing man convicted in the fatal shooting last year of an 18-year-old was sentenced Tuesday in Ingham County Circuit Court to 27 to 40 years in prison, officials said.

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East Lansing-based APCapital to be sold to California company

Michigan News — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:36:15 +0000

EAST LANSING – American Physicians Capital Inc. is set to be sold to a Napa, Calif.-based medical liability insurance company.

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East Lansing Farmer’s Market opens July 11

Michigan News — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:14:45 +0000

EAST LANSING – The East Lansing Farmer’s Market will open for its second season on Sunday, July 11 at Valley Court Park.

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Lansing man sentenced in accidental fatal shooting

Michigan News — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 05:10:25 +0000

LANSING – One of two men who pleaded guilty in the accidental fatal shooting of his friend was sentenced today in Ingham County Circuit Court to five to 22-1/2 years in prison.

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Lansing-made ’11 CTS Coupe rolls out

Michigan News — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:51:41 +0000

General Motors Co.’s newest Lansing-made vehicle is on its way to dealers.

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Lansing sewer project could be altered, but city is on the clock

Michigan News — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:55:06 +0000

Another night, another delay for the proposed Lansing-area sewer project. However, thats not to say that progress wasnt made. And thats also not to say that a resolution a yay or nay on the project going forward is far away.

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Lansing man, 20, arrested after police chase in East Lansing

Michigan News — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 22:59:24 +0000

EAST LANSING A 20-year-old Lansing man is facing several charges after an early-morning chase today that involved five area police departments.

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Lansing traffic light scheduled for repair

Michigan News — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:47:42 +0000

A repair crew is scheduled to be in Lansing Wednesday morning to repair the traffic signal at the Kansas Highway 7 and 4-H Road intersection. The company had to wait for a new part to be delivered. Lansing staff plans to have the old failed part repaired to have it in reserve in the future. Until the signal is repaired, motorists are asked to follow all applicable rules of the road and proceed …

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Lansing, fort fireworks fight storms

Michigan News — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:47:17 +0000

Leavenworth Countys Fourth of July celebrations in Lansing and on Fort Leavenworth both required a lot of planning.

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Traffic: Lansing street changes for Common Ground

Michigan News — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 21:25:27 +0000

LANSING – Streets are closed or narrowed starting today in preparation for the annual Common Ground music festival, which starts next week.

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Lansing officials investigating fires, explosion

Michigan News — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:40:52 +0000

LANSING – The city’s fire marshal is investigating three fires that occurred Sunday night and into Monday morning, one of which involved an explosion that damaged a Lansing home’s front porch and sent a person to the hospital with injuries.

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