I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
Sen. Rick Jones (R-Grand Ledge) announced Thursday that the Michigan Senate Judiciary would review statute of limitations provisions in Michigan law with an eye towards increasing them.
The city of East Lansing will not seek trespassing or littering charges against an unidentified man who left a burnt Quran at the Islamic Center in the city, reports the Lansing State Journal. Assistant City Attorney Tom Yeadon tells the newspaper that there is no evidence the man, who turned himself in after authorities posted [...]
Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III has announced that the unnamed individual responsible for burning a Quran at an East Lansing Islamic center will not face state charges, reports the Lansing State Journal. Dunnings tells the paper that after a review of the matter he determined there was no basis for his office to file [...]
East Lansing Police say they have identified the man responsible for the desecration of a Quran at an East Lansing mosque. When ELPD offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of a suspect, the man turned himself into authorities, reports the Lansing State Journal. The man lives in the Lansing [...]
A September ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals regarding the use of preliminary breath tests on minors suspected of being in possession of alcohol has caused one city to change its ordinance on the matter. But several other cities say the ruling will have no impact on law enforcement.
EAST LANSING — A 70-year-old building caught in the center of a state budget controversy has never been inspected to make sure it complies to state building codes, officials at Michigan State University, the city of East Lansing and the state of Michigan say.
If the structure is in such horrible shape, who is responsible for inspecting it for code compliance? As Michigan Messenger has discovered, there are conflicting answers as to who is supposed to ensure the building is safe.
LANSING — State Rep. Rick Jones came out swinging Monday in an attempt to end a controversial lease agreement for a new Michigan State Police headquarters in the state capital, calling the project “a scheme,” and said if the state moves ahead with the lease agreement, the new building downtown will be “a monument to stupidity.”
EAST LANSING — City police and officers from several local law enforcement agencies broke up a massive crowd in an apartment complex early Tuesday morning hours following Michigan State’s loss to North Carolina in the NCAA men’s basketball championship game in Detroit but fears of a mass riot did not materialize.
Updated, 3:26 a.m. EAST LANSING — The Michigan State Spartans lost to the North Carolina Tar Heels 72-89 on Monday night during the NCAA men’s basketball finals in Detroit. Police in East Lansing expect large crowds of Spartan fans to venture out following the game and are preparing for possible disturbances downtown and elsewhere near [...]
EAST LANSING — City police said they made 60 arrests on Saturday night and early Sunday morning following Michigan State’s win over Connecticut in the NCAA Final Four semifinals — nearly six times an average Saturday night in the college town that has been known for rioting over the years. Most of the arrests were [...]
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