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.
an unidentified fan gives high five to a crowd member Monday night at Cedar Village
There were fears that a Michigan State loss could spark uncontrollable behavior by Spartan fans. Police officers had predicted that the colder weather would keep some potential troublemakers inside.
Estimates placed the Cedar Village crowd at about 2,500 people. Participants danced, chanted, and body surfed through the post-game revelry which took over the intersection of Cedar Street and Waters Edge Drive. 
An East Lansing Police public information officer, Lt. Kevin Daley, told Michigan Messenger early Tuesday morning that 21 people were arrested following Monday’s game. Four of those arrests were for arson in the downtown area, and the remainder were for alcohol related disorderly conduct. Daley reported that couches and chairs were set on fire in different parts of East Lansing.
Daley said an average weeknight might bring no more than 10 arrests.
On Saturday night and early Sunday morning, an estimated crowd 2,000 revelers, gathered at Cedar Village to celebrate Michigan State’s win over Connecticut. Police reported 60 arrests during the weekend disturbance, and have yet to determine how many citations were issued. That crowd was dispersed without incident about four and half hours after it formed.
Daley also said three people sought medical attention. One for a blood alcohol level of .34, which Daley said the police did not think was safe, another for a dislocated shoulder and third woman sough treatment for a cut on the back of her head caused by a thrown object.
Monday night’s crowd was also dispersed without incident, however, more people stayed on the streets after police split the crowd and forced it up onto sidewalks in the apartment complex. As a result, police had to form lines and march through the complex to push the remainder of the crowd out.
Following are images taken in East Lansing Monday night and Tuesday morning.
Cops catch the last minutes of the MSU-UNC game through the window of a downtown bar in East Lansing
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