East Lansing
East Lansing makes strides in environmental sustainability
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East Lansing Environmental Stewardship Program, along with the city government, are working on making East Lansing a “greener” place to live.
Bath
No bond for suspects in 2018 slaying of Bath Township hunter
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Two Lansing-area men accused of the 2018 killing of a hunter in Bath Township were denied bond in a hearing Jan. 31.
Thomas Olson, of Grand Blanc Township, and Robert Rodway, of St. Johns, both 34, face murder and robbery charges in the death of Chong Moua Yang. Yang, 68, of Lansing, was found fatally shot in the Rose Lake Wildlife Area of Bath Township in November 2018, where he frequently hunted.
Business & Economy
Remote work popular 3 years after COVID-19 forced workers online
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In 2020, workplaces across the country went online after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employees were patched together by networks of phone calls, texts, virtual meetings and online messaging. More than two and a half years later, remote work remains a staple of the modern workplace. What began as a necessity has slowly become a popular choice — one that some still favor over in-person work.
According to the Pew Research Center, 61% of U.S. workers work from home because they prefer it, not because their workplace is closed. This data was taken from a sample of nearly 6,000 Americans, and this trend is reflected in Ingham County.
Business & Economy
Starbucks workers continue push to unionize
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Workers have successfully unionized at more than 260 locations in the United States, but union advocates say Starbucks is engaging in unfair and illegal union-busting tactics to stop the movement.
Business & Economy
Holiday shoppers face high inflation
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Americans are expected to spend a record amount in 2022 after the two holiday seasons spent under the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, according to a projection from the National Retail Federation. But those shoppers are facing higher prices due to inflation.
News
Founding chair of Ann Arbor commission keeps focus on police oversight
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Lisa Jackson wears many hats in her day-to-day life – she teaches psychology at Schoolcraft College, researches neuroscience and keeps tabs on her two adult children. She’s also the founding chairperson of Ann Arbor’s Independent Police Oversight Commission, a role she stepped down from in October after serving nearly three years.
Campus News
Police reform efforts boost community policing
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Efforts to reform local police departments — along with an influx of targeted local, state and federal funding over the past decade — are fueling an expansion of community policing units.
Campus News
MSU joins other U.S. universities in discussing Russia’s war on Ukraine
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Nearly a year after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Michigan State University and other American universities continue to raise awareness about the war. MSU’s Center for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies has hosted more than 17 teach-in lectures, fundraisers, town hall meetings and other events to explore what is happening in Ukraine and the surrounding region.
Campus News
‘I need to be loud’: Iranians in Michigan join international protests
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Hundreds of people in Michigan and thousands around the world have joined protests against Iran’s Islamic regime following the death of a woman detained by the nation’s morality police.
Campus News
‘It’s closer to home’: War in Ukraine comes to Michigan
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As Russian’s invasion of Ukraine enters its tenth month, the war is less visible on Americans’ radar. But for people with direct ties to Ukraine — and the groups working to help them — it is always close.