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Jury: Man murdered ex-cop and wife

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:09:58 GMT

A man who authorities say created a fake job to gain work release from jail and then killed a former Michigan state trooper and his wife has been convicted of murder and gun charges.

Teen hit, killed by train near Lansing

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 02:56:44 GMT

A mid-Michigan teenager has been struck and killed by a train while walking home from school in Eaton County.

Trial set in slaying of ex-cop and wife

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:07:31 GMT

A trial could take weeks for an ex-con who was on work release from the Eaton County Jail when he allegedly killed a former state trooper and the trooper's wife.

No more spilled oil in Grand River

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:55:57 GMT

Lansing's municipal power company says it's wrapping up the cleanup this week from the spilling of about 300 gallons of hydraulic fluid into the Grand River.

MSU student charged in postgame fires

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:02:19 GMT

Police say a 22-year-old Michigan State University student has been charged for his role in furniture fires in East Lansing following Michigan State's loss to Duke in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

Most of Grand River oil cleaned up

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:54:18 GMT

A utility says it has cleaned up most of the about 300 to 500 gallons of hydraulic fluid that spilled from a Lansing power plant and left a sheen on the Grand River.

4 ID'd after furniture fires near MSU

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:50:38 GMT

Police say they've identified four people believed to have been involved in 12 furniture and other fires in East Lansing following Michigan State's loss to Duke in the NCAA tournament.

Oil sheen on Grand River in Lansing

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:41:49 GMT

Officials say an oil spill that left a sheen on the Grand River in Lansing is blamed on an equipment malfunction at a power plant.

GR man charged in Lansing Mall shooting

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:00:25 GMT

A Grand Rapids man has been arrested for a shooting at an Eaton County mall.