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🌱 After nearby shootings, petition pushes MSU to expand safety alerts

East Lansing, Michigan Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi East Lansing! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • After nearby shootings, petition pushes MSU to expand safety alerts
  • Albert and Milford intersection closes Nov. 16 for sewer work
  • A six-figure tree dispute heads back to East Lansing council

Also on today's calendar: Saving Our Planet: How Can You Be Part of the Solution? and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of afternoon showers, with a high of 55 and low of 38 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 42, low: 31.
  • Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 41 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. MSU urged to issue alerts for violence near campus after shootings (lansingstatejournal.com) — Two East Lansing shootings that wounded five people near MSU on Nov. 1 have prompted a petition to expand campus safety alerts beyond university boundaries. MSU issued no campus-wide alerts because officials identified no campus threat. The petition had more than 500 signatures, and university leaders say they are reviewing information-sharing practices.
   

2. East Lansing announces temporary intersection closure for sewer project (newsbreak.com) — Drivers will need to detour around Albert Avenue and Milford Street starting Monday, Nov. 16, when the intersection closes for approximately 10 days. Crews will install sewer pipes across the roadway as part of East Lansing's project to separate stormwater and wastewater systems. The city says detours will be posted.
   

3. East Lansing is Weighing a Six-Figure Fine Over Trees Cut Down Near Coleman Road (eastlansinginfo.news) — East Lansing is considering a fine that could exceed $150,000 over allegedly unauthorized tree removal at 2982 E. Coleman Road. Co-owner Brandon Green says the penalty would derail his rental housing plans and disputes parts of the city's findings. He says the council is expected to revisit the case Nov. 17.
   

4. MSU Vinyl Nights (lansingcitypulse.com) — Lansing rapper, singer and songwriter Anthony Jones-Player will perform a free, intimate concert at MSU's Main Library on Friday, Nov. 13. Hosted by MSU Vinyl Nights, the show pairs him with student musicians and background vocalists. It starts at 7 p.m. on the library's fourth floor at 366 W. Circle Drive.
   

5. Service men and women honored at East Lansing Veterans Day ceremony (lansingstatejournal.com) — East Lansing honored military service members with wreaths and Taps outside the Hannah Community Center. Fire Department Honor Guard members placed wreaths at the Medal of Honor Memorial and Veterans Monument, while VFW Post 671 Honor Guard member George Allen played Taps.
   

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Ok East Lansing! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in East Lansing

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.