There was mixed reaction to an announcement that the East Lansing Public Schools will be adopting a new science curriculum, and changing the current class offerings to eliminate several pre-AP classes.

In the aftermath of settlement of a False Claims Act suit, the City of East Lansing is refusing to release official government communications requested under the Freedom of Information Act. We spoke to the Reporters’ Committee for Freedom of the Press about this.

What did citizens tell Council at the last public-input session on the City's financial problems? ELi's Chris Root reports, and explains how you can still weigh in.

This year's East Lansing Art Festival will look different because of construction downtown, and may have a new addition to the food court. Eli's Jessy Gregg reports on what participants and visitors will want to know.

"Chances are, you’ll find the reporter who wrote a preview piece on the Great Lakes Folk Festival at that very same festival – roaming the streets the next day. There’s no separation between the press and the community. It wouldn’t be out of the ordinary for the reporter who broke the news on the results of a Board of Education vote, to be in the drop-off line of a local elementary school the next day."

No one was injured during an armed robbery attempt at a Subway located near Cedar Village. ELi's Jessy Gregg has the story.