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The Detroit News

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Howell wins final KLAA football title behind Jack Gondick’s 234 yards

HOWELL — Howell’s lone loss during the 2025 regular season came against Northville. Had that 17-7 letdown not happened, Howell might not have been celebrating a 9-0 regular season and its third straight league title in the final Kensington Lakes Activities Association championship game Friday, Oct. 23. And there’s an even greater chance junior fullback Jack Gondick wouldn’t have been mobbed by teammates after rushing for 234 yards and earning game MVP honors in a 35-22 payback victory over Northville. Because, really, Gondick’s story starts after that Week 3 loss last season. He watched from the sidelines, practically fuming that he couldn’t get on the field enough to help his teammates pull off a comeback against Northville. He just knew he could make a difference if he played more. So the following Monday, he approached Howell coach Brian Lewis at practice and pleaded his case for more playing time. More: Subscribe to our high school football newsletter “He said he was willing to do whatever it takes to win the job,” Lewis said. Lewis didn’t hesitate to give Gondick a chance to prove himself. He threw him into Howell’s signature drill, “win the line.” Essentially, it’s a one-on-one battle in

Howell, MI · 15d

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1929 – Bath, Michigan: The First Major School Bombing in America

May 18th, 1927, marks the horrifying date when the first American school bombing occurred at Bath Consolidated School in Bath Township, Michigan, by the first suicide car bomber, Andrew Kehoe. Before the school was established, Bath Township was an agricultural community, a rural wash sprinkled with farms. The community was...

Bath Twp, MI · 16d
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Friday Night Frenzy Week 9 Highlights and Scores

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - It’s the final week of the high school football regular season, and News 10 Sports had cameras at nine Mid-Michigan matchups with playoff spots and bragging rights on the line. Our Game of the Week is the unofficial Mid-Michigan 8-player championship, with defending 8-player...

Lansing, MI · 15d
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The Detroit News

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MSU's Guskiewicz on Trustee Vassar lawsuit: It won't be a 'distraction'

Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz declined to discuss the specifics of a federal lawsuit brought against him and other university officials by Board of Trustees member Rema Vasser earlier this week. Guskiewicz said the lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Oct. 20, was "unfortunate." Vasser has long had a strained relationship with several members of the Board of Trustees and Guskiewicz, and in the 40-page lawsuit, she alleged there was a "campaign of intentional discrimination and retaliation against her." Vassar was the first Black woman to be chair of the Board of Trustees when she was elected in January 2023. She stepped down as chair but kept her board seat in March 2024. "I have to be honest with you, I haven't even read the suit," Guskiewicz told The Detroit News on Thursday, Oct. 22. "You know, in these roles that we're in, these things happen. I think, yes, it's unfortunate, but what I will say is that those sorts of things will never become a distraction for me. "I've got 51,000 students that I need to be focused on, and these are incredible students, one of the largest incoming classes in the history of the

East Lansing, MI · 16d

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Consumer sentiment nears historic low, University of Michigan study finds

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - A new report from the University of Michigan shows Americans are feeling worse about the economy as costs continue to climb. People in Lansing said costs are up from fuel to food. Some people said high costs are affecting their personal lives and that they...

Lansing, MI · 15d

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Hanover-Horton earns second consecutive Cascades football crown

Hanover-Horton High School varsity football Coach David Messer has preached mental toughness since taking over the program five years ago. That daily sermon came to fruition Saturday as the Comets overcame a 24-point deficit to win the Cascades Conference championship game 36-30 at Manchester Saturday. With the win Hanover-Horton improves...

Horton, MI · 15d

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State elementary school rankings include two mid-Michigan schools

OKEMOS, MI — The latest rankings from U.S. News and World Report out this week show that Michigan’s public elementary schools are on their way up in national rankings. However, only two mid-Michigan schools made the top 50 list here in the state. According to a news release,...

Michigan · 16d

WLNS

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Rema Vassar sues Michigan State University president, officials over alleged discrimination

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan State University trustee Rema Vassar sued the university’s president, its top lawyer, the board’s secretary and four current and former trustees, alleging they discriminated against her because she is a Black woman and retaliated against her for speaking out. The lawsuit is the latest development in a three-year fight that […]

East Lansing, MI · 17d

The Battle Creek Enquirer

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Enquirer predicts which teams make high school football playoffs, who they will play

BATTLE CREEK - Is your team in the playoffs? That's the question every high school football team in Michigan faces heading into the final game of the regular season. A few years ago, getting six wins in the regular season was an automatic qualifier, with a simplified points system figuring out the rest of the field. MORE: MHSAA football playoff standings, storylines and more ahead of Week 9 Starting a few seasons ago, the entire playoff invitation list was determined by a points system based mainly on strength of schedule. And that is true again this year as the tournament pairings will be announced Sunday evening by the Michigan High School Athletic Association. Six wins doesn't necessarily get you in. Not getting six wins doesn't necessarily leave you out. And this year, things get a little more complicated. Instead of seeding strictly by local districts first, the MHSAA will organize each division into eight-team regions and seed those by playoff point averages. So the Enquirer will bring back its playoff crystal ball and predict the area teams that will be in the playoffs and, in some cases, who they might play. Safely in, but who will they play? There are

Battle Creek, MI · 17d

WLNS

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Lansing high school principal wins statewide principal of the year

Everett High School principal Amy Boyles has been named the state's High School Principal of the Year, the school announced Wednesday.

Lansing, MI · 17d

Lansing State Journal

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Greater Lansing high school football predictions for Week 9

The high school football regular season has hit its final week. Grand Ledge, Pewamo-Westphalia, Ithaca, Portland and Portland St. Patrick each enter Week 9 with a shot to finish the regular season unbeaten, while several other Greater Lansing programs will attempt to finish the regular season with victories. LSJ reporters Brian Calloway and Nathaniel Bott and WVFN 730 AM's Brock Palmbos predict the winners for some of this week's games featuring area teams. Okemos (5-3) at DeWitt (6-2) Bott: DeWitt Calloway: DeWitt Palmbos: DeWitt Everett (0-8) at Holt (1-7) Bott: Holt Calloway: Holt Palmbos: Holt Waverly (3-5) at East Lansing (3-5) Bott: East Lansing Calloway: East Lansing Palmbos: East Lansing Eastern (1-7) at Sexton (5-3) Bott: Sexton Calloway: Sexton Palmbos: Sexton Temperance Bedford (7-1) at Grand Ledge (8-0) Bott: Grand Ledge Calloway: Grand Ledge Palmbos: Grand Ledge Harper Woods (7-1) at Mason (7-1) Bott: Harper Woods Calloway: Harper Woods Palmbos: Mason Ithaca (8-0) at Beal City (8-0) Bott: Ithaca Calloway: Beal City Palmbos: Ithaca Hudsonville Unity Christian (5-3) at Portland (8-0) Bott: Hudsonville Unity Christian Calloway: Portland Palmbos: Portland Pewamo-Westphalia (7-0) at Lansing Catholic (2-6) Bott: Pewamo-Westphalia Calloway: Pewamo-Westphalia Palmbos: Pewamo-Westphalia Portland St. Patrick (8-0) at Dansville (7-1) Bott: Portland

Lansing, MI · 16d

The State News, Michigan State University

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MSU professor debuts documentary questioning ethics of surveillance

A documentary created by 33-time regional Emmy Award winner and MSU professor Troy Hale tackles the growing pervasiveness of the surveillance state by drawingseveral comparisons between present reality and the dystopian novel "1984" by George Orwell. "1984 wasn't meant to be a how-to book, it was supposed to be a warning," Hale said in a post-viewing Q&A. The documentary, "Humanity (1984/2026),"premiered on Thursday as a program for the ongoing "Reality Check" MSU Museum exhibition, which runs until Dec. 12.The documentary goes beyond asking what is technologically possible to analyze and the morality of technology's usage. "It really showcases, what I personally believe, is the embodiment of reality check," said Brittany Carter, the MSU Museum education program coordinator, adding that the documentary questions whether the cons are "really worth"the pros for artificial intelligence surveillance. Surveillance is not always associated with AI either, Carter said, but cited Flock cameras, which uses AIto capture, record and analyze data to identify potential criminal violations. "I don't think a lot of people might know that Flock cameras use AI or those kinds of traffic cameras use AI, and then require all of these data centers,"Carter said. Like Orwell's cautionary tale, the film argues the belief

East Lansing, MI · 15d

The Detroit News

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High school football: Breaking down the top games in Week 9

This is it for the Kensington Lakes Activities Association. The league was formed 18 years ago. Now, thanks to conference realignment, it’s calling it quits, with 12 teams headed to the Southeastern Conference next school year and Northville and Novi moving to the Oakland Activities Association. That makes Friday’s KLAA championship game between Gold Division winner Howell (8-0, 6-0) and Black winner Northville (7-1, 5-1) the final football game in league history. And, boy, are there plenty of storylines to help the KLAA go out with a bang. Howell is looking to three-peat as league champion, an impressive feat considering it had to knock off Belleville to claim its first two titles, including upsetting Michigan quarterback Bryce Underwood to win in 2024. More: Subscribe to our high school football newsletter “For Howell to win KLAA championships, that’s something special with how good Belleville has been over the years,” Howell coach Brian Lewis said Oct. 19. “To be in that category speaks volumes of this program. Winning championship game trophies and keeping the hardware at home, even in our rivalry games, that just shows the commitment of the players in our program.” But Howell must figure out how to beat Northville.

Howell, MI · 17d

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State’s best the only team better than Lakewood in the league this fall

The Vikings got some revenge on the Raiders. The Lakewood varsity boys’ cross country team closed out the 2026 Capital Area Activities Conference White Division season with a runnerup finish behind the Lansing Catholic boys, who are ranked number one in the state in Division 3. Lakewood was second...

Lake Odessa, MI · 15d

WLNS

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Jackson College food hub sees growth despite economic challenges

Food insecurity continues to be a challenge for college students, and Jackson College has been working to address student needs through its new on-campus food pantry.

Jackson, MI · 16d

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Every Student. Every Step. Every Day.

Schools are supposed to be a place for students to learn, develop relationships, and prepare for their futures, all while being in a secure environment. However, growing concerns about school violence and emergency preparedness have made school safety an important issue. While schools often focus on security measures within their buildings, protecting students also requires considering what happens outside the classroom. At Concord, middle school students walk to the high school for a portion of their class periods, which raises important questions about whether current safety procedures protect every student no matter where they are.

Concord, MI · 16d

The Detroit News

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MSU tries coercion to bring shunned trustees in line | Finley

Mike Balow and I are enjoying the sunshine of a gorgeous East Lansing fall afternoon from the very top row of Spartan Stadium, looking directly through the uprights in Section 1 of the north end zone. Not terrible seats for 25 bucks each on StubHub, and it's good to be settled in after the long walk from an off-campus parking garage. Above us and to our right, we can see Balow's colleagues on the Michigan State University board and their guests peering through the glass of the trustee's suite, where Balow watched MSU football games last season, his first on the board. For a Spartan fan, those suite tickets are sweet indeed, and the seats are much cushier than the aluminum bleacher boards we are perched on. The beer and food are free up there, and the menu is better than the slab of cheese pizza and hot dogs we are enjoying. But Balow and fellow board member Rema Vassar aren't welcome to hobnob in the swanky suite or park in the trustee's lot because they are being shunned by the other six trustees for not signing what amounts to a loyalty oath. They feel the document, which forbids them

East Lansing, MI · 17d

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UM Health-Sparrow offers $40,000 in loan repayment to nursing, respiratory therapy students

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is working to address the growing shortage of nurses and respiratory therapists in Mid-Michigan by offering eligible students up to $40,000 in loan repayment through its UM Health-Sparrow Scholars Program. The program provides financial assistance to nursing and respiratory therapy students...

Lansing, MI · 16d

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Expert: MSUFCU’s website shutdown was a sign security worked, not a threat

EAST LANSING, Mich. (News 10) - MSU Federal Credit Union says its systems are back up and mostly running after briefly shutting down its website and banking apps this week, in response to a worldwide cybersecurity warning. The credit union says there is no sign any member information was compromised.

East Lansing, MI · 16d

The State News, Michigan State University

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Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum encourages MSU students to build lifelong voting habits

Ingham County Clerk Barb Byrum urged Michigan State University students to start building voting habits in college, saying early participation helps students maintain lifelong community engagement. "Voting is a habit," Byrum told The State News. "And if we can get young people engaged while they're in college, while they're 18, then they're going to remain engaged throughout their life." Byrum spoke as part of the Lyman Briggs Speaker Series on Wednesday to encourage students to see voting as an opportunity to exercise influence through explanations of election procedures. Students attending college away from home often grapple with deciding where to register and the residual implications. Byrum addressed concerns about whether registering using a college address would affect financial aid or health insurance during her presentation. Students can still be listed as dependents under their parents, which should not affect financial aid or health insurance. Changing the address during voter registration also updates the address on a Michigan driver's license. "You can update your address to your college address if you want to, and you can vote at your college address if you want to," Byrum said. Audience questions reflected some of the uncertainties students face when navigating elections. One attendee

East Lansing, MI · 16d