Good morning, Lansing.

Councilmembers and homeless advocates demanded clearer public updates and increased safety measures on the Lansing River Trail after four homeless individuals died over the past 11 months, while Mayor Schor defended limited disclosures + cited ongoing investigations.

83-year-old canoe builder Ron Paquin is crafting his 84th birch bark canoe at MSU’s Multicultural Center during the Indigenous Welcome Celebration.

Volunteers can join the build today from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help preserve this traditional craft + local heritage.

Due to expected wet weather, organizers have moved Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations from the Capitol lawn to the Lansing Shuffle for Saturday’s festivities featuring live music, over 70 vendors and lucha libre wrestling.

The weekend events will conclude Sunday night with Latin Jazz Night.

A failure at the T.B.

Simon Power Plant caused a campus-wide outage Friday and crews worked overnight to restore power to key areas of MSU campus (staff assisted students with building access) while Verizon deployed mobile units to ease cellular disruptions.

Michigan State University's Muslim Studies Program celebrated its 20th anniversary Friday evening at the MSU International Center.

The event honored professor emeritus Mohammed Ayoob + announced a 50,000 donation to support further study of Muslim societies.

MSU campus experienced a widespread power outage Saturday evening that closed campus dining and delayed gate openings for a volleyball match at the Breslin Center.

University teams are working to diagnose the problem while MSU Police reported no additional threat to campus.

Hundreds gathered today at Lansing’s Hawk Island Park for an 'Out of the Darkness' suicide prevention walk that provided mental health resources and raised awareness.

Local organizations joined to support community members with prevention efforts.

St. Johns football won 28-14 over Williamston on Friday, Sept.

18 to remain unbeaten in the CAAC Red conference, avenging last year’s 43-0 loss and setting up a key game against Mason next week.

MSU volleyball reached a perfect 10-0 after sweeping Drake at the Kathy DeBoer Invitational, leading the nation in hitting percentage & will complete nonconference play against Wright State at 3 p.m. Saturday.

On Saturday night, Michigan State lost to Notre Dame 27-10 as columnist Graham Couch highlighted key plays by linebacker Jordan Hall and backup QB Cam Fancher that showed promise for future games plus the Spartans competed strongly despite heavy underdog odds.

Michigan State played Notre Dame Saturday night and lost 27-10 in a game where the Spartans showed promise on both offense and defense.

Coach Fitzgerald (in his postgame interview) said the team will work on improvements for future matchups.

The Spartans played against No. 3 Notre Dame, falling 27-10 after a strong start faltered when the Fighting Irish took control, and they now prepare to face Nebraska at 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

26 at Spartan Stadium.