LANSING, Mich. — The City of Lansing is officially welcoming a new permanent fire chief today, as Carrie Edwards-Clemons is set to be sworn in during a ceremony at Fire Station 1. Edwards-Clemons has served as interim chief, and her appointment was formally approved by the Board of Fire Commissioners on Wednesday night.

 

City leaders are also extending Lansing’s Code Blue cold weather emergency plan through at least the morning of January 24, citing dangerously cold temperatures expected through the weekend and into early next week. The plan had originally been scheduled to expire on Sunday.

 

At Michigan State University, leaders and community members gathered Wednesday night at the Kellogg Center for the university’s annual Community Unity Dinner honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz highlighted continued progress in campus diversity, noting that nearly 29% of U.S. resident enrollment last fall consisted of students of color — the highest percentage in the university’s 170-year history.

 

Preparations are also underway for Monday’s MLK Day of Celebration at the Lansing Center. The MLK Commission of Mid-Michigan is expected to announce more than $182,000 in community donations supporting the annual event.

 

In Charlotte, a woman has been sentenced to nine months in prison after admitting to embezzling funds from a youth football program. Erica Jones, who accepted a plea deal last fall, was also ordered to repay $30,000 in restitution as part of her probation.

 

Jackson police are investigating a deadly shooting that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy early Thursday morning. Officers responded around 1 a.m. to a home in the 500 block of Harris Street, where Isaiah Ramos-Bostwick was found with a gunshot wound to the face. He later died at the hospital. Two suspects were taken into custody, including a 13-year-old who is being petitioned for open murder. A 15-year-old suspect was released to a parent’s custody.

 

Meanwhile, Michigan State Police announced that Lt. Col. Aimee Brimacombe plans to retire, following multiple controversies involving agency leadership. The announcement comes just one week after the Michigan State Police Troopers Association voted nearly unanimously in a no-confidence motion.

 

In federal court, three current and former Eastern Michigan University basketball players have been indicted as part of a point-shaving investigation involving the NCAA and the Chinese Professional Basketball League. Charged in the case are redshirt senior Carlos Hart and former players DeSean Nelson and Jalen Terry. Hart has been suspended from all team activities.

 

In Detroit, the North American International Auto Show is entering its third day, with the Black Tie Charity Preview set for tonight at Huntington Place. Multi-platinum recording artist Robin Thicke will headline the event. The auto show opens to the general public on Friday and runs through January 25.