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Lansing City Council Considers Data Center Moratorium; Shooting, UAW Probe and Fair Season Make Headlines

The Lansing City Council is expected to vote Monday evening on a proposed six-month moratorium on new data centers following a public hearing at City Hall.

Council members will hear public input before deciding whether to temporarily halt approvals for data center projects while city officials evaluate future regulations. The meeting begins at 7 p.m.

Meanwhile, Lansing police continue investigating a Sunday afternoon shooting that left one man hospitalized. Officers responded around 12:30 p.m. to the area of Larch Street and Truck Court, where they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck. The victim was reported to be in stable condition. No suspects have been identified.

In another high-profile case, a special prosecutor has cleared Clinton County Sheriff Sean Dush of any wrongdoing after a 13-year-old boy was found in Lansing with the sheriff's handgun.

Ionia County Prosecutor Kyle Butler, who reviewed the matter after Clinton County Prosecutor Anthony Spagnuolo recused himself, concluded Dush did not violate Michigan's firearm safe storage law. Butler determined the sheriff was unaware the firearm had been stolen from a vehicle parked in his driveway. Dush has criticized the recusal as politically motivated, while Spagnuolo maintains he had an ethical obligation to remove himself from the case.

Drivers are seeing little change at the gas pump this week. According to AAA Michigan, the statewide average price for regular gasoline stands at $3.93 per gallon, down one cent from last week. The Lansing area's average matches the statewide figure.

National attention is also focused on Detroit, where United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain is reportedly the subject of a U.S. Department of Justice grand jury investigation. Fain has been accused of pressuring Vice President Rich Boyer to secure benefits for his fiancée and her sister. Fain has denied the allegations, calling them false.

A historical debate is also resurfacing over the birthplace of Michigan's Republican Party. For more than 170 years, Jackson has claimed the distinction, pointing to the July 6, 1854, "Under the Oaks" gathering where thousands assembled to organize the new political party. However, leaders in Kalamazoo argue the true birthplace is their city, citing a July 1, 1854, meeting at the Kalamazoo County Courthouse where delegates called for the later Jackson convention.

Finally, fair season is officially underway in Mid-Michigan. The Eaton County Fair opens today in Charlotte, with the Super Kicker Rodeo serving as the featured grandstand event beginning at 7 p.m.

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