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Michigan will have a chance to move to No. 1 in the country next week if the Wolverines take care of business Saturday against UCLA, thanks to a furious comeback in an 87-75 win at Northwestern. Backups L.J. Cason and Trey McKenney led U-M back in the second half, Cason coming up especially bit to lead the Wolverines...

Amendments to the Sharon Township Medical Marihuana Ordinance. Public Notice is hereby given that the Township Board of Sharon Township has adopted Ordinance Amendments, summaries of which appear below. Sharon Township has adopted an amendment to the State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Facilities Ordinance, Chapter IV,...

ANN ARBOR, MI — Bubbly, friendly and ‘an injection of adrenaline’ are some of the many ways John Leahy’s colleagues described him. Leahy, who served in a join professorship appointment between the UM Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the economics department, generously gave his time to colleagues and...

Back in 1968, the Saline Reporter introduced us to a jackass named Zeppy, owned by Owen Bigelow on Bemis Road. Apparently, he had quite the reputation as a donkey Don Juan. You see, Zeppy loved to serenade nearby mares and bless them with mule foals. His courting habits were aptly dubbed ‘midnight escapades,’ as our...

ANN ARBOR, MI — A new golf course designed by a famed course architect could be built just outside Ann Arbor. Plans are underway to open the Frontier Club in 2028 in Lodi Township, southwest of Ann Arbor. Golf architect Gil Hanse — who designed the golf course at the 2016 Rio Olympics and significantly renovated the...

The owners of popular barbecue restaurants have closed all locations. The Smoke Doctor announced February 3rd it was closing its location at 1202 East Grand River, in the old Firewood Grill location. It opened last May. The owner cited the “bad economy, skyrocketing meat prices, and overcall cost increases”– adding...

ANN ARBOR, MI — A new law coming to Ann Arbor aims to put an end to hidden fees in apartment leases. “This ordinance is about rent transparency with one core principle: honesty in pricing,” said Mayor Pro Tem Travis Radina, lead sponsor of the update to the city’s housing code.

A 44-year-old man is dead and a 59-year-old woman is in critical condition after a three-car crash Monday evening on Platt Road south of Ellsworth Road. The accident occurred around 6:35 p.m. near the Pittsfield Township and Ann Arbor city line. In a statement posted to Facebook, the Pittsfield Police...

The parents of a University of Michigan sophomore that was found dead after leaving a fraternity is considering a lawsuit after their son froze to death. He had allegedly drank too much before leaving the building in jeans and a t-shirt on one of the coldest nights of the year.

ANN ARBOR, MI — When a project tops a billion dollars, it’s hard to imagine anything slowing it down two years in. But that’s what a group of University of Michigan faculty, staff and students are trying to accomplish. A coalition of university members gathered Tuesday night...