Carrie Barden named region’s Teacher of the Year
TECUMSEH — Small groups of fifth-graders clustered around tables in Carrie Barden’s classroom at Tecumseh Middle School on a recent March morning, carefully testing water samples and comparing results. Moving from table to table, Barden paused to answer questions and encourage students as they recorded their observations. Moments...
From farming community to Ann Arbor suburb: Pittsfield Township’s past hints at future
PITTSFIELD TWP., MI — Once a rural farming community just outside of Ann Arbor, Pittsfield Township’s population and suburban growth boomed in the late 20th century. More than 43,000 residents currently call the township home, according to U.S. Census data. Its makeup includes a mix of housing types, from single-family homes to attached condo complexes and apartments. It covers some prominent commercial and business...
2 teens shot and killed in Inkster as police search for suspect
INKSTER, Mich. (WXYZ) — 2 teens have died after being shot in Inkster this weekend, police tell us. Police responded to a call around 4:50 a.m. on Sunday morning to a report of a man who had been shot at a home in the 2600 block of Penn. First...
TikTok video saves 19-year-old’s Michigan taco restaurant from closing
A 19-year-old restaurant owner in Taylor whose business was on the brink of closure is now selling out nearly every night after a heartfelt plea on TikTok went viral.
Driver in critical condition after losing control of truck on I-75 ramp
DETROIT, MI – A 40-year-old man is in critical condition after he lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into a concrete wall, Michigan State Police said. The Detroit Regional Communication Center was notified around 7 p.m. Saturday, April 11, about a single-vehicle crash. Police said the Romulus...
Saline Council Awards Sewer Reconstruction Contract
Saline City Council awarded Comprehensive Contracting LLC the contract for sewer reconstruction at their April 6 meeting. The reconstruction is a part of the city’s capital improvement plan and will address sanitary sewer service to city hall as well as installation of a grinder pump. The contract discussion was...
Fast-rising 2027 in-state RB target locks in official visit to Michigan
Fast-rising 2027 Kenowa Hills (Mich.) High running back Lundon Hampton told Maize n Brew on Saturday that his official visit to Michigan has been set for June 5-7. The recent developments occurred a week after Hampton visited Ann Arbor for spring camp practice and walked away with an offer. “I...
Family loses everything in early morning fire in Van Buren Township
VAN BUREN TWP, MI (FOX 2) - Jessica Kaba and her 13-year-old son Eddie were awoken just before 7:30 a.m. April 11 to the sounds of a fire in their mobile home. The pair, along with one of their cats made it out of the house without injury, but they had just the clothes on their back in doing so. It is...
TLC Credit Union opens new, larger Clinton branch
CLINTON — The Clinton branch of TLC Community Credit Union has moved to a new, larger location in the former Comerica at 169 W. Michigan Ave. The credit union celebrated the move with a grand opening ceremony on March 21. “We’re really happy to be downtown in the historic...
What one campaign rally in Michigan reveals about young voters ahead of the midterms
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — As students banged on desks and stomped their feet inside a packed lecture hall at the University of Michigan, someone decades older stood in the back, quietly taking in the scene.
