Washtenaw County awards 9 mini grants to local community organizations
This year, four Ypsilanti-based organizations received support from the Washtenaw County's Office for Community and Economic Developmentas part of its Mini Grant Program. A total of $40,000 was distributed from the program to nine community organizations in Washtenaw County. The OCED’s New Human Services Partnership is
Updated designs unveiled for Ann Arbor bikeway extension project
ANN ARBOR, MI — The Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority’s latest plan for an extension of the Division Street protected bikeway to the Broadway bridges was unveiled during a community open house event Wednesday, Sept. 23. New map diagrams show how the two-way cycle track could continue north...
Surgeons perform Ann Arbor hospital’s first robotic heart valve replacement
SUPERIOR TWP., MI — Cardiovascular surgeons at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital completed the hospital’s first robotic-assisted aortic valve replacement. Trinity Health Michigan officials say it marks a new minimally invasive option for patients with aortic valve disease who would otherwise require traditional open-he
As Data Centers Move Forward, Local Leaders Say Communities Need More Tools
Small Michigan communities are increasingly being asked to make decisions about some of the largest and most complex developments they have encountered. A new statewide survey suggests many local officials do not believe they have all the tools they need. That tension is already playing out in Washtenaw County, where..
Milan, MI: Doofus Off The 23 Blindly Turns Onto Carpenter, Comes Within Inches Of...
This dashcam owner had to swerve to avoid being hit by this goofball off the 23. A Washtenaw County-area driver and Redditor /u/dyne-ninee shared head-shaking dashcam footage from Carpenter Rd from earlier in September (Sept 9, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit, showing a driver, fresh off US-23, brute-forcing his
Crash in Sylvan Township Causes Injuries to Multiple People
Emergency responders were called to a crash at the intersection of Old U.S. 12 Highway and Pierce Road that led to both drivers and a passenger being injured. Upon hearing about the crash and conversations on local social media pages about this intersection, the Sun Times News (STN) followed up with the Michigan State
Homeless encampment found behind Westland Kroger, residents demand action
WESTLAND, Mich. – A small homeless encampment tucked in the woods behind a Kroger store in Westland is drawing attention from neighbors and raising questions about what’s being done to help those living there. The camp, located near Michigan Avenue and Merriman Road, is hidden from plain sight...
Man, 79, dies week after crash outside Ann Arbor
SCIO TWP., MI - An Ann Arbor man has died after he was in a crash. Michael Ehmann, 79, died Sept. 18 at the hospital a week after he was critically injured in a crash in Scio Township, according to Cmdr. Eugene Rush with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.
Week 4 CFB Top 25 Picks: No. 17 Iowa at No. 18 Michigan
Leger Douzable and Danny Kanell join CBS Sports HQ Spotlight to preview Iowa-Michigan.
Growing Ann Arbor private school locked in property dispute heads to court mediation
ANN ARBOR, MI – The property dispute that one local private school has alleged is preventing its expansion to serve with more kids with learning differences and disabilities is headed to the mediation table. The Ann Arbor Academy and nearby site owner AMR Property Management, LLC, were ordered in...

















