Ann Arbor MI

ANN ARBOR, MI — When the 19-story Legacy high-rise opened behind the Michigan Theater last August, it welcomed hundreds of University of Michigan students. It also increased the workload of the Ann Arbor Fire Department, which has had to respond to dozens of calls there, including a number of false alarms requiring...

From the wireless network to the cabling, the Chelsea School District Board of Education is moving forward on a couple of projects in the area of technology that are meant to upgrade the current infrastructure. The school board approved the funding requests for both at its Feb. 9 meeting. The...

The Saline City Council has a three-year timeline to determine whether conserving the Davenport-Curtiss House is a worthwhile venture or to consider other possibilities for the property. The City of Saline has set up a finance plan of $250,000 a year from the city’s unrestricted general fund to make the...

Caroline MacGregor: You're listening to 89.1 WEMU. I'm Caroline MacGregor. And as it's February, we continue to celebrate Black History Month and to talk to people who have made a difference in the community here in Washtenaw County. These are people whose stories inspire others to also leave a legacy that positively...

SALEM TWP., MI — It’s a tale of two towns and one landfill looking to expand on the border of Washtenaw and Wayne counties. Debate over the proposed expansion of the Arbor Hills landfill recently reached the Washtenaw County board table, as some nearby residents and environmental advocates are mobilizing to oppose...

Many University of Michigan students and Ann Arbor residents understand the feeling of train whistles waking them up in the middle of the night. More than a simple disturbance, loud nighttime noises can lead not only to disrupted sleep, but also chronic health issues including heart disease and anxiety. As...

I’m the kind of person who gets misty-eyed at the sound of a radial engine and spends way too much time staring at grainy black-and-white photos of the Willow Run assembly line. So, walking into this Ypsilanti shrine isn’t just about breakfast for me, it’s a pilgrimage.

ANN ARBOR, MI — It’s longer than the distance from Ann Arbor to Dayton or Columbus, Ohio. Brendan LaFrenier is training to run 200 miles. And he’s running to raise $100,000 for homelessness. LaFrenier, a senior studying chemistry at UM, will run across Michigan from Lake St....

Across Washtenaw County, high school students organized walkouts during the school day, leaving classrooms to gather outside school buildings in protest of immigration enforcement activity and to raise concerns about civil liberties. In Milan, Dexter, and Saline, the demonstrations shared common elements, including...

SYLVAN TWP., MI — Washtenaw County road officials are trying to make a case for why dozens of trees need to be removed for a planned road reconstruction west of Ann Arbor. Some residents have been pushing back against a two-part road improvement project on Werkner Road, between M-52 and Sibley Road in Sylvan...