Ann Arbor MI

Air quality across Southeast Michigan has deteriorated significantly due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires. An air quality alert now remains in effect for all of Michigan through Friday, July 17th. "As of 9:00am on July 16th, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the Ann Arbor area reached approximately 405,...

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A smoky haze hovered over Ford Lake on Thursday, bringing an unusual calm to Ford Lake Park in Ypsilanti Township, a venue that should have been packed with spectators and competitors for Row Fest 2026. Instead, hundreds of boats sat idle as hazardous air quality,...

A Livingston County man forgot he already bought his daily Fantasy 5 ticket while on vacation. That tiny memory lapse ended up doubling his jackpot to a whopping $220,000.

A 19-year-old Plymouth Township woman, Rida Rustam, was sentenced today after admitting she fabricated violent messages and emails that led to the arrests of two teenage boys and helped trigger a civil lawsuit against local police. Her plea and sentence came after independent digital forensics work determined the messa

Signs in opposition to the U-M/Los Alamos Laboratory project are placed in front of the Ypsilanti Township Civic Center. Residents and officials in Ypsilanti Township say they will fight as long as they can to stop the proposed University of Michigan/Los Alamos National Laboratory facility in their community. A sizable

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – How bad is the air quality today in Ann Arbor? The smoke is so thick that you can’t even see Michigan Stadium from our live camera. The air quality index in Ann Arbor on Thursday, July 16, 2026, is in the “hazardous” range -- right around 350 as of the late morning.

The man who was behind a proposed 451-acre $3 billion sports village near Detroit Metro Airport is now facing federal fraud charges over the project.

A multi-billion-dollar entertainment project planned for Romulus turned out to be a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme, according to federal authorities.

An autopsy ruled that Michigan women’s prison inmate Ashley Hoath died by suicide from acute aspirin poisoning. The autopsy cited evidence of prior self-harm and a documented suicide attempt involving other drugs in 2014. Four women have died at the prison so far in 2026, making it the facility’s...

BEAVER ISLAND — University of Michigan researchers are testing early-stage wave energy technology on Beaver Island that could eventually benefit Michigan more broadly. The prototypes, floating devices deployed on Lake Michigan, are designed to convert wave motion into electricity, and recently powered a light bulb and