Ann Arbor MI

NOVI — As the bell sounded at Novi Meadows Elementary School in Novi at 10:45 a.m. June 5, it marked not only the end of the 2025-2026 school year, but the end of an era for Principals John Brickey and Lisa Fenchel. Just before the bell, Brickey and Fenchel...

Downtown Ann Arbor is about to turn into one giant open-air gallery. The Ann Arbor Art Fair returns tomorrow for a three-day takeover of roughly 30 city blocks, bringing nearly 1,000 juried artists and tens of thousands of visitors from tomorrow until Saturday. Main Street, State Street, and South University will be li

Lee Van Roth's Feature Article: Ypsi Pride returns with July date, longer hours, expanded programming. Lee Van Roth: You're listening to 89.1 WEMU. I'm Lee Van Roth, and this is On the Ground Ypsi. Ypsi Pride is returning to Depot Town with a new date, expanded hours, and its largest lineup of vendors and performers ye

TECUMSEH — The Sun & Sand Sculpture Festival returns to Downtown Tecumseh Friday and Saturday, July 17th and 18th. Five oversized sand sculptures will be built live in the downtown area by Ice Creation of Napoleon, Ohio, with the artists working Friday. A scavenger hunt runs through participating businesses,...

A brand-new utility pole is now in place along South Ridge Road in Canton Township after a crash left the previous one split in half for months.

Council supports initiative with proclamation recognizing residents living with dementia and those who care for them. The City of Dexter has taken its first formal step toward becoming a nationally recognized Dementia Friendly Community, approving a proclamation supporting the initiative after a presentation by Dexter

Less than 24 hours after the Webster Township Board appointed George Goodman as its new supervisor, longtime Treasurer John Scharf submitted his resignation, bringing to a close a decade on the township board. Scharf’s resignation letter, dated July 15, states that he will step down effective Nov. 30, 2026, allowing...

Oklahoma has been quietly reshaping the people side of its athletic department this offseason, and the latest addition might be one of the most important ones you don't see on a Saturday. Abigail O'Connor bid farewell to Michigan on social media recently, and sources share she's leaving Ann Arbor after...

A tense yesterday afternoon in Romulus ended with a 32-year-old Ypsilanti man in custody after an hours-long barricade at a home where police say a woman was being held. Officers spent several hours on the scene negotiating before the woman was released, and the suspect was later arrested. Officers were...

A records check revealed the suspect had a history of crime and domestic violence.