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Ypsilanti arrest under review after drawing ire from leadership, activists

YPSILANTI, MI - The arrest of a woman in Ypsilanti is under review after city leadership and activists raised concerns about the forcefulness of the officers involved. Three officers with the Ypsilanti Police Department were filmed arresting a woman, restraining her arms and carrying her to a vehicle, according to a vi
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Don’t run these new stop signs near Ann Arbor

LODI TWP., MI — Motorists are adjusting to newly installed stop signs at an intersection near Saline and Ann Arbor, as local road officials remind motorists to use extra caution. The Washtenaw County Road Commission has converted the intersection of Pleasant Lake and Zeeb roads in Lodi Township to...
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‘Say his name,’ judge tells man sentenced to up to 40 years in prison...

ANN ARBOR, MI - A judge told a man mumbling an apology to the family of a man he shot in 2023 to “say his name.”. Kendall Newbern, 19, was using generic terms like “the victim” when referring to Jason Gregory during a statement given during Newbern’s sentencing hearing, prompting Washtenaw County Trial Court Judge Aria
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Two men hospitalized, one critical after shooting in Ypsilanti Township

Two people are hospitalized following a shooting Thursday outside a strip mall in Ypsilanti Township. An 18-year-old man is listed in critical condition after he was shot in the 1600 block of Holmes Road near a strip mall in Ypsilanti Township. The second person, a 33-year-old man is in serious...
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Police seize large amount of fentanyl in Michigan in ongoing investigation

MICHIGAN — Michigan State Police seized nearly 8 pounds of fentanyl, 14 guns and $50,000 in cash during a large Metro Detroit drug bust tied to an ongoing fentanyl distribution investigation. According to authorities, the Michigan State Police Metro Narcotics Enforcement Team executed eight search warrants Wednesday, M
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School officials warn of funding hit as $300M Ann Arbor brownfield plan advances

ANN ARBOR, MI – Some local school officials are sounding the alarm on the big-picture impact and potential financial losses involved in a massive brownfield plan OK’d by Washtenaw County commissioners this week. After a lengthy debate late Wednesday, May 20, into early Thursday, the county board green-lit...
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Police Chief Andre Anderson discusses police experience and innovations in modern policing at Social...

Over 100 Ann Arbor community members attended the 2nd Annual Memorial Social Justice Symposium Tuesday evening, hosted by the Ann Arbor Independent Community Police Oversight Commission at New Hope Baptist Church. Chief of Police Andre Anderson told the community about the history of protest and recounted his experienc
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Advocates, former inmate question conditions at Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility after 2 deaths

WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – Sara Edwards, a former inmate at Michigan’s Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, says she was “heartbroken, but not surprised” to learn of the death of inmate Rebecca Fackler, citing what she described as poor conditions and delays in medical care at the prison.
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Celebrating the Life of Tony Poma at CBC in Brighton

A celebration of life is scheduled Friday for Tony Poma, Howell's beloved hot dog vendor, who passed earlier this month. Visitation begins at 4:30 pm at Community Bible Church in Brighton, with a service to follow at 6 pm. Poma's red hot dog cart was a fixture at special events...
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Milan Senior Leaves His Mark with School Mural

As Milan High School seniors prepared for their final days of class, Keegan Bates was finishing something that will stay behind. Bates recently completed a large mural inside the high school, using Milan’s red, black and white colors to bring together familiar symbols: the Crooked Tree, a Big Reds bird and downtown bui

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