Ann Arbor MI

SUPERIOR TWP., MI – A local family is grieving after a 6-year-old boy was killed in minibike crash earlier this week east of Ann Arbor. Chavon Neely said her son, Laronte Neely Jr., who they call “Baby Tay,” was outside playing with his siblings ― he’s the fifth of seven ― on Sunday, July 26, when he got on the front o

Phase 1 – Aug. 3-11 Work in the southeast corner of Main and Middle Streets. Temporary closures will occur within the work zone, including periodic restrictions to the alley north of Middle St. Phase 2 – Aug. 12-21 Work continues in the southeast corner of Main and Middle...

Leading up to the Aug. 4 Democratic primaries, The Michigan Daily’s Ann Arbor beat interviewed all 12 candidates on the ballot for the Ann Arbor mayoral and City Council races. Cynthia Harrison requested to submit her responses via email. Ann Arbor’s 1st Ward — which includes the northwest portion...

A new online petition is asking the Chelsea City Council to consider replacing the city’s long-standing orange trash bag program with curbside garbage carts similar to those used in many neighboring communities. The Petition. The Change.org petition, started by resident Dani Hallsell, had collected 255 signatures as of

SALINE TWP., MI — A public comment period is open on a draft environmental permit that would allow treated wastewater to be discharged from The Barn, a hyperscale data center for OpenAI and Oracle under construction in Saline Township, into the Saline River. State water resources officials with the...

A thorough investigation into the University of Michigan’s troubled athletic department uncovered some shocking allegations against the school’s former water polo coach.  In 2023, athletic director Warde Manuel received complaints of “abusive, unprofessional behavior” by then-water polo coach, Cassie Churnside, accordi

ANN ARBOR, MI – Kadessa Anderson has not known peace since the night she lost her 16-year-old son Dallas Williams in a quadruple shooting that also injured two of his brothers in June 2023. She can’t sleep normally, she said, and she wakes up terrified that something else will...

CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A Canton mother has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Wayne County, the City of Inkster and several officials, alleging authorities failed to properly collect and preserve her son’s bodily remains after a deadly motorcycle crash. She says they left pieces of her...

YPSILANTI TWP., MI – A 15-year-old boy who was fatally shot inside an Ypsilanti Township home a week ago suffered the loss of his sister only a month prior when she drowned saving her cousin in the Detroit River. Glenn Bradley Jr. died July 22 when he suffered a...

Attorney General Dana Nessel is suing the owner/operator of nursing home facilities in four counties for allegedly violating the Medicaid False Claim Act by accepting more than $11 million in Medicaid reimbursement while failing to maintain adequate related staffing levels. The civil cause of action names Fahim Uddin,