Michigan State Police Go the Distance to Deliver Holiday Magic
Michigan State Police coordinated a rare Blue Goose relay across the state to deliver holiday gifts to a young U.P. girl battling cancer at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
New restaurant coming soon to former Aunt Betty’s in Pinckney
A new restaurant is stepping into the former Aunt Betty's in Pinckney. Aunt Betty's closed at the beginning of November, according to reporting from WHMI . The breakfast and lunch spot spent decades serving the community at 126 W. Main St. Bernardo Pacheco now hopes to fill the space with Taqueria Los Dos Potrillos...
Highly anticipated 3rd location of Slows Bar BQ opens
Slows Bar BQ, well known for two decades, has been busy opening new locations. On Friday, Dec. 19, the Detroit-born barbecue joint that opened its first location in the city's Corktown neighborhood opened its doors in Berkley. About three weeks ago, its Ann Arbor location made its debut. Its Berkley location,...
Michigan House passes bill blocking local bans on natural gas appliances
Local governments wouldn’t be able to ban natural gas-powered stoves, water heaters and furnaces in homes under new legislation passed by the Michigan House. The legislation passed Wednesday, Dec. 17, would forbid local governments from establishing any ban on the use of natural gas or propane and any ban on the...
Pedestrian hit and killed by garbage truck backing up in Westland
Westland Police are investigating after a pedestrian was hit by a garbage truck and killed. The deadly crash happened as the victim was walking in the street on Akron Court, near Grand Traverse, just before 5 p.m. on Monday.
This Classic Michigan Roadside Diner Hasn’t Changed In Decades
There is a special kind of comfort in a neon sign that never sleeps and a griddle that never cools. In the heart of Michigan, Fleetwood Diner at 300 S Ashley St in Ann Arbor delivers exactly that, 24 hours a day, every day. Step inside and the world narrows...
City investigating another Ann Arbor condo owner for alleged affordable housing violation
ANN ARBOR, MI — The city of Ann Arbor is investigating another alleged violation of affordable housing rules at a downtown condo complex. Brian Barr, a condo association board member at Ashley Mews on Main Street, said he looked into one of the affordable housing units in the complex and found it’s owned by a...
Shoplifter stole meat from Chelsea store by stuffing it into his pants, police say
CHELSEA, MI – A man stole several packages of meat from a Chelsea grocery store by stuffing it into his pants and leaving the store without paying. Police were called at 8:44 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, to Polly’s Country Market in Chelsea for a reported shoplifting that had occurred earlier in the day, according to the...
‘Unbelievable’: Community reacts after deadly shooting of Salvation Army bell ringer
WXYZ-TV Detroit’s Glenda Lewis and Simon Shaykhet opened 7 News Detroit with words that matched the moment: a “shocking murder” outside a Westland Kroger. They told viewers a Salvation Army bell ringer was shot and killed, right in the crush of last-minute holiday shopping.
Michigan township defends decision to settle on OpenAI data center, and 4 other major...
The Saline Township Board faced backlash for settling a lawsuit that allowed a large data center project by OpenAI and Oracle, despite local opposition. The scope of the settlement, which was deemed necessary due to potential financial damages for the township if the lawsuit continued, is one of five “must-read”...

















