#OTGYpsi: Harm reduction efforts seek to reduce high overdose rates in Ypsi
Jenny Rose Ryan's Feature Article: Harm reduction efforts seek to reduce high overdose rates in Ypsi. Lee Van Roth: You're listening to 89.1 WEMU. I'm Lee Van Roth, and this is On the Ground Ypsi. At 211 East Michigan Avenue here in downtown Ypsi, a small organization called LEAF Harm Reduction is working to meet...
Jury to decide if 21-year-old is guilty of fatal 2023 stabbing
ANN ARBOR, MI - A jury has begun deliberations to determine if a 21-year-old man is guilty of a fatal stabbing in 2023. James Lee Trussell declined to testify in his own defense on Nov. 6, the final day of his trial in the death of Ari Clarke. The jury went into deliberations around 12:30 p.m.
Michigan secures new data center, joining Lordstown in AI race
SALINE, Mich. - The developers of the Stargate project, a major national effort to build powerful computing infrastructure for artificial intelligence, have announced plans for a large new data center in Saline Township, Michigan. The facility will be part of a 4.5-gigawatt expansion plan with Oracle, connecting...
Martial arts instructor near Ann Arbor arrested on allegations of grooming girl student
PITTSFIELD TWP., MI — A local martial arts instructor faces multiple charges of criminal sexual conduct involving a female student. Matthew John Wheeler, 44, is facing four felony charges, including 2nd degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person under the age of 13, court records show. If you purchase...
Red Hot Chili Peppers Drummer Chad Smith Establishes Music Scholarship at University of Michigan
Chad Smith, drummer for Red Hot Chili Peppers, announced a need-based music scholarship at the University of Michigan on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer made the announcement during a surprise appearance at the school's Band-O-Rama event at Hill Auditorium in Ann Arbor. The Curtis...
Ann Arbor teen tells police he shot himself in leg while walking
ANN ARBOR, MI - A teen shot himself in the leg while walking in Ann Arbor, he told police. A 19-year-old man from Ann Arbor was taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to his thigh on Wednesday, Nov. 5, according to Chris Page, spokesperson for the Ann Arbor police.
AG Nessel intervening as DTE looks to get approval for data center
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she has filed a notice of intervention with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) as DTE is seeking two special contracts to service a data center. Last week DTE filed an ex parte request for approval of two special contracts...
$7 billion Saline Township data center reignites concern over Michigan climate plan ‘off ramp’
DTE looks to fast-track OpenAI facility, while environmental advocates raise alarms over utilities' plans to build more gas plants to meet massive energy needs of data centers.
Washtenaw County sending additional funds to senior food assistance providers
The number of older people facing food scarcity is increasing in Washtenaw County. The Board of Commissioners is trying to help ease the burden through the Senior Millage. Federal funding cuts and the rising costs of food has placed a burden on local senior nutrition providers. The local non-profit food programs got...
Ann Arbor City Council to vote on Arbor South project
The Ann Arbor City Council is expected to vote tonight on the Brownfield Plan and Public-Private Agreement for the Arbor South Development. The development at State Street and Eisenhower Parkway is being touted as a way to revitalize a long-neglected area of Ann Arbor. It includes the largest brownfield project in...
