Ann Arbor MI

CHELSEA, MI – A bit of excitement stirred for a few hours as film crews descended upon downtown Chelsea this week. Witnesses said it appeared to be for a commercial of a major auto manufacturer on Monday, Sept. 22, after lighting and equipment trucks rolled in early in the morning.

Immigrant rights and legal experts are urging local law enforcement to refrain from assisting in ICE operations. ICE has been offering agreements to police departments to deputize them as immigration agents. Miriam Aukerman is Michigan ACLU’s senior staff attorney. She says local police should prioritize solving...

Each quilt includes a label that reads “Made Especially for You by the C.A.A.D.Y. Corner Quilters.”. Every Tuesday afternoon at the Chelsea Senior Center, a small group of kindhearted quilters gather together to practice their craft—not for fun or for profit, but to provide a measure of comfort for people in need...

The Ypsilanti City Council for the first time held a type of hearing Tuesday night they hope never have to participate in again. It was over the termination of a well-known employee. Earlier this year, Deputy Clerk Lorrie Thomas was terminated from her position. She said it was in retaliation...

The collaborative enterprise of the local Tsogyelgar Buddhist community is expanding into a new multifaceted storefront on Zeeb Rd., White Lotus Farms Café. The farm was established in 2011 west of Ann Arbor, just past the point where Liberty becomes a dirt road, at the home of the spiritual community founded two...

ANN ARBOR, MI — A Turkish restaurant in Ann Arbor has closed after only one month in operation. Turkish Village Cafe at 120 E. Liberty St. in Ann Arbor ceased operations on Monday, Sept. 22, according to general manager Dawood Ali, 23. He said the restaurant closed because Ann...

Heavy rainfall that moved through Southeast Michigan Thursday triggered flood watches and alerts in Metro Detroit.

A shelter in place order was issued Tuesday afternoon in part of Washtenaw County as authorities investigated a reported assault situation.

Two people were killed this week in an awful accident on Interstate 96 in Novi, Michigan. Novi Police Department said a woman in an Acura, 30-year-old Neena Wang, pulled over to the side of the road to take care of a mechanical problem. Her vehicle was struck by a driver in a Kia Sol, 57-year-old ...

Michigan is expanding a program to help incarcerated people obtain driver's licenses or state identification cards, something advocates say will increase the odds they are successful in returning to society.