Michigan man charged for threatening to blow up police station
TAYLOR, MI - A Livonia man has been charged for threatening to blow up a police station and kill an officer. Steven Barber, 33, is accused of emailing a threat to blow up the Taylor Police Department and kill one of the department’s officers on Sept. 29, according to a release from the department.
Families and exonerees rally against Detroit detective tied to coerced confessions and false convictions
They aren’t going away. Fifteen months after Metro Times exposed coerced confessions and illegally destroyed criminal files, exonerees and families of people still locked up are demanding action and a face-to-face meeting with Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. In July 2024, Metro Times revealed widespread...
Michigan legislators introduce bills to make service of personal protection orders free, immediate
DETROIT - Three Michigan legislators on Wednesday introduced bipartisan legislation to make it so a personal protection order will be immediately served by law enforcement at no cost to the victim. Michigan law now requires that a person seeking a personal protection order for protection against domestic violence,...
EGLE accelerates EPA’s ‘Get the Lead Out’ Initiative in Ypsilanti
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) is accelerating its plans to help communities such as Ypsilanti replace many of their water service lines. EGLE has been working to implement the US Environmental Protection Agency’s “Get the Lead Out” Initiative to aid Ypsilanti in evaluating...
New digital dentistry center at University of Michigan makes dentures with simple scan
ANN ARBOR, MI — Dentistry at the University of Michigan has just gone digital. UM School of Dentistry students and faculty members can now access the university’s new Digital Dentistry Center in Ann Arbor. The equipment includes machines that perform intra-oral scans and produce polished dentures and dental guards.
2 cars overturn in Washtenaw County crash after driver runs stop sign, police say
WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. – A car ran through a stop sign in Washtenaw County on Wednesday morning and collided with a truck pulling a trailer, causing both vehicles to overturn, police said. At about 10 a.m. on Oct. 15, Michigan State Police troopers responded to 7 Mile and Dixboro...
U-M student who survived cardiac arrest teaching CPR with his hero
Two University of Michigan students are paying it forward one year after a near-death experience that changed both their lives forever.
9 Michigan colleges rank in top 300 nationally, WalletHub says
ANN ARBOR, MI — Nine Michigan colleges are in the top 300 colleges in the United States, according to WalletHub’s 2026 College & University Rankings list released Monday, Oct. 13. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor was ranked No. 46 nationally, above University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and...
Distracted driving likely led to crash between SUV and truck pulling an excavator, baby...
A suspected case of distracted driving led to a crash that sent three people to the hospital in Washtenaw County, including a toddler and a newborn.
Washtenaw County Jail incarcerated receive high school diplomas and GEDs under new program
Nine incarcerated men at the Washtenaw County Jail now have high school diplomas or GED’s. They are the first graduates through a program with the Sheriff’s Office and the Washtenaw Intermediate School District. The nine young men walked single file into the jail gymnasium as friends and family...
