Ann Arbor MI

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WTVG) - University of Michigan researchers said they have identified the specific cyanobacteria responsible for harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. The team sequenced the DNA present in samples of water taken from the lake during a blue-green algal bloom, then searched which sequence could create the...

Metro Detroiters may notice a haze in the air as we headed into the weekend. The smell of smoke is expected to drift into the Midwest on Friday due to wildfires in Canada, creating potentially unhealthy conditions.

SCIO TWP., MI — A woman killed in a rollover crash near I-94 has been identified as a Dexter nurse and singer. Polly Olson, also known by the last name Hodge-Olson, died Saturday, May 24 off I-94 near Jackson Road in Scio Township, west of Ann Arbor. Michigan State...

Nearly a dozen fire departments sent crews to the scene of a Oakland County barn fire Wednesday.

A grocery store in Ann Arbor is changing the way we think about food by focusing exclusively on local items and giving farmers a significant financial boost.

Michigan is home to incredible towns with unique names and interesting backstories on where those names once originated. But there's one Michigan town name that's so unique, it's the only one of its kind on Earth. There Is No Other Town On Earth With This Michigan Town's Name. Michigan's towns...

MELVINDALE, Mich. – A racial and religious discrimination lawsuit has been filed against the Melvindale Police Department. Get this, the lawsuit was filed on behalf of someone inside the department. It’s actually an officer who is on leave, but is technically still employed by the Melvindale Police Department.

ANN ARBOR, MI – Ann Arbor Public Schools is renewing the push to overhaul its transportation fleet with the purchase of six electric buses in the coming months — and the chargers to keep them going. The district’s school board is poised to give the final approval in...

ANN ARBOR, MI - A man charged with a fatal stabbing in 2023 has been deemed competent despite his attorneys attempts to claim he was insane at the time. Attorneys for James Lee Trussell, 21, claim he was acting in self-defense and was insane at the time he reportedly fatally stabbed Ari Clarke in 2023, according to...

Detectives discovered other law enforcement agencies in Oakland and Livingston Counties are investigating similar cases involving the same person. Details from each case helped them develop a suspect.