Woman suffers serious injuries after accident on I-94
A woman crashed her car into a tree along Interstate 94.Photo courtesy Tammy MillsA 24-year-old woman suffered major injuries after her car went off Interstate 94 and hit a tree around 2:30 p.m....
View ArticleMan could face life in prison after conviction for torturing child
A 22-year-old Superior Township man faces a sentence of up to life in prison after a jury found him guilty on torture and child abuse charges last week.Harvey WinceCourtesy of the Washtenaw County...
View ArticleAfrican man sentenced to 11 years in prison for enslaving children in...
A former tennis pro accused of fraudulently bringing four children from the African nation of Togo to the U.S. and forcing them to work as slaves in his home in Ypsilanti was sentenced Monday to more...
View ArticleSupreme Court to consider Michigan's affirmative action ban a decade after...
University of Michigan students traverse campus.Joseph Tobianski | AnnArbor.com A decade after upholding the use of affirmative action policies in University of Michigan admissions, the U.S. Supreme...
View ArticleMan faces court hearing in rape, break-in at woman's home
A 54-year-old Ypsilanti man faces a preliminary examination Tuesday on charges he broke into a woman’s house, raped her and physically assaulted her. Derrick KingCourtesy of WCSO Ypsilanti police...
View ArticleCompany exploring oil leases in northern Washtenaw County
A company is considering drilling oil wells in northern Washtenaw County's Northfield Township, according to township officials. The company has hired Bishop Land Services of Mesick to execute land...
View ArticleAnn Arbor failed to meet conditions of grant for demolition of North Main...
Editor's note: This story has been updated with comments from City Administrator Steve Powers. The city of Ann Arbor failed to meet conditions of a grant agreement for demolition of six boarded-up...
View Article3 crashes in 11 minutes in Ann Arbor area send 3 people to the hospital
Within 11 minutes Monday, three Ann Arbor area crashes sent three people to the hospital, all in stable condition. First, at 2:42 p.m. Monday, emergency crews were sent to a head-on collision at...
View ArticleCourt records: 18-year-old charged in drive-by shooting was free on bond...
An 18-year-old Ann Arbor man is charged with shooting an 18-year-old man in the shoulder Sunday morning while he was free on bond in a separate case, court records show.Torrey JuideCourtesy of WCSO...
View ArticleLaptop, GPS stolen from vehicles in EMU parking lot
A laptop, a GPS unit, two purses and a book bag were stolen in two separate incidents from vehicles parked in lot at Eastern Michigan University's Rynearson Stadium during this past weekend. An...
View ArticleAnn Arbor approves new contract with city's largest labor union 3 days...
Three days before Michigan's controversial right-to-work law is set to take effect, the city of Ann Arbor has struck a deal on a new contract with its largest labor union. The Ann Arbor City Council...
View ArticleAnn Arbor Skyline students' idea for license plate to support arts becomes...
Ann Arbor juniors Stina Perkins, left, and Hannah Clague stand in their magnet classroom at Skyline High School Monday morning. The girls had a research paper they wrote last year inspire a new bill...
View ArticleSaline school board to weigh athletic fees and evaluate superintendent Scot...
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education will evaluate Superintendent Scot Graden's performance and discuss changing pay-to-participate fees for athletics Tuesday. Saline Superintendent Scot Graden...
View ArticleStewart Beal invests $50K to clean up troubled apartment complex
An apartment where a plexi-glass front window once bulged due to heat from a nearby car fire has been rehabbed at the former Riley Court Apartment Complex, now called MeadowRidge Apartments. Tom...
View Article10 things you should know about University of Michigan's multibillion dollar...
The University of Michigan has one of the largest college endowments in the country and it's often academically-ranked as a top public university. U-M's chief investment officer Erik Lundberg says...
View ArticleAnn Arbor officials put off capital projects to help balance budget over...
Ann Arbor City Council members held the last of a series of budget work sessions Monday night, and they now await the city administrator's recommended budget in April. A number of capital projects are...
View ArticleWoman returns home to find man standing near her open apartment door
A woman returned to her home in Ypsilanti Monday afternoon and found a person standing near her open apartment door, police said. Ypsilanti police responded at 6:30 p.m. Monday to the 500 block of...
View ArticleFinal pretrial postponed for Ypsilanti Township man charged with murder
Judge Darlene O'Brien rescheduled the final pretrial for a 34-year-old Ypsilanti Township man accused of murdering a 29-year-old Superior Township to May 20. Leonard WareCourtesy of WCSOLeonard Ware...
View ArticleMichigan State Police investigating reports of shots fired at multiple...
Update: Police investigate whether 3 vehicle shootings Monday are related Michigan State Police troopers are investigating reports of shots being fired at multiple vehicles in the Manchester area...
View ArticleMichigan attorney general seeks criminal probe of meningitis deaths
Michigan's attorney general is seeking a criminal investigation into the deaths of 17 residents from contaminated steroids supplied by a Massachusetts pharmaceutical company. Vials of an injectable...
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