U-M Police searching for missing medical school employee
University of Michigan Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an employee of the university’s medical school after he went missing Tuesday.Heping ZhaoCourtesy of U-M Police Heping Zhao,...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan to hold town hall on future of fracking in the state
A natural gas rig near Montrose, Penn. The Montrose area and Susquehanna County in Pennsylvania are some of the earliest epicenters of shale gas drilling. Courtesy of U-M School of Engineering The...
View ArticleUniversity of Michigan student group eyes seats on Ann Arbor City Council
A group of University of Michigan students calling itself the Ann Arbor Mixed Use Party is looking to line up a slate of student candidates to run for City Council this year. No one from the party has...
View Article2 cars broken into on Washtenaw Avenue
Two cars were broken into Tuesday on Washtenaw Avenue between Golfside Drive and North Hewitt Road in Ypsilanti Township, police said. The window of a car parked near the 2700 block of Washtenaw was...
View ArticleSaline school board eliminates club fees but delays vote on pay-to-play for...
Previous story: Saline school board to weigh athletic fees and evaluate superintendent Scot Graden on Tuesday Saline Area Schools' Board of Education voted Tuesday in favor of eliminating the...
View ArticleJulia Niswender case: Few new details emerge
Previous coverage: Family: EMU student Julia Niswender was drowned in bathtub Ypsilanti police chief confirms Julia Niswender was drowned in bathtub $10K reward offered for information in Julia...
View ArticleState House and Senate GOP at odds over right-to-work penalty that would...
Michigan's House and Senate Republicans disagree about just how involved legislators should be in the inner workings of the state's 15 public universities. In this Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012, file photo,...
View ArticleYpsilanti to close portion of Riverside and Frog Island Park pedestrian...
The pedestrian bridge, pictured here, connects Riverside Park with Frog Island Park. The bridge will be repaired for the next two to three weeks.Angela J. Cesere | AnnArbor.com file photo Portions of...
View ArticleAnn Arbor school board commits to 5-hour limit to meetings
The Ann Arbor Board of Education’s regular meeting may have stretched from Wednesday night in to the wee hours of Thursday morning for the last time. The board voted unanimously to cap its meetings at...
View ArticleRevenue report: Budget outlook $8.67M brighter for Ann Arbor Public Schools
Editor's note: This article has been edited to clarify that the new budget projects include staff salary cuts. Updated revenue projections and staff salary cuts for the Ann Arbor Public Schools in the...
View ArticleDeveloper: Scaled-back version of 618 South Main apartments to break ground...
The 618 South Main apartments project in Ann Arbor is planned for the site of the former Fox Tent & Awning building, north of Mosley between Main and Ashley. The existing structures on the site...
View ArticleLive feed: Follow courtroom coverage of West Willow homicide hearing
Avantis Parker and Willie Wimberly The delayed hearing for the men accused of killing an Ypsilanti Township man is scheduled to held in the 14A-1 District Court Thursday. AnnArbor.com reporter Kyle...
View ArticleTransportation must remain top priority for public schools
The first of four “Community Dialogues” was held at Clague Middle School on March 28, and it drew a sizeable crowd. Hosted by alternating AAPS school board members, these meetings are an invitation to...
View ArticleCrash slows traffic on I-94 east of Ann Arbor
A crash was slowing traffic on Interstate 94 east of Ann Arbor Thursday morning. The crash, on westbound I-94 near Michigan Avenue, was not believed to be blocking the roadway, but a Google map showed...
View ArticleU-M: No update on missing medical school employee
Update: Police: Missing U-M medical school employee found dead from fall The University of Michigan Police are releasing no new information Thursday morning about the employee from the medical school...
View ArticleMichigan's NCAA tournament run generates up to $55M in free media exposure
Fans welcome the Michigan basketball team as it returns to Crisler Center April 9.Daniel Brenner | AnnArbor.com The Wolverine basketball team may not have come home to Ann Arbor as national champions,...
View ArticlePolice: Missing U-M medical school employee found dead from fall
Heping ZhaoCourtesy of U-M Police The body of Heping Zhao, the 63-year-old University of Michigan medical school employee reported missing Wednesday, was found by a university staff member at 9 a.m....
View ArticleCherry Lake and Sleeping Bear Press book publishers thriving in Ann Arbor...
Ann Arbor-based book publisher Ben Mondloch has been fighting trends since he started Cherry Lake Publishing four years ago. While the rise of e-books and the economy have made life difficult for...
View ArticleFormer Chelsea teacher who fatally shot superintendent speaks out on gun...
Stephen LeithCourtesy of MDOC The science teacher who gunned down the superintendent of Chelsea schools and injured two other officials back in 1993 spoke to Bridge Magazine recently about his faith...
View ArticleNeighbors give Michigan coach John Beilein proper homecoming after runner-up...
The neighbors of Michigan men's basketball coach John Beilein lined his street with decorations to welcome him home after the team's run to the national championship game.Melanie Maxwell |...
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