Senate passes bill that could allow hunting wolves
The Republican-led state Senate approved legislation Thursday that would block a group's effort to ban wolf hunting in Michigan. Legislation passed on a 25-to-11 vote Thursday would empower the...
View ArticleMan accused of ordering graduation partiers to strip naked during robbery...
Javon HurstonCourtesy of WCSO A 35-year-old Ypsilanti Township man who police say robbed a graduation party at gunpoint last summer and ordered people to strip took a plea deal in the Washtenaw County...
View Article$1,000 reward offered for tips on Briarwood Mall shoplifting suspect
Steven Michael InchCourtesy of Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering $1,000 for tips leading to the arrest of a man wanted for retail fraud -- more commonly known as shoplifting....
View ArticleFire crews put out early morning Ann Arbor Township blaze
The unoccupied house of an elderly man who was in nursing care at the time caught fire early Thursday morning, officials said. The Ann Arbor Township Fire Department was called to the man's residence...
View Article3 millage increases planned for Ypsilanti Township August ballot
Millage increases are being sought for the Ypsilanti Township Police Department and the Ypsilanti Township Fire Department, at 222 S. Ford Blvd., pictured above, as well as other funds.Tom Perkins |...
View ArticleCardamom Restaurant set to open Friday on Ann Arbor's Plymouth Road
Cardamom Restaurant is set to open Friday at 1739 Plymouth Road in Ann Arbor.Photo by Peter SmithBinod Dhakal plans to put his own spin on Indian food at his new eatery opening today on Plymouth Road...
View ArticleMan accused in Ann Arbor stabbing has sentencing postponed
Dorian JohnsonCourtesy of WCSOCourtesy of the WCSO The 22-year-old Detroit man accused along with his girlfriend of stabbing a man in an Ann Arbor apartment hallway last year had his sentencing...
View ArticleCould virtual guidance counselor pay off for U-M venture fund?
The University of Michigan has three student-run venture funds, but only one has a mandate to make investments in companies that emphasize social impact as part of their core mission. The Social...
View ArticleAnn Arbor residents react to Bryant Community Center expansion plans
Previous coverage: WITH GALLERY: Ann Arbor's Bryant Community Center looks to expand after two decades The Bryant Community Center at 3 W. Eden Ct. in Ann Arbor. The city purchased the house next door...
View ArticleAnn Arbor schools students to compete in Michigan Science Olympiad Tournament
Two teams of students from the Ann Arbor Public Schools were selected to compete in the state Science Olympiad tournament Saturday in East Lansing. Students launched rockets during the 2011 Washtenaw...
View ArticleYpsilanti's Rutherford Pool: $1M raised, mid-June construction date set
The Friends of the Rutherford Pool have raised $1 million to go toward the construction of the pool. The $1 million fundraising goal for the construction of Ypsilanti's Rutherford Pool has been met...
View ArticleMan arrested after throwing rocks at cars and breaking bus shelter glass
A 33-year-old Wayne man was arrested for disorderly conduct after breaking a glass window pane on a bus shelter Thursday evening in the 300 block of West Huron Street in Ann Arbor, police said. The...
View ArticleCabela's store in Dundee closed for cleanup from small fire
The Cabela’s store in Dundee will be closed through the weekend, and until further notice, after a small electrical fire Wednesday damaged the building.The Dundee Cabela's will be closed until further...
View ArticleAnn Arbor police: 2 men assaulted by strangers
Two men suffered facial injuries when they were assaulted by a group of unknown people early Friday morning, Ann Arbor police reported. Ann Arbor police Lt. Renee Bush said police responded at 2:13...
View ArticleSaline teen confesses to spray-painting 7 buildings
Some of the "Wack" graffiti that has popped up in Saline lately. Police recently arrested a teen who confessed to spray-painting the tag in several places around town. Courtesy of Saline police A...
View ArticlePolice release name of Southgate woman killed in I-94 crash
Judy Mackenzie, 66, of Southgate, died Thursday afternoon after a rollover crash on westbound Interstate 94 west of Rawsonville Road.Courtney Sacco | AnnArbor.com Previous report: 1 dead in rollover...
View ArticleMDOT plans double lane closure on I-94 at Zeeb Road overnight Friday and...
In a continuation of the Michigan Department of Transportation's sign upgrade project, two lanes of eastbound Interstate 94 will be closed near the Zeeb Road exit overnight Friday and Saturday in Scio...
View Article2 Ann Arbor high schools ranked in Michigan's top 20
Two of four Ann Arbor high schools recently were ranked among the top 20 high schools in the state. The rankings were released this week in the U.S. News and World Report. It's one of several annual...
View ArticleAccident closes M-36 in Hamburg Township
An accident had M-36 at Kress Road in Livingston County closed around 4:40 p.m. Friday, according to a Nixle alert from Hamburg Township. The alert said M-36 is closed in both directions for a serious...
View ArticleHouse catches fire after man tries smoking rodents out of shed
The exterior of an Ypsilanti Township home was damaged Friday by a fire started when a rodent smoke bomb got out of control, officials said. The Ypsilanti Township Fire Department was called to a home...
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