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AATA revises unconstitutional advertising policy but says anti-Israel ads...
The Ann Arbor Transportation Authority's board of directors held a special meeting Thursday to revise the agency's advertising policy after a federal judge declared parts of it unconstitutional. But...
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Ann Arbor-area gas stations sell winning $10,000 Powerball tickets
While the big winners in the $588 million jackpot Powerball lottery bought their tickets in Missouri and Phoenix, two people bought tickets worth $10,000 at gas stations in Dexter and Scio Township....
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University of Michigan announces partnership with Special Olympics
The University of Michigan athletic department will partner with the Special Olympics of Michigan in a department-wide community service initiative, the University announced on Thursday. The first...
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Michigan Senate takes step toward allowing wolf hunts
Michigan moved a step closer to letting hunters target gray wolves Thursday, when the state Senate voted to designate the predator as a game species. Michigan may allow wolf hunts in the future.AP...
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Ypsilanti's Rutherford Pool reopening could be pushed back to 2014 unless...
Rising construction costs could set back the rebuild of Ypsilanti’s municipal Rutherford Pool unless an additional $125,000 is raised before the end of January. An additional $125,000 must be raised...
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Ann Arbor's new underground parking garage about two-thirds full after 4...
Ann Arbor's new Library Lane underground parking garage welcomed 7,981 hourly patrons in October, or about 10.8 per parking space. That's up 9.2 percent from August, its first full month. There also...
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Supreme Court deciding whether to take up gay marriage issue
IKaren Golinski, left, and Amy Cunninghis, look over a photo album of their wedding photos in San Francisco. Golinski wanted was to enroll her spouse in her employer-sponsored health plan. Four years...
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Conservator will retire as the longest-serving employee in University of...
The University of Michigan's longest-serving employee is retiring. Jim Craven began working at U-M in 1947.University of Michigan photoUniversity conservator Jim Craven, has spent more than 63 years...
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Tangent Medical Technologies raises $8.6 million round of funding after...
On the heels of getting FDA approval for its NovaCath closed-system IV device, Scio Township-based Tangent Medical Technlogies has closed an $8.6 million round of funding. The medical device company...
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A local holiday gift guide for everyone on your list
Biercamp Canadian Bacon - for the meat lover on your holiday list.Richard Retyi | Contributor 'Tis the season for showing love through thoughtful commerce, and what better way to show you care than...
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Man tries to lure 10-year-old boy into truck with candy
A man tried to lure a 10-year-old boy waiting at a school bus stop into his truck Thursday morning in Salem Township, Michigan State Police said. The child was waiting near Six Mile and Currie Road...
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Jewelry store opens in Dexter Crossing Shopping Center
Dexter’s Cleaning Goddesses owner Melissa Duncan has taken her jewelry business to a new level. After operating the Jewelry Box Boutique in a shared space with her cleaning business for 10 months,...
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University of Michigan researchers part of $120 million effort to develop...
University of Michigan is collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy in a multimillion dollar project to develop batteries that can store electricity generated from solar and wind energy. Stoupa...
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Plugged in: University of Michigan installs 6 charging stations for electric...
University of Michigan has installed six charging stations for electric cars. A Chevy Volt is charged at one of the university's new electric-vehicle charging stations, near the corner of Hoover and...
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Witness to fatal shooting: 'He stood over him and emptied his pistol'
Seconds before he was shot, Bhagavan Allen turned around in the middle of Grove Street, raised his hands in the air, as if to surrender, and cried “No no no!” Leonard WareCourtesy of WCSO He turned to...
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Police: Woman, man arrested after fights with bouncers at Ann Arbor bars
Two people, including a woman who spit in a police officer’s face, were arrested after fighting with bar bouncers in Ann Arbor early Friday, police said. Scorekeepers is on Maynard Street in Ann...
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Suspended teacher who played gay-pride song has pay restored; rapper weighs...
Rapper Macklemore, right, and producer Ryan LewisAP file photo The artist behind a rap song about being gay that led to a teacher's suspension has spoken out about the incident. Susan Johnson, a...
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Ann Arbor schools' Pat Green, other local leaders oppose school reform...
Editor's note: This story has been corrected to note that EMU College of Education Dean Jann Joseph was appointed to the EAA board. Ann Arbor schools Superintendent Patricia Green issued an urgent...
View ArticleCrews dispatched to Ypsilanti Township to rescue man trapped in trench
Editor's note: This article was updated at 4 p.m. with additional information. Emergency crews Friday rescued a man trapped in a trench in Ypsilanti Township about 3 p.m. Friday in the 6000 block of...
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Men grow out their mustaches for Movember to raise awareness of men's health...
From firefighters in Jackson to engineers at the Toyota Technical Center in Ann Arbor (pictured below), men across the world have skipped their morning routine of shaving the past month. The...
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