Local jazz favorite Ingrid Racine answers the question "Why Jazz?"

Get a behind the scenes look at the 2024 Independent Film Festival Ypsilanti. Known affectionately as the iFFY, it runs April 24 – 27. Get the iFFY scoop when organizers Hafsah Mijinyawa and Martin Thoburn joined Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact."

Members of the University of Michigan students' Palestinian-supporting TAHRIR Coalition have set up an encampment on the Diag and say they are staying until certain demands are met. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Washtenaw County Health officials are warning residents of a sharp hike in Lyme disease originating locally. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Over $10 million needed for restoration efforts following removal. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

The State of Michigan’s “MI Clean Water Plan” is receiving an extra $290 million for an expansion. Colin Jackson has more.

The parents of the Oxford High School shooter have been assigned public defenders to handle their appeals of involuntary manslaughter convictions. We have more from Rick Pluta.

WEMU's former Cuban Fantasy host and current music librarian Marc Taras answers the question, "Why Jazz?"

Connecting to the earth, learning to work, play and learn from the soil below our feet: That’s the mission Willow Run Acres in Ypsilanti and the personal mission of its founder, Farmer T.C. Collins. In addition to nurturing the earth and taking joy in its bounties, Farmer T.C. uses Willow Run Acres to fight food injustice and inequities in economic opportunities for the Black community. The land also serves as an education center for young people, so future generations can connect to the earth. Farmer T.C. joined WEMU’s David Fair on an Earth Day edition of "Washtenaw United."

The latest economic forecast for Washtenaw County shows optimism regarding continued growth, but housing costs continue to be a major problem. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.