Tonight is Election Night, and WEMU is providing live results for all of the races in Washtenaw County!
The Youth Environmental Press Team supports aspiring young journalists who write about the climate crisis and other environmental issues. The team is spread across several schools across America, including a new chapter here in Michigan. Ann Arbor Community High students Anna Birchok and Zia Walker co-lead the new chapter. They joined Rebekah Warren to discuss their work and how it may lead to a promising journalism career for themselves and other students.
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It’s been a busy and productive year for the Ypsilanti-based food justice nonprofit Growing Hope. It has expanded existing programs, updated its farm, renovated its incubator kitchen and received several awards. On top of all these changes, the organization has also found time to focus on advocacy work. Lee Van Roth talked more about these many achievements with Growing Hope's Executive Director, Julius Buzzard.
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The Associated Press has called Michigan’s governor’s race for Democrat Jocelyn Benson. Colin Jackson has more.
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Ypsilanti city voters have rejected a proposal that would make future city elections nonpartisan and approved another that would put police funding to a public vote. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has your midterm election coverage.
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August primary winners have dispatched two non-party affiliated challengers in Ann Arbor's city council races. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Michael McVey has defeated seven-term incumbent Brian Marl in Saline’s mayoral race. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has your midterm election coverage.
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Democrat Debbie Dingell won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. She will represent Michigan’s Sixth Congressional District for a seventh term.
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Yousef Rabhi, a former Michigan state representative and current Washtenaw County commissioner, is officially Ann Arbor's mayor-elect.
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A fire at an apartment complex in Ypsilanti Township displaced a dozen families early Tuesday morning. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.
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The City of Ann Arbor has launched a new survey asking residents about public carbon offsets. The deadline for responding is November 20th. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The national head of the NAACP stopped in Detroit Monday for a last-minute voter turnout push. Colin Jackson has more.
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Jeff Daniels has transformed Chelsea, Mich. into an arts and culture destination with the Purple Rose Theatre Company and now a new music venue, JDs Stage Bistro. For the first installment of WEMU’s new segment, "‘Round Every Corner," the actor tells us about why he chose to prioritize the economic development of his hometown.
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A capacity crowd gathered on the Eastern Michigan University campus Monday morning to rally for U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed ahead of Election Day. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.