Ypsilanti Mayor Nicole Brown faces a challenge in the August 4th Primary election from Amber Fellows, who currently serves as City Council member of Ward 3. Both candidates are running as Democrats with no Republican challenger, and the winner of the primary will run unopposed in the November election. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to Mayor Brown about her campaign and the issues facing the city ahead of the August primary.

Ypsilanti Mayor Nicole Brown faces a challenge in the August 4th Primary election from Amber Fellows, who currently serves as City Council member of Ward 3. Both candidates are running as Democrats with no Republican challenger, and the winner of the primary will run unopposed in the November election. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked to Fellows about her campaign and the issues facing the city ahead of the August primary.

Early voting for this August’s primary election approaches for voters here in Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Ana Longoria shares what you need to know.

Early voting for the August 4th Primary Election begins on Saturday. There are two Democrats running for City Council in Ann Arbor’s Second Ward. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A new report is questioning whether the state's newly approved budget is actually balanced, as required by the state constitution. Colin Jackson has more.

The Michigan Supreme Court has refused a case filed by an animal rights group that is seeking constitutional legal rights for a group of chimpanzees in an Upper Peninsula Zoo. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The Ann Arbor Housing Commission has released a five-year report on the progress made since voters approved the city’s Affordable Housing Millage. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A creek on the west side of Ann Arbor is being restored to improve the city’s stormwater quality. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

For years, Washtenaw County’s relationship with the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS has centered on massive industrial pollution along the Huron River, like the Tribar industrial spill upstream. Yet, a two-year, proactive study by the Multi Lake Water and Sewer Authority entirely flips that script, revealing that the low-level PFAS consistently detected in local wastewater isn’t a corporate spill—it's coming from everyday consumer products used inside Dexter and Lyndon Township homes. Rebekah Warren discussed the study and what actions may come from it with Daniel Brown, climate resilient specialist and emerging contaminant for the Huron River Watershed Council.

A YMCA building that closed its preschool collaborative doors in March reopened in June as something else entirely — a free, neighborhood-embedded wellness and community hub now known as the "Neighborhood Collaborative". Ann Arbor YMCA President James Highsmith spoke with Lee Van Roth about the development of the Neighborhood Collaborative and what the future may hold for it.

The future of the proposed data center in Augusta Township is in the hands of voters in the August Primary. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A significant milestone has been reached for the City of Ann Arbor as 500 rental units now meet the city’s newly enforced green standards. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.