The City of Ann Arbor’s "Safe Streets for All" project is moving forward to help the city achieve its Vision Zero goals to improve traffic safety. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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Today is National Voter Registration Day. The League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County (LWV) spent the day offering voter information and assistance at some local libraries. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Council previously voted to terminate Cole with cause, citing dishonesty, misuse of public funds and inappropriate workplace behavior. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.
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U.S. Representative Debbie Dingell and nine fellow House Democratic colleagues want to know why the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has put two research projects related to cyclospora on hold. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.
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The two main candidates for Michigan Governor have similar – but different – ways to create more affordable housing. Russ McNamara has more.
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Michigan's governor began recruiting international investment in South Korea Monday. Colin Jackson has more on the trade mission.
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The leading cause of homelessness is the lack of affordable housing, and that's especially true here in Washtenaw County. Avalon Housing in Ann Arbor works to solve this problem by building more supportive housing communities. The group's co-executive directors, Scott Ellis and Molly Smith, joined Decky Alexander to talk about Avalon's ongoing mission and what may lie ahead for the organization.
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The local community came together Sunday to honor and remember Ann Arbor food visionary Tommy York. WEMU's Ana Longoria reports.
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The Ann Arbor for Public Power campaign marches forward onto the November ballot after a court ruling struck down a challenge from the Ann Arbor Responsible Energy Coalition. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.
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Events were held across the country and in Washtenaw County today to remember those lost 25 years ago during the September 11th terrorist attacks. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Participants in Friends In Deed "Over the Edge 2026" event will rappel down the front of Eastern Michigan’s Hill Hall Friday and Saturday in support of local families. EMU's President Brendan Kelly will kick off Saturday's rappels at 9 a.m. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.
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Richard Brown has had a successful career as a nuclear medicine physician and professor of radiology. Now at the age of 71, he has decided to take on a completely new endeavor — as a first-time consumer product founder in Ann Arbor. On this month's "Washtenaw Business Lens," WEMU's Caroline MacGregor and Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber’s Andy LaBarre shared how a first-time entrepreneur has taken a consumer product idea toward commercialization at 71.
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The University of Michigan cut the ribbon on its new Histotripsy Research Center on Thursday. It could bring great advancements to cancer treatment. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.