Organizers in Ann Arbor who have been working to put the question of switching the city’s energy provider to a publicly owned entity are upping their signature-collecting efforts with the arrival of spring. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Increasing and dangerous traffic conditions along Michigan Avenue were the topic of a recent community discussion. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Graduate research assistants at the University of Michigan have won their unionization campaign to join the Graduate Employees’ Organization (GEO). WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Just about 40 miles from our WEMU studios sits a 440-acre lake plain prairie. It’s called the Sibley Prairie, and you’ll find it in Brownstown Township. It is the largest and highest quality lake plain prairie in Michigan. As such, work is underway to try and permanently preserve this rare ecosystem. Jeff Vornhagen is Director-at-Large of the Huron Valley Chapter of the Michigan Botanical Society. He spoke about the preservation project with WEMU's David Fair.

The Ypsilanti District Library (YDL) has launched a new pilot repair clinic program. It allows residents to use YDL supplies and equipment to repair household items. And it's all for free! Lee Van Roth gets you fully informed through her conversation with librarian Aaron Smith on this week's On the Ground Ypsi!

The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments over whether it should take up an appeal in a lawsuit between the state Senate and House of Representatives. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan has an LGBTQ conversion therapy ban on the books that is similar to one struck down Tuesday by the U.S. Supreme Court. It forbids professional counseling that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of minors. Rick Pluta has more.

Washtenaw County will have new food scrap drop-off sites as part of a pilot program. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. It’s an issue that still gets swept under the rug with alarming frequency. The “Me Too” movement helped make some progress in awareness, but did it change the world survivors are left to live in? WEMU's David Fair discussed that and what is happening in Washtenaw County through the month of April with SafeHouse Center executive director, Christine Watson.

Ypsilanti Township Trustees are holding a special meeting tonight to vote on a resolution opposing it becoming the home of a Los Alamos National Laboratory nuclear facility. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The FBI says it believes this month’s attack on a metro-Detroit synagogue was a terrorist attack inspired by the Lebanese political party and militant group Hezbollah. Colin Jackson has more.

Michigan’s recreational marijuana industry filed a new lawsuit Monday challenging the 24% wholesale tax on marijuana that took effect in January. Rick Pluta reports.