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The Ypsilanti Fire Department is financially feeling the effects of actions by the Trump Administration as it looks to replace an aging aerial tower ladder truck. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has this report.

Washtenaw Community College is hosting a challenge on Friday for middle school students to engineer and code their own semiconductors. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills Wednesday to give state officials another month to file financial disclosure reports as the state tries to fix its filing website. Otherwise, the deadline would be today. Rick Pluta reports.

Ann Arbor is accepting nominations for the 2025 Golden Paintbrush Awards. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, the biennial awards recognize people who create art in public places.

A national partner of Food Gatherers, Feeding America, has released new data showing the number of people facing food insecurity in Washtenaw County has risen. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

The mission of the Ypsilanti-based nonprofit A Brighter Way is to provide mentorship to formerly incarcerated individuals as they return to society. Now, the organization is creating a new housing program for its mentees. A Brighter Way's executive director, Adam Grant, talks all about it with Rylee Barnsdale.

Paper or plastic? We’ve all answered that question in the checkout line at the grocery store or supermarket. While reusable bags are growing in popularity, plastic bags remain ubiquitous in retail shopping. A movement to start banning plastic bags, or at least charge money for choosing them at the store, was thwarted in 2016 when the state Legislature banned local governments from passing such environmental measures. Now, Democratic State Representative Morgan Foreman of Ann Arbor is working to lift that ban. She joined WEMU's David Fair to discuss the legislation and what it aims to accomplish.

The City of Ypsilanti has given the full-time Chief of Police position to interim Chief Tim Anderson. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge has struck down many abortion restrictions in state law. Judge Sima Patel says the laws are unconstitutional violations of the voter-approved reproductive rights amendment to the state constitution. We have more from Rick Pluta.