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.
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The Michigan Senate on Thursday again passed nine policy proposals that the governor vetoed this summer. Colin Jackson has more.
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The Ann Arbor School Board has approved three collective bargaining contracts including the new deal with the teachers’ union. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The City of Ann Arbor’s Fire and Police Departments are holding a memorial service for the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Local officials are reflecting on how emergency services have changed since that day. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.
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We're getting deeper into September, so before more leaves start falling, fall out to your favorite movie theater! WEMU's Mat Hopson meets up again with Tara Calligan to talk about the new films landing on the big screen this week and the next batch of special screenings!
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A large group of residents from and around Ypsilanti Township at a town hall meeting on Wednesday had a message for the University of Michigan: build your proposed high-performance computing research center with the Los Alamos National Laboratory somewhere else. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The Washtenaw County Health Department has issued an information warning after two bats with rabies were discovered locally. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
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Some of Michigan’s Jewish faith leaders are calling on the state’s Democrats to be more inclusive of Jews who have felt slighted by his language. Colin Jackson has more.
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Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations (OSI) has submitted its testimony challenging DTE’s proposed electric rate increase in an ongoing administrative law case. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.
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Ann Arbor has set a bold goal for carbon neutrality by 2030, and the work is already underway, from renewable energy and electric vehicles to smarter growth and energy efficiency. Rebekah Warren talked to Ann Arbor’s Sustainability and Innovations Director, Missy Stults, about the progress and the upcoming A2ZERO Green Fair, which takes on Friday, September 18.
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For years, Ypsilanti resident Lonnie Brammer has watched app-based delivery drivers navigate unfamiliar neighborhoods with little information about where they are headed. After five years of development, Brammer has launched Courier Mates, a web-based application designed to help delivery drivers track and share information about delivery locations with other drivers. Brammer talked about the app and how it may change the delivery industry with Lee Van Roth.
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The President of the National Education Association is in Ann Arbor today for a Protect Michigan Schools rally ahead of tonight’s school board meeting. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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The arrest of Derrick Tinsley, the 35-year-old man who drove through a police perimeter set up for an unrelated domestic incident, remains under review by the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Internal Affairs department. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.