Ann Arbor for Public Power is kicking off its petition drive to create a public utility board. The group looks to collect 6,500 signatures by May in order to get the question on the November ballot. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

About 500 people braved the chilly temperatures and packed into Ann Arbor’s Liberty Plaza Monday night. They were there to remember Alex Pretti and others who lost their lives at the hands of federal immigration agents. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Limited supplies of road salt are hindering the efforts of road crews throughout Michigan to keep up with demand. But here in Washtenaw County, we are faring a little better. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

An Upper Peninsula zoo is asking the Michigan Supreme Court to refuse a case that seeks to expand human rights protections to include chimpanzees. We have more from Rick Pluta.

As outrage spreads around the country in response to another fatal shooting by ICE in Minneapolis, one Ann Arbor organization is readying itself for action. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

The attorney for the family of the man fatally shot by Washtenaw County deputies says he expects to file a wrongful death suit in the coming weeks. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations is reporting over 80% compliance with the city’s Energy and Water Benchmarking Ordinance. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Local residents can train with the Eastern Michigan University Department of Public Safety (EMU DPS) in how to escape or survive an active shooter event. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Ann Arbor Planning Commission is giving a thumbs down to a new housing project. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Washtenaw County’s first Director of Aging Services is getting to work. As WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports, Shannon Effler officially began in her new position last week.

A bill that would require schools to come up with policies to ban personal electronic devices in classrooms is on its way to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The trend of flat jobs numbers in Michigan continued last month. Colin Jackson has more.