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The Corner Health Center/cornerhealth.orgWhen a young person gets in trouble with the law, it can have devastating consequences on their future. Pre-arrest deflection programs, like RAPID initiated by the Corner Health Center in partnership with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department, redirects youth to support resources, offering a meaningful alternative to becoming entrenched in the legal system. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor talked to Corner Health Center Justice Division program manager Degaryia Witten and Washtenaw County Sheriff Alyshia Dyer about the program, which offers deputies a direct pathway to help care for young people in the community. -
Jason Morgan/ZoomAnn Arbor State Representative Jason Morgan says he’s furious the House GOP has eliminated $650 million in appropriations through a rarely used procedure. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.
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Beginning January 1, People’s Express will launch a new public transportation service for all of Pittsfield Township. AAATA’s Flexride will be discontinued. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports. -
Eastern Michigan University is launching "Way Forward@EMU." It's a program aimed at helping students from local high schools become community health educators. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details. -
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee heard testimony Wednesday on bills to limit the state attorney general’s powers. Colin Jackson has more. -
The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on whether a statement from a teenager high on LSD can be used to convict him of a sex crime. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
Eastern Michigan University has named two-time alum and Flint native Dr. Brendan Kelly to be its next president. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports. -
The Ann Arbor School District is making progress toward making its bus fleet entirely electric. The goal is full electrification by 2035. There are challenges in getting to where the district wants to be in terms of funding, infrastructure and reliability. WEMU's David Fair talked with the district’s manager of construction projects, Moe Nagpal, to find out what the process and procedure looks like. -
There’s a new educational program that's literally transforming the landscape around Ypsilanti Community Schools, sometimes one sweet potato or pawpaw tree at a time. YCS has launched a new agriscience and botany career technical education program. It's part of a countywide push to expand hands-on learning opportunities for students. Lee Van Roth discussed the program and what it hopes to achieve with Ypsilanti Community High School biology teacher Laurel Wiinikka-Buesser. -
Ahead of next month’s annual leadership elections, the Ann Arbor School Board is looking to make modifications to how its president is replaced. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports. -
Veterans’ Day is now officially a legal holiday in Ypsilanti. The City Council passed the resolution Tuesday night. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports. -
The City of Ann Arbor’s Office of Sustainability and Innovations is offering rebates to residents willing to hand in their gas-powered snow blowers. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details. -
Michigan House Republicans are challenging a court ruling that they have to send nine bills adopted by the Legislature in the last session to Governor Gretchen Whitmer to sign or veto. We have more from Rick Pluta. -
The Michigan Senate voted Tuesday to expand a program to repurpose land that’s not being used anymore—like old factories or office buildings. Colin Jackson has more
