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The short documentary film "A Ripple in Ann Arbor" tells the story of the search for a serial rapist in Ann Arbor in the 1990s. The film explores the invasive tactics and racial profiling used by police to find the perpetrator and the innocent man who took the city to court to expose these tactics and reclaim his dignity. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talks to Ann Arbor City Council member Cynthia Harrison about the film, which will be released November 9, in a truth and reconciliation event at the Michigan Theater.

Election Day is next week, and voters in Ann Arbor have the option to vote beginning Wednesday. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A crowd filled the room in the Westgate Branch of the Ann Arbor Library on Monday to hear how ICE is impacting Washtenaw County. The meeting was co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ann Arbor District Library is planning to purchase the Ann Arbor Observer newspaper. Parties expect to finalize the move before the end of the year. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

A lawsuit challenging the ballot language used to promote Proposals A and B in Ann Arbor has been dropped. But the lawyer in the case does not rule out future lawsuits if the library officials renege on their promises. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

Proposals A and B won voter approval in Ann Arbor. It is not the outcome members of the Library Green Conservancy had been hoping for. That group helped pass a 2018 charter amendment that called for the city-owned Library Lane property to be turned into a Center of the City commons, which would serve as an urban park and gathering place. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the conservancy's president, Rita Mitchell, about the disappointment, the election, and what may come next.

Voters in Ann Arbor will decide what they want to do with the lot on and next to the downtown library on this election day. Other votes will be cast around Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Voters in Ann Arbor will render a final decision on two ballot proposals on August 5th. Proposals A and B would approve the sale of city owned land for a new downtown library. Opponents say the city is reneging on its promise to turn the land into an urban park and civic commons called the “Center of the City.” And now, a lawsuit accuses the City of “perpetrating a fraud upon the electorate” through misleading ballot language. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor explores what has become a contentious issue in an off-year summer election.

Opponents of Ann Arbor’s Proposals A and B on the August ballot say the city has conceded the measures are non-binding and will not produce the benefits being promised. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Musicians of all levels across Ann Arbor will come together Saturday for Make Music Day. It's an open‑air celebration where anyone can listen or pick up an instrument and play along. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has more.