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The Dexter City Council has voted 4-2 to approve a resolution opposing a package of zoning bills in the state House. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

The Washtenaw County Road Commission is gearing up to begin its improvement project along the Island Lake Road and Dexter Main Street corridor. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

A Washtenaw County food scrap drop-off pilot program is growing in size and in popularity. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

As more beavers are moving into Dexter’s waterways, local officials are considering numerous options on how to co-exist with them and work around certain dilemmas. WEMU’s Ana Longoria reports.

Washtenaw County will have new food scrap drop-off sites as part of a pilot program. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Zingerman’s has announced it will be shutting down Cornman Farms at the end of October due to shifting business priorities. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Katharine Dexter McCormick was a vocal supporter of women’s rights, paving the way for women to enter and excel in previously disallowed career fields. As a suffragist, philanthropist, and scientist, she broke boundaries from an early age. Born in Dexter, Michigan, she was one of the first women to graduate from MIT. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor talked with the Dexter Area Historical Society’s Caryl Burke and Jan Weaver about her early life and influence on women’s reproductive rights.

As Blue Cross Blue Shield and Michigan Medicine continue their negotiations, their patients are worrying about how a split would affect their health care. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ordinances addressing fertilizer runoff into waterways are being drafted and presented to several townships in Washtenaw County. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the local story.

County officials worked this year to connect the Border-to-Border (B2B) Trail in Chelsea between North Territorial and Boyce Road and completed the Barton-Bandemer Tunnel in Ann Arbor. They’re now focusing on filling a key piece of the trail for 2026. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the story.