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The first hospice training facility in the state of Michigan has opened in Pittsfield Township. It features a simulation lab where caregivers can learn the skills they need to provide patients and their families with end-of-life care. WEMU’s Josh Hakala was there for the ribbon cutting.

Pittsfield Township police say Saline High School has been cleared to resume school operations after being closed for two days because of posted threats against some students. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran brings us this update.

Saline High School will be closed for a second day Friday as Pittsfield Township police continue to investigate a threat against several students. WEMU’s Cathy Shafran has details.

Residents who lost power after the ice storm in Washtenaw County gathered to voice their frustration at the Pittsfield Township Library Sunday. Officials with the organization “Ann Arbor for Public Power” were listening and offered a new approach to utility service. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

A Democratic state lawmaker from Washtenaw County has introduced legislation to remove a 1931 felony abortion law from the Michigan Corrections codes. As WEMU’s Cathy Shafran reports, the move comes in the same week as the 50th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision.

Yousef Rabhi's tenure as a state representative has ended. However, he will be sworn in Wednesday evening and return to the Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners. Rabhi joined WEMU's David Fair to fill us in on local environmental priorities in the new year and how his tenure in the Michigan Legislature may help in his return to the county board.

Washtenaw County is checking a number of things off its to-do list with $4 million dollars in funding from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan. WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports.

It was a largely uneventful primary for a number of the townships in Washtenaw County, with most races uncontested. In the two contested races, one incumbent won while the other lost. .

A new state House Seat including Ypsilanti and Ypsilanti Township has shaped up with a crowded field in the Democratic primary. WEMU's Cathy Shafran takes a look at those candidates.

It turned out to be a late night counting the results of Tuesday's elections in Washtenaw County. WEMU's Lisa Barry talked with Washtenaw County director…