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The first use of alcohol and other substances often begins during the summer months. One local nonprofit is saving lives through education. WEMU’s Caroline MacGregor reports.

Ann Arbor Mayoral candidates—incumbent Christopher Taylor and challenger Yousef Rabhi—met for a debate Monday night at the Arrowwood Hills Community Center. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The Ypsilanti District Library, the League of Women Voters of Washtenaw County and Growing Hope will hold an in-person candidates' forum at 6 PM tonight for the candidates running for Mayor and City Council of Ypsilanti in the August Primary. WEMU's Caroline MacGregor reports.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that the Inkster City Council must read out loud the written public comments of a paralyzed man who is unable to attend its meetings in person. We have more from Rick Pluta.

The South Barton Pedestrian Bridge in Ann Arbor will be replaced with a new bridge. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.

Michigan’s four living former governors appeared together Wednesday to call for more civility in politics and elections as part of an effort to alter the turn toward coarseness and sometimes violence. We have more from Rick Pluta.

We are a country divided. The tone and tenor of political discourse is divisive, mean-spirited and the business of effectively legislating is being compromised. An event in Lansing on Wednesday will bring together the four living former Michigan governors to call for a more civil approach to governing and in how we interact in our communities. Republicans John Engler and Rick Snyder will join Democrats Jim Blanchard and Jennifer Granholm to ask that we turn the political temperature down, so problems can be solved in a civil manner. WEMU's David Fair was joined by one of the organizers of the event, Rebekah Warren. She is a former Ann Arbor State Senator, who now co-leads a bi-partisan group called Michiganders for Civic Resilience.

The University of Michigan is holding an open house tonight to inform residents of Ypsilanti Township about their proposed computing information center. But there’s a strong belief that the public may not hear what they’re looking for. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

The snow kept away about half the residents who had tickets, but Ypsilanti Township held a town hall meeting Wednesday night to present the latest news about the U-M Los Alamos Information Center. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Ypsilanti Township is holding a community meeting tonight to discuss the latest regarding the University of Michigan/Los Alamos Computational Data Center. It will be held from 6-9 PM at the Township Civic Center. All seats are taken. WEMU's Kevin Meerschaert reports.