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Winter has brought construction on the Washtenaw County Border-to-Border Trail to a halt. About 36 miles of the roughly 45-mile trail that will run from Ypsilanti Township to Stockbridge is complete. WEMU’s Josh Hakala has an update.
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A fatal shooting was captured on Facebook Live as a war of online words spilled out into the streets. Terrell Smith was shot and killed on June 28 in Ypsilanti Township. Six individuals are facing charges related to his death. As WEMU’s Josh Hakala has learned, researchers are concerned with the growing role social media plays in violent crime.
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The effort to connect a hiking and biking trail across Washtenaw County received a big financial boost. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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License plate readers – or LPR’s – have been banned by the City of Ypsilanti. But next door, in Ypsilanti Township, the traffic cameras that photograph every vehicle that passes by aren’t on the agenda. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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Ypsilanti Township residents are objecting to the proposed installation of license plate readers in the area. Members of a social justice group say it is a privacy issue and will be tough to regulate. WEMU's Josh Hakala reports.
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Automatic license plate readers will not be installed along the streets of Ypsilanti. As WEMU's Josh Hakala reports, Ypsilanti City Council voted Tuesday night to ban the technology.
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A temporary COVID-19 testing site in Ypsilanti Township will have to close due to permitting issues. WEMU’s Taylor Pinson has more.
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Construction was just completed in Dexter on another stretch of Washtenaw County's Border-to-Border trail. WEMU's Josh Hakala has an update.
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The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners took up the issue of funding the organization Barrier Busters during Wednesday night's meeting. Barrier Busters is a group of more than 100 social service agencies that provide emergency funding to Washtenaw County residents in need. WEMU's Josh Hakala explains.
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Two Washtenaw County attorneys advanced to the general election in a bid to become the next 14-A District Court Judge. As WEMU’s Josh Hakala reports, Fawn Armstrong and Karl Barr move on to the November ballot.