Sophia Kalakailo

5 days ago | mlive.com | Sophia Kalakailo

YPSILANTI, MI – Ypsilanti leaders put their support behind “Low Mow May” on Tuesday night, encouraging residents to reduce mowing and let their grass grow to between 6 and 12 inches this month. The initiative, meant to maintain springtime habitats for bees and other pollinators while supporting native flowers and plants, received the unanimous backing of the City Council early this week.

5 days ago | mlive.com | Sophia Kalakailo

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI — Drivers across Washtenaw County can expect closures along I-94, M-14 and U.S. 23 in the coming days. Two lanes on westbound I-94 from Jackson Avenue to Parker Road and one lane on westbound M-14 will close from Maple Road to I-94 starting 10 p.m. Friday, May 9. Then, westbound M-14 will completely shut down from Maple Road to I-94 Saturday, May 10.

5 days ago | mlive.com | Sophia Kalakailo

YPSILANTI, MI — A verbal altercation that escalated into a stabbing left two men hospitalized on Thursday evening. Police responded to a reported stabbing at the Ypsilanti Transit Center on 220 Pearl Street around 7 p.m., May 8, according to an alert from the Ypsilanti Police Department. Officers arrived on scene to find the two men with stab wounds. The two men were in a verbal altercation that escalated into a physical confrontation, preliminary investigation revealed.

6 days ago | mlive.com | Sophia Kalakailo

ANN ARBOR, MI – Outgoing University of Michigan President Santa Ono removed his name from a public statement signed by college and university leaders across the country against “unprecedented government overreach” and “political interference” in higher education. Ono’s signature was removed Wednesday, May 7 at his request, according to American Association of Colleges and Universities spokesperson David Tritelli. The association published the letter.

1 week ago | mlive.com | Sophia Kalakailo

SCIO TWP., MI — Drivers can expect closures in I-94 and M-14 just outside Ann Arbor this weekend, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation. Two lanes on westbound I-94 from Jackson Avenue to Parker Road and one lane on westbound M-14 will close from Maple Road to I-94 starting 10 p.m. Friday, May 9. The lanes will reopen 5 a.m. Monday, May 12. There will also be a series of complete freeway and ramp shut-downs from midnight to 7 a.m. on Saturday, May 10.