The day her cat died, Ann Arbor area crime novelist Lisa Ann Reardon drove to her father's Dexter Township home and shot him, her sister testified in court today. Reardon always pledged she was "gonna do this" when her beloved...... Full Story »
Marilynn Dickerson sat patiently in her chair, arms folded and clutching a copy of Helen Thomas' latest book. The 89-year-old Scio Township resident was first in line at the Michigan Theater tonight in downtown Ann Arbor to see the veteran...... Full Story »
It's a bad day to be driving in evening rush hour traffic in Washtenaw County. Dispatchers with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department say police are currently working on four crashes on the expressways, as of 6:15 p.m. None are believed...... Full Story »
The next mass H1N1 vaccination clinic for Washtenaw County residents in the priority groups will take place at Manchester High School on Dec. 5, the county public health department announced today. Vaccinations will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until...... Full Story »
The Ann Arbor school district has extended its deadline for applying for a vacant school board seat as it debates whether to switch to November elections. Anyone who wants to apply for the seat vacated by Trustee Helen Gates-Bryant, who...... Full Story »
A Washtenaw County lawmaker is calling for hikes in the state’s business, sales and income taxes, saying there’s nothing wrong with Michigan that raising taxes by $6.5 billion a year can’t fix, The Detroit Free Press reports today. State Rep....... Full Story »
Ypsilanti police are trying to identify this man. Ypsilanti police hope someone will recognize the composite sketch released today of a man who robbed four people at gunpoint on a downtown street earlier this month. Police said the man pictured...... Full Story »
A man charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct committed suicide Monday at the Washtenaw County Jail, authorities said. Nicholas John Plennert II, 36, was found by a correctional officer about 4:55 p.m., who reported that Plennert had hanged himself, Washtenaw...... Full Story »
A man was assaulted and robbed this morning in the 500 block of Greenlawn Street in Ypsilanti Township, Washtenaw County sheriff's deputies said. The victim was talking to three other men when one pulled out a gun and assaulted him...... Full Story »
Ann Arbor police seized a car Monday that was being used by two people in the city's south side as part of a scam to solicit money, police said. The black Honda was towed from a parking lot outside Whole...... Full Story »
The Ypsilanti school district needs to make $6.4 million in cuts over the next two years to get it out of the red by 2014.That was the message from the district's new chief financial officer Monday night....... Full Story »
The Ypsilanti school board will take public input at its Dec. 14 meeting on whether to move school elections from May to November. Holding elections in May, when it's the only item on the ballot, cost the district roughly $30,000...... Full Story »
A Detroit man who spent nearly a decade behind bars is returning to court today to learn if he'll face a second murder trial. It's the latest case for the Michigan Innocence Clinic at the University of Michigan, which won...... Full Story »
The grim sales outlook for Borders Group Inc. continued this morning as the Ann Arbor-based bookstore chain reported deeper sales declines.Borders is cutting its investment in multimedia inventory at its super stores. Sales at Borders super stores slipped 12.1 percent...... Full Story »
A South Lyon boy who touched thousands of lives while battling neuroblastoma cancer has died. Noah Biorkman was 5. A statement issued by his family said the boy died Monday morning at his home. He garnered national attention in recent...... Full Story »
Dwight Van Tuyl stands at the spot where his car was stolen earlier this month. Photo by Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com Dwight Van Tuyl left his Ypsilanti apartment around noon on Nov. 7 to discover his car, parked near...... Full Story »
I just want to say one thing. Michigan teachers do not play. What I mean by that is, listen, we’re hearing horror stories about education in our state. The legislature in Lansing is slashing funding mid-year, and the only question...... Full Story »
As holiday travelers gear up for Thanksgiving festivities that may include crowding in airplanes or around the table, Michigan health officials are urging individuals to show extra caution in preventing the spread of the H1N1 or swine flu virus. “It...... Full Story »
A University of Michigan student was knocked unconscious after being punched in the face Sunday morning in the 4th & William Parking Structure, an Ann Arbor police report said. He was taken to the U-M Hospital about 2:28 a.m. and...... Full Story »
The city of Ann Arbor responded today to AnnArbor.com's Nov. 13 Freedom of Information Act request asking for electronic copies of the six proposals for the downtown Library Lot. The city is making the proposals available for download on its...... Full Story »
Survival rates for cardiac arrests outside of the hospital have changed very little in the past 30 years despite increased health spending, recent University of Michigan research linking data from around the nation showed. According to the study, the city...... Full Story »
Ann Arbor police continue to investigate a reported sexual assault Sunday of a female University of Michigan student at a party at the Chi Psi fraternity. A U-M football player was arrested and released Sunday after being questioned in the...... Full Story »
Eastern Michigan University student leaders and Gov. Jennifer Granholm rallied for support of the Michigan Promise scholarship today.Tom Perkins | For AnnArbor.com A freeze on an income tax credit that helps struggling families is being considered to save the merit-based Michigan...... Full Story »
AnnArbor.com's daily roundup offers you a look at some of the stories on our site today, as well as other content about Ann Arbor around the Web. ov. Jennifer Granholm and students from Eastern Michigan University and the University of...... Full Story »
A man was arrested Friday after investigators say he followed a female acquaintance around Ypsilanti Township and fired a shot into the air. Byron Maurice Taylor, 42, is charged with felonious assault, a Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department incident summary said....... Full Story »
An ice sculpture of "The Thinker" by Rodin is shown along the Champs-Elysee in Paris. AFP/Joel Saget
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