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Washtenaw County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Washtenaw County, MI.

Results 1 - 20 of 3,225 in Washtenaw County, MI

  1. Icy crash claims man's life on I-94 near ChelseaRead the original story

    49 min ago | WLAJ

    ... State police tell WWJ-AM the crash happened about 6:15 a.m. Friday near the Kalmbach Road exit. It's in Washtenaw County's Sylvan Township, about 20 miles west of Ann Arbor. Police say there'd been an earlier crash at the site and a car was sitting ...

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    Related Topix: Chelsea, MI, Ann Arbor, MI

  2. Stephen Ranzini joins Editorial Board of AnnArbor.comRead the original story

    52 min ago | Ann Arbor.com

    ... director and treasurer of Project Joshua, a non-profit economic development agency formed by 54 churches in Washtenaw County. His interests include ancient American history, bicycling, foreign languages and violin. As a youth, he attended the ...

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    Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, University Bancorp Inc Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, Interlochen, MI, Opinion

  3. Icy crash claims man's life on I-94 near ChelseaRead the original story

    1 hr ago | The Davison Flagstaff

    ... State police tell WWJ-AM the crash happened about 6:15 a.m. Friday near the Kalmbach Road exit. It's in Washtenaw County's Sylvan Township, about 20 miles west of Ann Arbor. Police say there'd been an earlier crash at the site and a car was sitting ...

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    Related Topix: Chelsea, MI, Ann Arbor, MI

  4. Column: Voters could remove second-class citizen status for gaysRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    ... in Michigan could fall next year. Let's hope the bricks crumble hard. State Rep. Pam Byrnes, a Washtenaw County Democrat, this month introduced a House measure that would overturn Michigan's ban on same-sex marriage. Voters could weigh in on the ...

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    Related Topix: Gay/Lesbian, Wedding, Transgendered, Opinion

  5. Mich. public schools could seek regional taxesRead the original story

    14 hrs ago | Freep.com - RSS

    ... under 1994's Proposal A to seek multi-district millage hikes. Very few have succeeded. The schools of Washtenaw County -- including Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Saline -- asked voters to approve enhancement mills on Nov. 3. Property taxpayers in the ...

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    Related Topix: Michigan, Education Etc., Kalamazoo, MI

  6. Woman who fails to pay cab fare arrested in Ann ArborRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Ann Arbor.com

    ... n't pay the fare. The woman had five outstanding warrants, including a felony warrant, and was taken to the Washtenaw County Jail. Police did not have specifics on the warrants today.

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    Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI, Ypsilanti, MI

  7. Lawmaker calls for restructuring Michigan taxesRead the original story

    2 hrs ago | South Bend Tribune

    ... making tuition free. The tax credit also would apply to preschool costs. The longtime lawmaker from Washtenaw County's Salem Township currently serves on the House Appropriations Committee and was on the Senate Appropriations Committee for eight ...

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    Related Topix: Michigan, Tax, Jennifer Granholm, US Governors

  8. Icy roads blamed for fatal crash on I-94Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

    Michigan State Police blamed black ice for an early morning fatality today in Washtenaw County that closed the two eastbound lanes of I-94 west of Chelsea for more than 5 1/2 hours this morning.

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    Related Topix: Chelsea, MI, Munith, MI

  9. Man killed on icy I-94 near ChelseaRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Battle Creek Enquirer

    ... Chelsea. State police tell WWJ-AM the crash happened about 6:15 a.m. near the Kalmbach Road exit. It's in Washtenaw County's Sylvan Township, about 20 miles west of Ann Arbor. Police say there'd been an earlier crash at the site and a car was ...

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    Related Topix: Chelsea, MI, Ann Arbor, MI

  10. Icy Roads Cause Fatal AccidentRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WILX-TV Lansing

    ... State police tell WWJ-AM the crash happened about 6:15 a.m. Friday near the Kalmbach Road exit. It's in Washtenaw County's Sylvan Township, about 20 miles west of Ann Arbor. Police say there'd been an earlier crash at the site and a car was sitting ...

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    Related Topix: Chelsea, MI, Ann Arbor, MI

  11. Icy Roads To Blame For Several AccidentsRead the original story

    5 hrs ago | WWJ-AM Southfield

    Icy roads are to blame for a fatal accident and several other wrecks in Washtenaw County early Friday morning.

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  12. Ann Arbor-area Walmart keeps doors open 24 hours as shoppers gather for 5 a.m. salesRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    ... Williams of Ypsilanti Township wait at Walmart for the 5 a.m. sale to start. Paula Gardner AnnArbor.com Washtenaw County's newest Walmart put its parent company's new Black Friday crowd control policies in action overnight as it awaited its first ...

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    Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI, Ypsilanti, MI, Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving

  13. Michigan public schools could seek regional taxesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Detroit Free Press

    ... Proposal A to seek multi-district millage hikes. Very few have succeeded. The schools of Washtenaw County -- including Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti and Saline -- asked voters to approve enhancement mills on Nov. 3. Property taxpayers in the ...

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    Related Topix: Michigan, Education Etc., Kalamazoo, MI, Ann Arbor, MI

  14. Icy conditions lead to crashes on expressways throughout Washtenaw CountyRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Ann Arbor.com

    Editor's note: See updates at the end of the story. The season's first snow overnight has led to crashes all over Washtenaw County's expressways this morning, dispatchers with the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Department said.

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    Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI

  15. Driver killed on I-94 near Chelsea after losing control on black ice, police sayRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 24 | Ann Arbor.com

    ... have the roadway re-opened soon, Cuevas said at 10:30 a.m. The fatal crash was one of many accidents around Washtenaw County blamed on icy road conditions. Ann Arbor Police Lt. Renee Bush said city police handled 18 crashes between 6 a.m. and 8:30 ...

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    Related Topix: Chelsea, MI, Munith, MI, Jackson County, MI, Ann Arbor, MI

  16. Black Friday in Ann Arbor draws bargain-seeking shoppers to storesRead the original story

    12 hrs ago | Flint Township/Swartz Creek Advance

    Toys R Us in Arborland kicked off Washtenaw County's Black Friday store openings today when the doors opened at midnight, welcoming a line of shoppers that stretched from its doors at the far east end of the mall to a spot just shy of Hiller's Market at the west end.

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    Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Day after Thanksgiving, Ann Arbor, MI

  17. Read the original story w/Photo

    19 hrs ago | MLive.com

    ... for their programs in a vacuum that ignores the greater good. This week, state Rep. Alma Wheeler Smith, a Washtenaw County Democrat and candidate for governor, announced a plan to radically restructure our revenue system with a graduated income tax, ...

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    Related Topix: Michigan, Kids, Family

  18. Toyota not planning large moveRead the original story

    Wednesday | Detroit Free Press

    ... center in Erlanger, Ky., near Cincinnati, and about 900 at its expanded Toyota Technical Center in Washtenaw County's York Township. Toyota also employs about 60 at its research institute in Ann Arbor Township. For now, people at those locations ...

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    Related Topix: Ann Arbor, MI, Autos

  19. Dexter's Alison Krips is Washtenaw County volleyball Player of the YearRead the original story w/Photo

    Yesterday | Ann Arbor.com

    Alison Krips of Dexter High School, the 2009 Washtenaw County volleyball Player of the Year.

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    Related Topix: Michigan High School Sports, High School Sports

  20. Confronting a killer: Prosecutors rule Washtenaw County deputy justified in fatal shooting

    Yesterday | Ann Arbor.com

    Michigan State Police Detectives Jim Bundshuh, right, and Joseph White, left, talk with Washtenaw County Sheriff Deputy Craig Harvey at the scene of the Pageant Street home in Ypsilanti Township.

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    Related Topix: Ypsilanti, MI