News across Washtenaw County
The Daily’s Hockey Beat Predicts: Michigan’s 2026-27 season
After a heartbreaking loss in double overtime at the 2026 Frozen Four, the No. 2 Michigan hockey team is back and itching to display its plentiful depth. There are highly touted NHL prospects and a plethora of seasoned veterans. Now, the question remains whether the Wolverines…
Minnesota set to test Michigan’s elite secondary in Battle for the Little Brown Jug
The Battle for the Little Brown Jug is a rivalry that started with water. In 1903, the Michigan football team’s equipment manager brought a supply of Ann Arbor’s finest drinking water to ensure quality H₂O for the team. Ironically though, the 100th edition of the Battle for the…
Michigan longing to purge puzzling penalty plague
Zeke Berry knew he messed up. With less than a minute left in the Michigan football team’s Saturday game against Iowa, the graduate cornerback had a brief lapse in judgment that’ll forever live in his — and anyone invested in the Wolverines — mind. Michigan forced a third-down…
Daily Arts Runs a Marathon 2026: With Opinion!
Every year, a team of staffers from The Michigan Daily Arts section trains together to run the Trinity Health Probility Ann Arbor Marathon relay. This year, we at the Arts desk have invited our commentary-brethren at the Opinion desk to run it against us. Meet the Arts runners…
Losing the taste of youth
A thin layer of deep red oil sat at the top of the jar, its trickled leaks almost confessing to the bloodbath it had left behind in the bag. Within the jar lay pieces of diced mango packed tightly beneath seasoned, oily paste. The sharp aroma of mustard seeds, chili and spices…
WCC Hosts Manufacturing Day for High Schoolers
Students from Chelsea High School visit WCC’s Robotics Lab during 2025 Manufacturing Day. Photo by J.D. Scott Washtenaw Community College (WCC) will host about 180 students from area high schools Friday, October 2, for Manufacturing Day activities. Students will spend half a day…
Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department keeps peace between ICE and observers in Ypsilanti Township
The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to a series of 911 calls Wednesday morning in Ypsilanti Township to keep the peace between ICE agents and local observers. WEMU’s Ana Longoria has the details.
U-M Center for American Dialogue launches content later this fall
The University of Michigan has opened a new center focused on improving interpersonal connection. WEMU’s Joshua Nieman reports.
Love a Good Crossword? We’ve Got Three.
Need a quick brain break? The Sun Times News Games page has something to distract you, whether you have a couple of minutes or want to settle in for a challenge. Crossword fans have three puzzles to choose from. Start small with the Mini Crossword, a quick 5×5 puzzle built for a…
Sherrone Moore alerted of alleged rape in 2024, Ann Arbor police report finds
According to a report from the Detroit Free Press, newly unredacted documents from the Ann Arbor Police Department reveal the woman who accused ex-football staffer LaTroy Lewis of assault in 2024 went to former coach Sherrone Moore the day after the assault. The Ann Arbor Police…
Feds ask UMich, other universities for public stance on admissions, free speech and AI
U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a letter to university presidents and governing boards across the country Aug. 3, asking every postsecondary institution to publicly address their commitments to “rigorous teaching, pathbreaking research, and national service” before…
Dingell Proposes Federal Data Center Bill of Rights
Weekly Data Center Watch: The proposed framework targets utility costs, water, noise and transparency as Michigan utilities plan billions in new power generation. After months of debate over who should pay for data center infrastructure, how communities can control noise and…