Teachers and staff in the Ann Arbor School District are hoping for good news Wednesday night but bracing for the worst. Superintendent Jazz Parks is expected to lay out how the administration will address a $25 million budget shortfall at this evening's Board of Education meeting. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports.

Residents of Ypsilanti Township will be able to get rid of old documents on Saturday to help prevent identity theft. We hear more from WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert.

A Michigan Court of Claims judge says he’s putting a decision on a legal challenge to state election rules on a fast track. We have more from Rick Pluta.

A bill package that would require Michigan schools to provide parents with safe firearm storage information made it out of a state House committee today. Colin Jackson has more.

Think about this: how many people get to celebrate their town’s bicentennial in their lifetime? While you contemplate that, plan to join Deb Polich on this edition of "creative:impact." We meet Jeff Crockett, one of the many Ann Arbor community members excited to plan Ann Arbor’s 200th birthday party, so everyone can celebrate.

The pedestrian pathway would connect Bandemer Park and Barton Nature Area. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

Washtenaw County has opened a new Senior Café in Manchester. As WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert reports, it has been a years-long effort to help those in a long-underserved area.

State officials discussed how they can ease Michigan's shift toward clean energy and electric vehicles in Detroit Monday. Colin Jackson has more.

Eastern Michigan University engineering students will head to Pennsylvania this week to participate in an off-road vehicle competition. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the story.

Understanding individually how we process the world around us is the best way to get to the underlying factors contributing to inequity in our lives. On Friday, May 17th, the United Way for Southeastern Michigan will launch the 21-Day Equity Challenge, and it's open to everyone in the community. WEMU's David Fair spoke with the UWSEM's senior director for diversity, equity and inclusion, Andre Ebron, about the program and its impacts.