By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – The Washtenaw County Board of Commissioners is offering four-month bridge contracts to three townships for police services. Under the bridge contracts, the communities would have to pay nearly twice as much for police services than communities that signed four-year deals. That's angered officials from Augusta, Salem, and Ypsilanti townships. Click on the audio icon for more on the story from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – The Public Interest Research Group in Michigan (PIRGIM) is recommending five measures to help Michigan become less dependent on imported, non-renewable energy sources. Click on the audio icon for more on the story from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, focusing on Ann Arbor's flood mitigation plans.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – The Pray-Harold classroom building at Eastern Michigan University is one of the largest in the state, but is in dire need of repairs and renovation. Yet again this year, EMU's request for state capital outlays funds to upgrade the building has been denied. Click on the audio icon for more on the story from WEMU's Bob Eccles:

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear last week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Who has the critically-acclaimed movie 'Broke Back Mountain'? The Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor. Click on the audio icon for more on that release and other new films out for the holidays, on this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU:

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – Auditors have given the city of Ypsilanti an early Christmas present -- a rosier financial picture for the past fiscal year. Click on the audio icon for details from WEMU's Bob Eccles:

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – New safety standards are in effect for the amount of arsenic in drinking water. Click on the audio icon for more information on this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU:

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Three rezoning and development plan requests came before Ann Arbor's city council Monday night. All met different fates. Click on the audio icon for details from WEMU's Andrew Cluley: