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Ann Arbor superintendent calls ICE detentions near Ypsilanti schools ‘deeply troubling’
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (335+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI " Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Jazz Parks sent a message to local families late Wednesday afternoon addressing the district's federal immigration response protocols one day after parents were reportedly targeted by authorities in Ypsilanti. While officials have…...
National coffee company awards $100,000 to Muskegon County organizations
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (451+ words) MUSKEGON COUNTY, MI " After being approved for a $479 million expansion of its Norton Shores facility, La Colombe Coffee Roasters announced it is awarding $100,000 in grants to seven Muskegon County organizations. The Community Impact Fund is an annual grant started by…...
Town hall on University of Michigan Los Alamos project to address community concerns
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (751+ words) YPSILANTI TWP., MI - A year after the University of Michigan announced a $1.2 billion project with the laboratory that developed the atomic bomb, residents and local lawmakers have more questions about the proposed high-performance computing facility in the Ypsilanti area. Ypsilanti…...
ICE detentions near Ypsilanti schools have leaders seeking answers amid community confusion
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (813+ words) YPSILANTI, MI " School officials and various community leaders are still piecing together details after activity from federal immigration authorities in an Ypsilanti neighborhood Tuesday left concerned residents in a fog of uncertainty. Four people were reportedly detained by U.S. Immigration and…...
Hope Network takes over operations for Holland housing organization
10+ hour, 42+ min ago (263+ words) HOLLAND, MI " Hope Network announced this week that it will assume operational responsibility for Ladder Homes, a Holland-based transitional housing organization. The transition, effective Jan. 1, is not an acquisition, but rather a planned change in operational control designed to preserve…...
Man, 18, who threatened Ann Arbor elementary school arraigned
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (346+ words) UPDATE: This story was updated to reflect that he has been arraigned. ANN ARBOR, MI -An 18-year-old man was arraigned for threatening to shoot an Ann Arbor elementary school earlier this month. Jules Khalfoun, 18, had been in the hospital since…...
Treasurer restricted from Township Hall puts board ‘on notice’
13+ hour, 55+ min ago (811+ words) KALAMAZOO TOWNSHIP, MI " Kalamazoo Township Treasurer Sherine Miller left her seat briefly to address the board from the audience's perspective during a Monday, Jan. 26 meeting. Miller's been stripped of most of her duties as treasurer and isn't allowed in Township…...
Multiple parents of Ypsilanti students detained by ICE, school says
17+ hour, 35+ min ago (296+ words) YPSILANTI, MI - Multiple parents of Ypsilanti students were reportedly detained by immigration enforcement on Tuesday, according to school officials. "Several parents" were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents while off school grounds on Jan. 27, confirmed Alena Zachery-Ross, superintendent of…...
Bridgeport-Spaulding schools superintendent reinstated after investigation
23+ hour, 57+ min ago (780+ words) BRIDGEPORT, MI " Bridgeport-Spaulding Community Schools Superintendent Mark Whelton has been reinstated, bringing stability to the position for the first time in more than two months. Community members burst into cheers Monday, Jan. 26, as the district's board of education voted 4-3 to…...
GoFundMe surpasses $50K for family of University of Michigan student Lucas Mattson
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (292+ words) ANN ARBOR, MI " Fundraising efforts after University of Michigan student Lucas Mattson's death this past weekend are underway. A GoFundMe page has been created to support Mattson's family. The page has received over 500 donations amounting to over $50,000, as of Tuesday,…...