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Incumbent president Jim Leija and newcomers Aidan Sova and Catherine Hadley — are running as a slate with a coordinated campaign, and a combined website. The three other candidates are Sara Duvall, Sherrie Kossoudji and John…

P.D. Lesko As of the time of his recent public announcement to run as a write-in candidate for Mayor, U-M visiting scholar Dylan Manna had four open garnishments entered into the records of Ann Arbor's 15th District Court. Manna…

by P.D. Lesko On Dec. 23, 2021, I was the victim of a hate crime. Today, the County Asst. Prosecutor informed me that the charge of misdemeanor assault facing the assailant will be dropped. This is good news. Replacing the charge of…

by P.D. Lesko In an email sent the day his wife was allegedly attacked by a knife-wielding man in downtown Ann Arbor, William Farah told County Prosecutor Eli Savit, "LOCK HIM UP. Don’t be soft on him. None of this ‘cashless bond’…

by P.D. Lesko On June 15, 2022, Hospice of Michigan (HOM), located on Oak Valley Drive in Ann Arbor, was hit with a False Claims Act whistleblower suit that alleges the non-profit engaged in systematic Medicaid fraud. The suit was…

by Sterling George A recent video showed Jason Kolkema, a licensed attorney in the state of Michigan and nominee for a judicial candidate for the Circuit Court judge in Muskegon County, allegedly whipping his girlfriend with his belt.…

by P.D. Lesko On Oct. 25, a knife-wielding man allegedly attacked long-time downtown restauranteur Sava Lelcaj Farah near Sava, her restaurant on State Street in Ann Arbor. According to an email sent by William Farah (Sava's husband) to…

by P.D. Lesko In 1976, Billy Cole was found guilty of felony murder and armed robbery and sentenced to life + 60 years by Washtenaw County Judge Ross W. Campbell. In 1985, while in prison, he was found guilty of felonious assault,…

A July 2021 map of dioxane contamination in the Ann Arbor area's groundwater. Pink is where readings are above 7.2 parts per billion, the state limit for dioxane in drinking water. The map shows the boundaries of the Gelman Sciences…

by Ariana Figueroa A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily blocked the Biden administration from carrying out its student loan forgiveness plan, until the court makes a determination on a request for an injunction brought by six…