Ann Arbor Public Schools discussing parent-proposed cellphone policy

CBS Detroit (News) 11/21 9:24A Jack Springgate

Ann Arbor Public Schools board members are discussing how to address students using cellphones in schools. This comes as more than 700 parents signed a petition encouraging the district to adopt a "bell-to-bell" policy. Ann Arbor Public Schools...

Ann Arbor school board discusses possible cellphone policy

CBS Detroit (News) 11/21 9:17A CBS Detroit

Ann Arbor Public Schools board members are discussing how to address students using cellphones in schools. This comes as more than 700 parents signed a petition encouraging the district to adopt a "bell-to-bell" policy.

Taubman closes Michigan headquarters, will lay off 105, as part of company sale

CBS Detroit (News) 11/20 4:07A Paula Wethington

A company acquisition will result in about 105 jobs lost when The Taubman Company closes its headquarters in Oakland County, Michigan. Simon Property Group, a real estate investment trust, was recently a partial owner of Taubman and has now taken...

Ann Arbor home where World War II humanitarian once lived to be moved to new site

CBS Detroit (News) 11/20 1:23A Paula Wethington

A historic home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will be moved to a new location Saturday, resulting in a series of one-day street closures . City officials say the Raoul Wallenberg house, which is currently located at 308 East Madison Street, will be...

Michigan gas prices drop 9 cents this week, AAA says

CBS Detroit (News) 11/17 12:40A Paula Wethington

Michigan gas prices have dropped 9 cents per regular unleaded gallon since last week, AAA-The Auto Club group reported. Drivers are now paying an average of $3.02 a gallon for regular unleaded. The cost is 19 cents more than this time last month,...

Pontiac mom accused of abandoning 3 children in apartment without running water, filthy conditions

CBS Detroit (News) 11/12 7:06A Paula Wethington

A 31-year-old Michigan woman faces three felony counts of child abuse after authorities allege she left her three children unattended in an apartment without running water and littered with rotten food and human waste. Teriomas Tremice Johnson,...

Emmitt Smith hosts conversation with students on mental health and substance use

CBS Detroit (News) 11/11 3:51A CBS Detroit

Pro Football Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith and Release Recovery Founder Zac Clark are having a candid conversation with University of Michigan students about mental health and substance use.

Suspect charged with armed robbery in Troy gas station heist involving "AK-47 style rifle"

CBS Detroit (News) 11/10 8:13A Paula Wethington

Police have arrested a suspect in an armed robbery involving an "AK-47 style rifle" on Oct. 30 at a gas station in Troy, Michigan . Joseph Louis Carter, 38, was arraigned Monday at 52-4 District Court in Troy on armed robbery, felon in possession...

Six Wayne County cities partnering with Rx Kids for newborn family grants

CBS Detroit (News) 11/10 4:30A Paula Wethington

Six Wayne County communities have been added to the Rx Kids Michigan program a project that gives cash to mothers who are pregnant or have newborns. Wayne County Commission approved about $7.5 million to support the expansion, according to...

Gas prices averaging over $3 a gallon across Michigan, AAA says

CBS Detroit (News) 11/10 2:51A Paula Wethington

Gas prices in Michigan are up 14 cents per gallon from last week, AAA-The Auto Club Group reported. "Drivers across Michigan are seeing higher prices at the pump compared to a week ago, with the state average crossing above $3 a gallon once...

Ann Arbor police investigating robbery at First Merchants Bank

CBS Detroit (News) 11/7 7:59A Paula Wethington

Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are seeking the public's help for information related to a bank robbery on Friday morning. A man had visited shortly before noon at the First Merchants Bank, 125 W....

Superior Township home destroyed by fire; multiple departments responded to call

CBS Detroit (News) 11/7 6:04A Paula Wethington

A two-story home was destroyed by a fire in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Superior Township Fire Department, which was the lead agency on the scene , said in its social media post Friday that the area of Old Oak Court where the fire erupted "is one...

Michigan gas prices down 11 cents from last week, AAA says

CBS Detroit (News) 11/3 12:50A Paula Wethington

Michigan's gas prices are down 11 cents from a week ago, AAA-The Auto Club Group reported. Drivers are paying an average of $2.97 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline in Michigan. That price is 20 cents a gallon less than a month ago, and 21...

Busch’s Fresh Food Market Customers Donate 107,648 Gallons of Milk to Local Food Banks

CorpMagazine.com 10/29 7:40A Guest Submission

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Busch’s Fresh Food Market announced that its customers donated 107,648 gallons of milk to food banks in its bi-annual milk drive. Last year 103,698 gallons of milk were donated. The first milk drive of 2025 was held in March,...

Michigan and Sherrone Moore drop appeal of NCAA penalties from sign-stealing saga

CBS Detroit (News) 10/29 5:14A CBS Detroit

The University of Michigan and football coach Sherrone Moore have dropped their appeal against NCAA penalties stemming from a sign-stealing operation.