Homeowner shot in Ypsilanti Township neighborhood
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YPSILANTI TWP., MI – An Ypsilanti Township homeowner is in the hospital after being shot at his home early Thursday afternoon.
Police were called at about 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon, April 15, to a home in the 300 block of Woodlawn Avenue for a reported shooting that had just occurred, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.
Police discovered a homeowner suffering a gunshot wound who was then taken to an area hospital where he is still undergoing treatment for his injuries, police said.
The were no other injuries reported and there is no suspect information available at this time, police said.
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Private Security Firm Accused of Working Illegally to Protect Oil and Gas Pipelines in Five States
While pipeline protesters risk harsh new penalties enacted in various states, security companies hired to police fossil fuel projects are operating with little oversight.
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Washtenaw schools lost thousands of students during the pandemic. How will they bring them back?
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Superintendent Alena E. Zachery-Ross welcomes students as buses drop them off for the first day of school at Estabrook Elementary in Ypsilanti on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020.
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ANN ARBOR, MI – Washtenaw County school districts insist they’re diligently looking ahead to what school might look like in the fall, even though they’re still spending a lot energy navigating the challenges that come with learning during a global pandemic.
With COVID-19 cases leaving districts in a constant state of flux, Saline Area Schools Interim Superintendent Steve Laatsch said he understands how important it is to connect with the families who might have left the district during the pandemic.
Former Eastern Michigan University track star faces drunken driving charges in fatal crash
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YPSILANTI TWP., MI – A former Eastern Michigan University Track star and Athletic Hall of Fame inductee has been arrested and charged for killing a woman while allegedly driving drunk.
Boaz Kisang Cheboiywo, 42, of Ypsilanti, was arraigned Sunday, April 11, on one felony count of operating under the influence of intoxicating liquor causing death related to a suspected drunken driving crash that occurred Friday, April 9, court records show.
At about 4:23 p.m. Friday, Cheboiywo was driving east through Ypsilanti Township on U.S. 12 near Ecorse Road toward Canton when he crossed the centerline and hit a westbound SUV and a passenger car, causing a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.