Ypsilanti’s Woodlawn Cemetery, a historically Black burial ground long abandoned and overgrown, is getting a second chance through a dedicated restoration effort.

After nearly five hours of negotiation, the suspect surrendered to law enforcement and was taken into custody.

The victim was standing outside his truck on an exit ramp and waiting for a gas can from his brother when he was hit.

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The 20-year-old reportedly told police he did not stop because he had been drinking while underage.

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No arrests have been made.

The Washtenaw County Office of Community and Economic Development and Ypsilanti Township are partnering to restore and preserve this cemetery, which has been abandoned since 1965.

Overgrowth has turned the spot into an urban prairie where most grave markers have descended underground.

Here’s where you’ll find the Nov. 5, 2024, General Election results for Ypsilanti Township, Michigan.

Two people have died in the Ypsilanti Township crash that closed both sides of US-12 in Washtenaw County.

A Ypsilanti Township crash has closed both sides of US-12 in Washtenaw County.

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Two Washtenaw County deputies were taken to the hospital after a crash at Michigan Avenue.

Police gave the man first aid until first responders arrived but he ultimately died from his injuries.

One person was killed and another was injured when an argument led to a shooting in a Washtenaw County neighborhood.

The Washtenaw Metro Dispatch received a call for a welfare check where they discovered a shallow grave in the backyard containing the body of a 73-year-old woman.

Convention attendees evaculated the Ann Arbor Marriot at Eagle Crest after police were alert to a bomb threat around 8 a.m. on Sunday.

After shooting at the other vehicle, police said the gunman sped off, lost control of his vehicle and crashed.

Eastbound lanes of I-94 in Ypsilanti have reopened after a road rage shooting.

The 40-year-old woman was arraigned at the 14A District Court after the Washtenaw County Prosecutor’s Office authorized a charge of open murder.

Federal officials released a report detailing what was happening inside the cockpit just before a jet crashed at the Thunder Over Michigan air show.

Willow Run Airport, located in both Wayne and Washtenaw counties, has been awarded millions of federal dollars to build a new taxiway.

Two men helped pull a pilot and co-pilot out of a lake after they were forced to eject themselves from a fighter jet due to engine failure during a Michigan air show.

Dive teams searched Belleville Lake for debris from an air show jet that crashed.

Local 4 spoke with the two men who helped pull the pilot and his co-pilot out of the lake after they had an emergency ejection from the aircraft due to engine failure.

The sudden crashing of a fighter jet that was performing at a Michigan air show Sunday was caused by “engine difficulties,” officials said in a Monday news conference.

Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board provided an update Monday on their investigation into the Sunday crashing of a fighter jet that was performing in a Michigan air show.

Federal authorities are investigating the sudden crashing of a vintage fighter jet that was performing Sunday at an air show in Wayne County.

A fighter jet performing in the Thunder Over Michigan air show crashed unexpectedly on Sunday, landing in the parking lot of an apartment building and hitting several unoccupied cars.

A gunman is barricaded inside an Ypsilanti Township apartment after stabbing a 44-year-old to death, officials said.

Officials say that Tamar Louis Lorenzo Young, 19, who officials believed to be involved in the quadruple shooting in Ypsilanti Township that left two succumbing to their injuries and two others badly hurt, has been arrested.

United States Marshals are searching for a teenager connected to the Washtenaw County shooting that left two people dead and two others seriously injured.

Two people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a shooting in Washtenaw County that led to a car crash.

Three teenagers and one adult were fighting for their lives after a shooting and a car crash in Ypsilanti Township.

Three teenagers and one adult were fighting for their lives after a shooting and a car crash in Ypsilanti Township.

A 20-year-old man who was seen holding a gun and wearing a ski mask near a Washtenaw County school accidentally shot himself while running away from deputies.

A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of a local Facebook celebrity who was shot and killed in Ypsilanti Township after an argument with commenters during a live stream.

A Ypsilanti Township man was honored at a meeting Tuesday night for saving his neighbor from a burning home.

Ypsilanti Township will receive an investment to boost its recycling program.

Bus stop safety in Ypsilanti Township has left some people in high-traffic areas and lower visibility. New bus routes at Lincoln Consolidated Schools have parents concerned for their children’s safety.

Police say a 22-year-old Ypsilanti Township resident was shot just before 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug 12. in Pittsfield Township.

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Three teenagers have been arrested after they crashed a stolen SUV into an innocent woman’s vehicle in Washtenaw County, leaving her with serious spinal cord injuries, officials said.

Two people are in custody and one person is still on the loose after a break-in and vehicle theft sparked a police chase that ended in a fiery crash in Washtenaw County, officials said.

Two women and a man have been arrested in connection with the murder of a local Facebook celebrity who was shot and killed in Ypsilanti Township after an argument with commenters during a live stream.

A home invasion in Ypsilanti Township led to a lengthy police chase Tuesday that ended in a fiery crash.

A deadly shooting captured on Facebook Live has left Ypsilanti Township residents stunned. The victim had become somewhat of a local celebrity because of those live feeds.

A deadly shooting captured on Facebook Live has left the Ypsilanti Township stunned. The victim had become somewhat of a local celebrity because of those live feeds.

Cameras are simply everywhere these days, but how would you feel knowing your license plate was being recorded each time you enter or leave a particular part of town?

A 46-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday in Ypsilanti Township, police said.

An 18-year-old man was killed in an Ypsilanti Township shooting, police said.

A man has been barricaded inside an Ypsilanti Township apartment for 12 hours after he fired shots at his girlfriend because she was moving out, officials said.

A driver was killed and a passenger was injured Monday in Ypsilanti Township when the car they were in went into a ditch, swerved back on the road, and then rolled over, police said.

Underground Printing has relocated to a facility triple the size of its former space.

Earlier in April, the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office started gathering community input about using the technology to curb crime.

A new crime-fighting tool in Ypsilanti Township has some people concerned about privacy. The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is presenting a plan to use license plate readers to help fight crime.

Renamed the John E. Lawrence Summer Jazz Concert Series, the Ypsilanti concert series returns this summer.

Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a car and a semi truck on I-94 in Ypsilanti Township.

Face masks will be optional for U.S. union auto workers, as long as their factories are in counties that are not at high risk for the novel coronavirus.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is announcing 60 finalists for $1 billion in economic development grants tied to the Biden administration’s coronavirus relief package.

Around 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, sheriff’s office deputies responded to a reported shooting on the 1700 block of Smith Street.

A charge of improperly disposing of a body has been dismissed against the owner of a crematory in southeastern Michigan.

A judge threw out the state’s case against the owner of a crematory in Ypsilanti Township who was charged with improperly disposing of bodies.

A 43-year-old man was shot early Thursday morning in Ypsilanti Township, and police took another man into custody, officials said.

The owner of a crematory in Ypsilanti Township has been charged with improperly disposing of dead bodies, officials said.

The owner of a crematory in Ypsilanti Township has been charged with improperly disposing of dead bodies, officials said.

A 17-year-old is in critical condition after a shooting in Ypsilanti, authorities said.

“This generation has to remember what we did,” said Ellen Kushnir, Riveter Desoto Chrysler.

Election results for Ypsilanti Township races in the 2021 Michigan Primary Election on Aug. 3, 2021.

The grant will be accompanied by $600,000 in local funding for the effort.

The grant will be accompanied by $600,000 in local funding for the effort.

A show cause hearing was held for a 79-year-old woman, who says she’s growing multiple marijuana plants for those in pain.

There is a limit on the number of medical marijuana plants a person can have in their home in Ypsilanti Township.

Washtenaw County residents could win $100 Visa gift cards after telling WCCD about their natural resource or environmental concerns.

If you see people rummaging through your recycling cart this summer, don’t be alarmed.

Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit announced on Thursday that a defendant accused of shooting a 6-year-old boy in Ypsilanti Township on Sunday is back in custody.

Deputies are investigating a shooting involving four teens after one of them, a 17-year-old, was shot in the head, according to officials.

All the moments after a police chase on April 26 in Ypsilanti Township have become the center of a lawsuit by the family of an 11-year-old boy.

A 27-year-old motorcyclist was killed Monday night when he crashed into an SUV that was turning left in front of him in Ypsilanti Township, police said.

On Thursday, Ann Arbor Summer Festival (A2SF) announced new summer programming comprised of concerts, interactive performances and new podcast episodes.

On Tuesday, the Sheriff’s Office warned community members through a social media post that three Ypsilanti Township residents had been scammed out of $2,000.

A pedestrian who confronted a driver about speeding through an Ypsilanti Township neighborhood was thrown off the truck when the driver sped away during the exchange, police said.

American industry rebounded last month as the United States recovered from an unusually frigid February.

Madron Aldonihah Austin was arrested on Sunday evening in connection with a triple stabbing in Ann Arbor.

Severe winter weather pushed industrial production down a sharp 2.2% in February, reflecting a big decline in factory output. The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday that industrial production fell 2.2% in February, reflecting a big decline in output at factories and oil and gas refineries. Industrial production fell 2.2% last month interrupting a string of four positive monthly gains as U.S. factories recovered from the pandemic-induced recession of last spring. Industrial production had been up 1.1% in January and 1% in December. The Fed said that total industrial production in February was 4.2% below the level of February 2002, the month before the pandemic hit with force in the United States.

A person is wanted for questioning by the Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office regarding a homicide in Ypsilanti Township. YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the homicide of a young man that happened Saturday. Henry Peoples Ross, 32, was found by deputies after being shot in the driver’s seat of a vehicle, according to the WCSO. His body was found by deputies who were responding to a single vehicle crash in the northwest corner of the Ranches of Rosebrook apartment complex near Russell Boulevard in Ypsilanti Township. The person pictured above is wanted for questioning in connection with the case.

VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. – A small airplane made an emergency landing early Sunday morning at Willow Run Airport. According to authorities, the small aircraft was experiencing mechanical issues and its landing gear did not come down, causing the plane to leave the runway just after midnight. Authorities said the two people onboard were able to exit safely and were unharmed. The investigation into what went wrong is ongoing.

The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday, Dec. 15 that the November gain in industrial output followed an even stronger 0.9% increase in October. U.S. industrial production — which includes output factories, mines and utiliites — rose 0.9% last month on top of increases of 1.3% in December, 0.9% in November and 1.1% in October, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday. Still, industrial production was down 1.8% from January 2020, reflecting lingering economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic. Manufacturing rose 1% even though auto production was held down by a shortage of semiconductors used in vehicles. Utility output dropped 1.2% on declining production of natural gas.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – All lanes of eastbound I-94 near Rawsonville Road were blocked Thursday morning due to a crash. Drivers were advised to avoid the area and seek and alternative route. Update: Traffic was moving freely by Thursday afternoon.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is reminding community members to lock all doors and windows after responding to a call on Saturday about an armed home invasion on the 2300 block of Lakeview Avenue. When deputies responded to the call around 2:50 a.m., they were told that two armed suspects entered the residence through an unlocked door and window, police said. No additional information about the suspects has been released at this time. The Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to share information regarding the incident by contacting Detective Boivin at boivint@washtenaw.org or Deputy Erbes at erbesj@washtenaw.org. Tips and leads can also be called into the WCSO Central Dispatch Non-Emergency line at 734-994-2911.

The Federal Reserve reported Tuesday, Dec. 15 that the November gain in industrial output followed an even stronger 0.9% increase in October. – U.S. industrial production rose 1.6% in December, a third straight monthly gain, but remains below its pre-pandemic level. Even with those gains, industrial output is still about 3.3% below its level in February before the pandemic hit. Manufacturing increased 0.9%, its eighth straight monthly gain, even as production of motor vehicles and parts declined 1.6%. Mining production rose 1.6%, while utilities' output rose 6.2% as a rebound in December demand followed a 4.2% decline in November due to unseasonably warm weather.

This homegrown business is helping you add some flavor to your hot cocoa. It’s a Good Day Donut Café in Ypsilanti Township offers hot cocoa bombs in a variety of flavors such as salted caramel, snickerdoodle, cookies and cream and more. The hot cocoa bombs are easy to use and eat. You place them in your hot chocolate mixture and pour steaming milk on top then enjoy! The Good Day Donut Café also offers tasty donuts, hot cocoa and fondue kits.

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The family of an Eastern Michigan University (EMU) student who was found murdered in her apartment in 2012 are still looking for justice. The family recently want the Ypsilanti Police Department to hand the case over to Michigan State Police. The Niswender family said Christmas is a particularly difficult time for them. “I still feel anger that it’s been eight years and we were told this as a solvable case,” Turnquist said. “Why has it been eight years?”Julia was 23-years-old when the Eastern Michigan University student was found dead in her Ypsilanti apartment on Dec. 11, 2012.

YPSILANTI, Mich. – Two Metro Detroit families are mourning after a young Ypsilanti Township man killed himself with a single bullet that also killed his friend on Thanksgiving. Officials say the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a shooting at Aspen Chase Apartments at about 7 p.m. on Nov. 26. “What looks to have happened is one young man, who suffered from a mental health condition, committed suicide,” said Derrick Jackson with the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office. When he pulled the trigger, the bullet went right through his friend and into (his friend). So it was one bullet that killed both young men.”Gabe Scott says he was close to both of the young men -- especially Reed Carter, who police said was the young man trying to help his friend.

YPSILANTI TOWNSHIP, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 14-year-old Olivia Antonette Jones who was last seen leaving her home at 1215 Share Ave. in Ypsilanti Township on Wednesday. She has brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, red sweatpants and a jean jacket. She was last seen entering an unknown white sedan at approximately 2:05 p.m. If you have any information about this person's location, please contact 911 or our tip line. Posted by Washtenaw Sheriff on Friday, December 4, 2020Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or 734-973-7711.

LANSING, Mich. – The family of a Lansing man who was hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver in Ypsilanti Township gathered on Tuesday to honor him. Twenty-three-year-old Davyon Rose was one of two construction workers killed on Saturday on Interstate 94. The other man killed, Nicholas Andres Sada, was Rose’s longtime friend. Even though he is not here, he will forever be with us.”Police identified the driver as 29-year-old Ryann Musselman, of Belleville. READ: Driver charged in Ypsilanti Township crash that killed 2 construction workersREAD: Alcohol suspected contributing factor in Ypsilanti Township crash that killed construction workers

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