Randy Kermitt Burke, 57, of Sumpter Township is serving two years in the Pugsley Correctional Facility near Traverse City after plea bargaining eight felony charges down to a felony firearm[…]
A jury trial has been set for Nov. 5 in U.S. District Court in Detroit for the Civil Rights law suit of James Gamble vs. Van Buren Township Police Officers[…]
William Fred Ayres, 49, of various addresses in the Belleville area, was bound over for trial at the Frank Murphy Hall of Justice in Detroit for drug and home-invasion charges[…]
The closing and demolition of Elwell Elementary School and the closing and mothballing of Haggerty Elementary are two of the recommendations that are sure to be approved by the School[…]
At Monday’s regular meeting, the Belleville City Council gave Police Chief Gene Taylor approval to obtain two free Humvee vehicles from federal surplus property. The two vehicles will be brought[…]
On Sunday, June 3, a Van Buren Township resident decided to take her friend up on an invitation to check out the new casino in Toledo. She left her Robbe[…]
Besides the local township races listed in last week’s Independent, voters will get a chance to decide other offices in the Aug. 7 Primary Election. Thirty-fourth District Court Judge Tina[…]
Reacting to wails of woe from residents targeted for costly flood insurance in the newly revised FEMA floodplain maps, on Tuesday the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees approved a[…]
Chris and Sandy Janowiak, co-owners of Janowiak Funeral Home in Ypsilanti, attended the Dec. 8 meeting of the Sumpter Township Planning Commission to explain their plan to open a funeral[…]
A pizza delivery man was attacked, injured, and robbed at about 11:49 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, and it turns out the robbers were inspired by a You Tube video. The[…]