At the end of this month, the UM Museum of Natural History will close its doors. The contents are being packed up at the Ruthven Museums Building and will be moved to the schools new Biological Science Building. Listen as the director of the museum, Amy Harris, discusses the process of moving, the plans for a staggered opening and the impact the new facility will provide students and the public.

Ann Arbor City Council meets tonight for the final time in 2017. Looking ahead to 2018, there are a lot of major issues to contend with and some significant goals and aspirations. Look ahead to the new year in Ann Arbor with WEMU's David Fair and Mary Morgan of the CivCity Initiative in this week's edition of "Civic Matters."

As the year comes to a close and holiday vacations get underway, state lawmakers have already wrapped up for the year. 89.1 WEMU’S Lisa Barry spoke to a local state senator looking back and looking ahead for the New Year.

Monday, December 18 th , 2017. It's the final day Linda Yohn serves up the jazz to an appreciative audience. After 30-years as music director and jazz host, Linda Yohn is stepping away from the microphone and into retirement. The goal of a broadcaster is to create moments. Moments that connect with the audience as a whole and, in a very real way, with each individual tuning in. As 89.1 WEMU’s David Fair reports, for decades now, Linda Yohn has done exactly that.

Spending 30 years in one job is becoming more rare. 30-years at one place in the broadcasting industry is almost unheard of. Today, Linda Yohn wraps up her three decades at 89.1 WEMU and prepares to write the next chapter in an extraordinary life. Following an on-air tribute, WEMU's Lisa Barry sat down with Linda for a last interview, and a final word, as she moves into retirement.

As we walk around college campuses in Washtenaw County, most of us usually just pay attention to what we see above ground. But, have you ever thought about what lies beneath? 89.1 WEMU’s Jorge Avellan wondered about that and, what he found underground at Eastern Michigan University is a series of steam tunnels.

Faculty and lecturers at Eastern Michigan University held a rally this morning to protest, what they're calling, a violation of their labor union contract.

With several inches of new snow on the ground, there will be a lot of shoveling and clearing of snow-clogged driveways and sidewalks going on. 89.1 WEMU’S Lisa Barry spoke with a Michigan Medicine cardiologist about the best way to make sure that gets done safely.

Southeast Michigan just had its first major snowstorm of the season, and Washtenaw County road crews have been working around the clock. WEMU's David Fair talks to Washtenaw County Road Commission director Jim Harmon about the progress made on the current road conditions.

On this week’s Art & Soul: The Visual Arts, 89.1 WEMU’s Lisa Barry and Culture Source’s Omari Rush speak with Valerie Mann , who runs the WSG Gallery in Ann Arbor, and is the co-founder of Salt Valley Arts in Saline.