Local News

• Ignore the rumors: Ballots should get marked in Michigan

  Poll-worker markings are routine verification and do not disqualify a Michigan ballot, despite a false claim spreading before early voting opens Oct. 24.

• Michigan Voter Guide: Every Deadline, Drop Box and Local Race for Nov. 3

  Absentee ballots must reach the clerk's office or a drop box by 8 p.m. Nov. 3 to count, with a $1.51 billion school bond and four school board seats at stake.

• Dearborn ballot access tested by Nov. 3 election changes

  All 42 Dearborn precincts keep their usual polling sites Nov. 3, but a 20-year inactivity rule may cancel some registrations; check Michigan.gov/Vote.

• Community-funded 'Pockets of Perception' mural transforms Dearborn Historical Museum annex
• State Rep. Erin Byrnes Campaigns for Michigan Senate Seat Ahead of August 4 Primary
• Dearborn Police seek public's help locating missing person Aaliyah Williams
• Hazardous Air Quality Forces Dearborn to Cancel and Reschedule Multiple Downtown Summer Events to Late August
• Michigan Pushes Reshoring and Global Investment — Could Dearborn's Auto Heritage Be a Draw?
• Fall Ball Registration Now Open: Dearborn Baseball House League Invites Kids of All Ages to Sign Up
• Home Depot Arabic Signage in Dearborn Sparks National Social-Media Firestorm
• Fordson High School Stadium Becomes Home Venue for Cedar Stars Lower-League Soccer
• Hazardous Air Quality Forces Dearborn to Postpone Multiple Outdoor Events — What's Behind the Bad Air?