Dearborn

Thousands of Muslims in Dearborn marched through the streets to mark the holiday of Ashura. What many bystanders don't see are the rows of tents offering warm meals and cold drinks to those walking in the intense heat.

Michigan Public's Zena Issa talked to us about Sunday's Ashura procession in Dearborn, its history, the significance of food, and her personal connection. Plus, a staff writer from The Athletic joined us to discuss the departure of Dusty May as U of M's head basketball coach. Also on the show: Does a Sleeping Bear rescue really cost $3000?

Dearborn, Michigan, home to the nation's largest Arab American community, is grappling with ongoing crises. Families are anxious about relatives in Lebanon, which has been engulfed by the widening conflict with Iran.

Choices are limited—and more expensive—for Michigan families seeking to purchase their own health care after enhanced subsidies for marketplace plans ended last year. Plus, a new board game helping Ferris State pharmacy students learn about blood pressure.

How tariffs could be affecting grocery costs, Detroit poet Melba Boyd on writers and historic thinkers who influenced her work, and remembering ACCESS founder Ismael Ahmed.

Under a new Michigan law, violating drivers can be fined hundreds of dollars based on the video evidence collected by cameras on school buses.

Dearborn is equipping all Dearborn Public Schools buses with stop-arm enforcement cameras. The technology is designed to improve student safety by deterring drivers from illegally passing stopped school buses.

The MAGA crowd in general has long been suspicious of Michigan's large Arab-American population, Dearborn in particular with its Arab-American majority and mayor. Some even like to go there and try to pick fights, as happened earlier this week.

First, more on environment-friendly changes recently made to animal farm waste disposal laws. Then, we heard about the escalation of demonstrations led by two different conservative political candidates outside of a Dearborn city council meeting.

Conversations with Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud and Wayne State University football coach Tyrone Wheatley. Plus, the Grand Traverse Butterfly House and Bug Zoo, and the details of a powwow happening in Detroit on Indigenous People's Day.