Michigan AG completes Flint water crisis criminal investigation
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said there will be no state criminal prosecutions arising from the Flint water crisis.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said there will be no state criminal prosecutions arising from the Flint water crisis.
There will be no state criminal prosecutions arising from the Flint water crisis, which raised concerns about lead contamination in the drinking water of residents of that Michigan city.
Dr. Mona Hanna created Rx kids, a program that gives cash to pregnant moms with no strings attached.
Michigan has become a leader in safe drinking water after the Flint crisis, but mobile home parks remain a rough spot.
Flint's missteps offer lessons for municipalities that face a recently imposed federal mandate to replace their own lead service lines.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday it was lifting an emergency order on Flint's drinking water that was implemented nine years ago.
An engineering firm accused of contributing to the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, more than 10 years ago has agreed to a $53 million civil settlement, the Michigan Attorney General's office announced on Friday.
The state of Michigan says it's willing to step in and oversee property repairs at 1,900 homes in Flint.
It's been a decade since the Flint water crisis began. Residents told CBS News the scandal still weighs heavily on the city.
Officials say the tours are to allow residents to see the upgrades that have been implemented over the last five years.
Dozens of the children of Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated water crisis have turned their trauma into advocacy 10 years after it began.
A longtime Flint city council member known for his activism during the city's water crisis has died.
A second contractor says it has reached a $25 million settlement over its role in Flint, Michigan's lead-contaminated water scandal.
A judge has formally dismissed misdemeanor charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water scandal.
The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday proposed the strongest overhaul of lead in drinking water rules in more than three decades.
Mezon and Jonathan Green Sr. have been there since day one of the Flint water crisis.
The Michigan attorney general's office says the state prosecution of former Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials for their roles in the Flint water scandal has ended.
It's their latest attempt to get the city to comply with a 2017 settlement that required the city to replace tens of thousands of lead service lines for residents by January 2020.
As water infrastructure across the country grows older, residents and leaders in Flint, Michigan say what happened to them should be a lesson to all.
A Genesee County judge approved the $600 million settlement in the Flint water crisis, making it the biggest civil settlement in Michigan history, the state Attorney General's office announced Tuesday.
The attorney general's office has repeatedly tried to convince judges that a landmark decision last summer from the Michigan Supreme Court didn't actually doom the Flint water prosecution.
Prosecutors lost decisions Thursday in two more Flint water cases as the state appeals court affirmed the dismissal of charges against a former high-ranking health official and the city's ex-manager.
Prosecutors again lost a key decision Wednesday in another effort to revive charges against Michigan's former health chief who was accused of negligence in certain deaths linked to the Flint water crisis.
An engineering firm accused of having some responsibility for Flint's lead-contaminated water in 2014-15 has settled a lawsuit with four families, months after a jury couldn't reach a unanimous verdict in August.
A judge dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water crisis, months after the state Supreme Court said indictments returned by a one-person grand jury were invalid.
The Southfield Police Department launched a search for 29-year-old Christian Cook, who was last seen on Sunday, Sept. 13.
Authorities say no injuries were reported, but the investigation led to a portion of the freeway being closed at Baldwin Road.
Parents at Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores are outraged by a policy requiring female students to share personal health information.
An NCAA football committee says that while it cannot overturn Western Michigan's loss to Michigan earlier this month, it acknowledges the game would have had a different outcome if replay protocols were followed.
Myles Straw had two hits and an RBI, Max Scherzer allowed one run in five innings for his second win in four starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tigers 5-1, ending Detroit's winning streak at six.
A federal lawsuit says the University of Michigan wrongly denied in-state tuition to the son of a Foreign Service officer and a USAID employee who declared Ann Arbor as their permanent home while stationed abroad.
Parents at Lakeview High School in St. Clair Shores are outraged by a policy requiring female students to share personal health information.
An NCAA football committee says that while it cannot overturn Western Michigan's loss to Michigan earlier this month, it acknowledges the game would have had a different outcome if replay protocols were followed.
CBS News Detroit talked with two political science professors on Wednesday, and they both said political debates are meant to be a job interview of sorts.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed met with Senate Democrats as they look to rally around his candidacy in the final sprint to November's election.
Tony Stewart Racing unveiled a special Dodge livery on Tuesday at Stellantis' North America headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan.
The spike in prices has also sparked differing opinions among drivers about who's to blame.
A Ford contract employee was taken to a hospital following an incident on Monday morning at the Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan.
Automotive expert Paul Eisenstein of Autoline TV said the number of vehicles recalled this year has surged.
Woodward Dream Cruise participant Mike Holmes, who showed off a DeLorean at Saturday's event, said the " human interaction is just as much fun as driving the car."
The list of 50 restaurants is made from a team of 16 scouters who travel the country and try food at all kinds of places, according to the NYT.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud told rapper Macklemore he's "always welcome in Dearborn" after venues on Ed Sheeran's stadium tour refused to include him.
There are plenty of Halloween-themed events to choose from this fall in Metro Detroit. Here's a list.
The Romeo Peach Festival, which one visitor described as a celebration of "peach everything!" wrapped up on Monday. Here's a look at the food and activities.
Myles Straw had two hits and an RBI, Max Scherzer allowed one run in five innings for his second win in four starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tigers 5-1, ending Detroit's winning streak at six.
The school immunization waiver rate climbed to 7.1% last year from 6.2% in 2024, the fifth straight year of decline and the highest exemption rate since 2010. Michigan is now outpacing the national average.
The two have spoken repeatedly since Harris endorsed El-Sayed after his primary win, but next week's roundtable will be the first time they appear in public together.
Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed met with Senate Democrats as they look to rally around his candidacy in the final sprint to November's election.
The Fed increased its benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage points to battle resurgent inflation driven by soaring energy prices.
The school immunization waiver rate climbed to 7.1% last year from 6.2% in 2024, the fifth straight year of decline and the highest exemption rate since 2010. Michigan is now outpacing the national average.
The standardbred-Friesian mare is currently undergoing treatment and is believed to be unvaccinated, according to state officials.
A new four-legged team member is already making an impact on students at Polk Elementary School in Dearborn Heights.
Over the last six years or so, the DNR has been installing these viewers at different parks across Michigan, basically one by one.
The presence of ricin in a substance linked to an apartment complex in Hastings, Michigan, has been confirmed, the Barry-Eaton District Health Department said Saturday, two days after a potential exposure to the poison was reported.
An NCAA football committee says that while it cannot overturn Western Michigan's loss to Michigan earlier this month, it acknowledges the game would have had a different outcome if replay protocols were followed.
Myles Straw had two hits and an RBI, Max Scherzer allowed one run in five innings for his second win in four starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tigers 5-1, ending Detroit's winning streak at six.
Dylan Larkin will not skate with the Detroit Red Wings when training camp starts on Thursday due to an upper-body injury, according to interim general manager Shawn Horcoff.
The Mid-American Conference says it will move to a nine-game conference schedule in 2028.
Spencer Torkelson hit a three-run homer, Drew Anderson pitched five shutout innings and the Detroit Tigers won their sixth straight game by thumping the Toronto Blue Jays 10-1.
At the top of the list is the open U.S. Senate contest between Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers.
The Detroit Regional Partnership, which has been around for six years, has been a significant catalyst, helping bring numerous jobs and companies to the region.
The roundtable talks politics, civility and issues that will resonate this fall in various elections.
As we count down the final days of summer, there's still a wee bit of time left to grab a good book as you head to the beach or maybe your backyard.
Rachel Stewart previews the upcoming America's Thanksgiving Parade presented by Gardner White, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2026.
Charges have been filed against an Auburn Hills man in connection with a shooting at a youth football game on Sunday in Pontiac.
Good morning, Family! Looking at a few morning showers then becoming mostly cloudy later today, high 76°. Friday a bit of sun, then showers return for the weekend.
As the Eastpointe City Council voted to terminate its contract with Flock cameras, officials say two police department employees were under investigation for allegedly misusing the technology.
The Detroit Office of Inspector General confirmed on Wednesday that it has opened an investigation into Police Chief Todd Bettison after he asked an activist to take down old photos of Mayor Mary Sheffield with a former boyfriend.
Cooler air will move in this weekend, with plentiful rain chances along with it.