Criminal Charges In Flint Water Crisis Raise Stakes
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette guaranteed more charges in the $1.5 million investigation, which being led by a former FBI agent.
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette guaranteed more charges in the $1.5 million investigation, which being led by a former FBI agent.
One of two women found shot to death in a Flint apartment was among dozens of people who earlier filed lawsuits over lead-tainted water in the city.
Two state regulators and a Flint employee are charged with evidence tampering and several other felony and misdemeanor counts related to the Michigan city's lead-tainted water crisis.
The charges will be filed against a pair of state Department of Environmental Quality officials and a local water treatment plant supervisor, according to reports.
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will drink Flint water at home and at work for at least a month to show to residents it is safe with the use of a faucet filter.
The strategy, which starts May 1, is intended to get rid of lead particles and to coat the pipes with a corrosion control.
Flint residents who've grown accustomed to using bottled water and avoiding the faucet are getting new instructions: Turn on the taps.
The latest documents include memos from the Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Health and Department of Treasury.
Michigan would have the toughest lead-testing rules in the nation and require the replacement of all underground lead service pipes in the state under the sweeping plan.
Michigan's governor spoke to a sold out Detroit Athletic Club crowd of 500 about the Flint water crisis and more including Detroit Public Schools.
The Environmental Protection Agency's top water regulator says officials are working to strengthen a federal rule limiting lead and copper in drinking water.
Officials say a mixture of sewage and storm water was discharged into the Flint River this week due to excessive wet weather.
"This experience is irreplaceable. They (students) will remember this experience for the rest of their lives."
A legislative committee created to review Flint's water crisis will hear next from the leaders of a task force that spent months investigating the disaster.
Three more cases of Legionnaires disease have been confirmed in the state — including two deaths.
A series of short documentary videos and radio segments is exploring how Flint residents are dealing with the city's lead-tainted water crisis.
A panel appointed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder concluded that the state is "fundamentally accountable" for the lead crisis.
It's one of many suits arising from the decision to switch Flint from the Detroit water system to the Flint River.
The contaminated water problems of Flint are well known. But the city is struggling with another problem -- a nearly $35 million budget deficit.
Snyder said he took responsibility but that "you don't roll up into a ball" and that he's "committed to fixing the issues in Flint."
An average of 400 families will receive food with each distribution.
The mayor of Flint says an initiative to replace service lines as the city faces a crisis with lead-tainted water hasn't moved as quickly as first hoped.
A Dearborn woman is making headlines after trading @DietDrPepper for something more meaningful.
"That one meeting was the difference between this city being poisoned and not being poisoned."
"We will not give up, that's for sure," Rep. Dan Kildee, a Michigan Democrat who represents Flint said, vowing that congressional Republicans "are not going to run out the clock on Flint, Michigan."
In a press conference after the shooting, East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found Kirby, 21, allegedly holding a bloody knife.
The operation targets vacant homes, lots and other locations connected to cases where people have been missing for a year or more.
So far, more than a dozen people have visited the Hervey family's cottage in Lake Orion to do laundry and take showers.
"Occupy the Summer" will run for 10 weeks and is designed to address ongoing concerns about youth violence and large gatherings involving teens.
According to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, each of the five anglers is allowed up to six walleye in the Detroit River (30 total among the group); however, conservation officers discovered that the group exceeded the limit by 34 walleye.
Here's what you need to know for Tuesday, May 12, on the water emergency affecting a large part of Oakland County.
U.S. Marshals arrested Richard Werstine, also known as Joseph Alan Stavros, last month in Panama.
In a press conference after the shooting, East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found Kirby, 21, allegedly holding a bloody knife.
The operation targets vacant homes, lots and other locations connected to cases where people have been missing for a year or more.
So far, more than a dozen people have visited the Hervey family's cottage in Lake Orion to do laundry and take showers.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
Ford Motor Company is recalling over 179,000 vehicles due to a front seat issue that can increase the risk of injury in a crash, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
A vote by UAW Local 2093 members will be on May 11. The UAW says that if approved, workers could walk out of the Three Rivers facility starting on May 31.
The organization says its executive committee will oversee operations and lead the search for the next leader, under the leadership of DADA president Katie Coleman and Auto Show chairman Lincoln Phillip.
General Motors has announced production investments at its sites in Romulus, Saginaw and Toledo.
With summer not far behind, the city of Detroit is preparing for the highly anticipated 2026 Ford Fireworks next month.
Motown may be Detroit's most famous sound, but it's far from the only one.
Gene Simmons visited Detroit Rock City to celebrate the grand opening of a restaurant co-founded by him and his Kiss bandmate Paul Stanley.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
Restaurants are being considered for the new Michelin Guide American Great Lakes Edition, set to be revealed in 2027.
In a press conference after the shooting, East Lansing Police Chief Jennifer Brown said that when officers arrived on the scene, they found Kirby, 21, allegedly holding a bloody knife.
A larger COLA would boost monthly checks for retirees, but also strain Social Security's already depleted trust funds.
University of Toronto researchers say cellphone data shows a major drop not only in Canadian tourists visiting the U.S., "but also in business-related travel."
A hacking group named ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the Canvas breach and threatened to leak data involving 275 million individuals if schools did not pay a ransom.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
A Texas couple is filing a lawsuit accusing the AI company of guiding their teenage son in using drugs, resulting in a fatal overdose.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Perfect Pair was founded by a University of Michigan student in 2020 to curb social isolation during the pandemic.
The World Cup turfgrass, developed in collaboration between Michigan State University and the University of Tennessee, is designed to make play as consistent as possible.
Donovan Mitchell tied an NBA playoff record with 39 points in the second half as the Cleveland Cavaliers evened their second-round NBA playoff series against the Detroit Pistons with a 112-103 victory.
Gage Workman came off the bench and hit his first major league homer, a two-run shot that sent the Detroit Tigers past the Kansas City Royals 6-3 to snap a five-game losing streak.
Michael Wacha pitched seven scoreless innings, Bobby Witt Jr. hit an inside-the-park home run on a grounder and the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-1.
The Detroit Pistons lost 116-109 on Saturday to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
The roundtable discusses the impact of rising gas prices and friction at the federal level with Canada and the U.S., and how it affects tourism.
Life Directions has been helping guide and mentor young people in Detroit.
Robert Costa, the award-winning national correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and chief Washington analyst for CBS News, talks about Michigan's role in this critical midterm election.
Diallo Smith, CEO of Detroit nonprofit Life Remodeled, talks about its new opportunity hub on the east side of Detroit called Anchor Detroit.
It's a look at the critical relationship between Canada, Michigan and the U.S. on this week's Michigan Matters.
The 2026 U.S. Professional Baseball League is beginning on Friday, May 15, in Utica, Michigan.
Breezy and cool for Wednesday with a big change on the way
Detroit police, Michigan State Police, the FBI and more than a dozen other agencies are now working together on what they're calling "Operation Block," a citywide effort to search for missing people.
The family of Isaiah Kirby is asking for transparency after the Michigan State University senior was shot 17 times and killed by East Lansing police after he allegedly refused to drop a bloody knife.
While repairs continue on the water main break in Auburn Hills, residents are still being asked to conserve water. People living in homes connected to the city lines haven’t been able to do normal everyday things like taking showers or do laundry.