GM Upgrades Flint Plant: UAW Looks For New Jobs
As GM and the UAW gear up from new contract talks, the company is announcing new investments, and the union is trying to find ways to get more people back to work.
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As GM and the UAW gear up from new contract talks, the company is announcing new investments, and the union is trying to find ways to get more people back to work.
General Motors is expected to announce today that it's putting up to three hundred million dollars into its Flint truck plant.
A person briefed on the matter says General Motors will invest millions in its Flint, Mich., assembly plant so it can make the next generation of full-size pickup trucks.
Authorities say felons caught illegally with guns in Flint could face federal charges under a new initiative.
T-Mobile USA Inc. announced Wednesday that the company is doubling the theoretical peak download speed of its 4G network in Flint and Ann Arbor to 42 megabits per second.
Authorities filed murder, torture and child abuse charges Wednesday against a Flint man whose 2-year-old daughter's body was found with five human bite marks and a lacerated liver.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed several charges against two Flint area men accused of running an illegal video poker operation.
Authorities in Flint have responded to string of 11 fires, including a salvage yard blaze and eight suspected arsons at abandoned homes.
Flint-based Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy, the nation's largest privately held specialty pharmacy company, said a new annual patient satisfaction survey showed 99 percent overall customer satisfaction.
American business and industry have spoken -- there is an unprecedented need for more talented co-op students in the country, so Kettering University has agreed to increase the size of its freshman class to meet the growing need of its employer partners.
Authorities have identified bodies found in a vacant east side Detroit house as belonging to two Flint women who had been missing for several days.
Three firefighters suffered heat exhaustion while battling a string of 11 fires at vacant homes in Flint early Tuesday that may have been intentionally set.
Kettering University and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine signed an agreement June 14 allowing Kettering students to complete their medical or pharmaceutical education at the largest medical school in the country.
Verizon Wireless will launch its Fourth Generation Long Term Evolution network in Lansing and Flint Thursday, June 16. The new network offers speeds up to 10 times faster than the company's 3G network.
Robert K. McMahan Jr. has been named the new president of Kettering University in Flint. He will become the university's seventh president when he succeeds Stanley R. Liberty on Aug. 1. McMahan will be engaged in some on-campus activities in July.
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Here we are in the month of June and one thing that long-time Michigan residents won't forget is the Flint/Beecher tornado of 1953.
Dozens of community members, including the mayor, have made a music video for a song inspired by the city of Flint.
Kettering University's summer lineup of day camps and pre-college programs let students touch cool science equipment, make their own soap, power toy cars, build mobile robots, create smart phone applications and more
Flint's Hurley Medical Center has rolled out a new Web site to match the efforts of its Asthma Disease Managers, who go to health fairs, schools, churches and synagogues, doctors' offices, and community centers to teach people how to control, and prevent, asthma.
Grand Rapids, Flint, Lansing and more areas of metro Detroit will get 4G Long Term Evolution high-speed data service from Verizon Wireless beginning June 16, the telecom giant announced Monday.
General Motors will invest $109 million in its operations in Flint and Bay City to support engine production for current and future fuel-efficient small cars produced for the U.S. market. The investment will protect or add 96 jobs at the two sites.
Scholarships, community outreach and educational programs at Kettering University received an important boost recently, thanks to a one-year, $2-million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.
The uncle of a man charged in a series of stabbings helped his nephew try to flee the country after hearing he had been involved in an assault, according to newly unsealed court records.
The bill package would eliminate the 6-mill tax, the 0.75% real estate transfer tax, and the pop-up tax. Plus, it has provisions to lower energy costs and freeze rate hikes from utilities like Consumers Energy and DTE.
The app helps people with allergies navigate menus and get information about kitchen practices, so they know what's safe to eat.
A charge against a Sterling Heights man accused of punching his girlfriend's dog to death has been escalated, according to the Macomb County Prosecutor's Office.
The Memorial Day forecast currently looks favorable, with partly sunny skies and afternoon temperatures in the low to mid-70s.
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has decided to end his campaign for Michigan governor in the 2026 election cycle.
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has decided to end his campaign for Michigan governor in the 2026 election cycle.
Under current U.S. rules tied to the Ebola outbreak, passengers from the Democratic Republic of Congo may only enter the country through Washington Dulles International Airport, a restriction that triggered the diversion of Air France Flight 378 away from Detroit.
The passenger whose flight plans to Detroit sparked a flight diversion has no symptoms of Ebola, the Public Health Agency of Canada said.
Memorial Day weekend traffic is expected to be busy, but only just barely topping a previous national record for the holiday.
The bill package would eliminate the 6-mill tax, the 0.75% real estate transfer tax, and the pop-up tax. Plus, it has provisions to lower energy costs and freeze rate hikes from utilities like Consumers Energy and DTE.
From classic cruisers to new memories still being made, the Woodward Dream Cruise remains a celebration of Michigan's automotive culture.
If you are planning a road trip for Memorial Day weekend, remember that the cost of gas this year is noticeably higher than last year.
Michigan is demanding repayment of $35 million from the American Center for Mobility, a key player in autonomous vehicle development.
A bipartisan bill introduced in Washington, D.C., by Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell and Congressman John Moolenaar would prohibit the importation, manufacture or sale of Chinese cars in the United States.
Michigan's average diesel price on Sunday is $6 — the highest ever recorded by the American Automobile Association.
The Michigan woman who inspired the name of the rock band Greta Van Fleet has died.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
The three commemorative posters are designed by a featured artist representing one of the three distinct art fairs that come together as one.
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
Under current U.S. rules tied to the Ebola outbreak, passengers from the Democratic Republic of Congo may only enter the country through Washington Dulles International Airport, a restriction that triggered the diversion of Air France Flight 378 away from Detroit.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
The new fund to provide payouts to those who say the legal system was "weaponized" against them raised immediate questions about its legality, implementation and enforcement.
Angel Martínez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th inning, José Ramírez followed with an RBI double and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 3-2.
The app helps people with allergies navigate menus and get information about kitchen practices, so they know what's safe to eat.
A bill that would ban anyone under age 16 from viewing, using or accessing social media in Michigan was introduced in the state legislature.
Under current U.S. rules tied to the Ebola outbreak, passengers from the Democratic Republic of Congo may only enter the country through Washington Dulles International Airport, a restriction that triggered the diversion of Air France Flight 378 away from Detroit.
Officials say 21 cases were reported in the state, with 29% of those cases among children.
Michigan has $176 million in opioid settlement funds sitting unused in local government accounts.
Angel Martínez hit a tiebreaking triple in the 10th inning, José Ramírez followed with an RBI double and the Cleveland Guardians beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 3-2.
Eastern Michigan University's Esports program is bringing back its summer camps for students, which run through August.
Tarik Skubal's multi-million dollar pitching arm feels better than it has all season.
José Ramírez homered and hit a two-run double on a 3-for-4 night, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the reeling Detroit Tigers 8-2.
Sunday's win at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, is only his second PGA tour victory, after winning the 2024 Wyndham Championship.
This week on Michigan Matters, the roundtable talks about the governor's race and the impact of former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan.
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.
Infectious disease specialist, Dr. Lea Monday, breaking concerns of Ebola after a passenger on flight to Metro Detroit traveled from an Ebola-affected country. The plane divered to Canada.
Former Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan has decided to end his campaign for Michigan governor in the 2026 election cycle.
The Michigan House passed an eight-bill package that would slash property taxes across the state.
Dining out for people with dietary restrictions or allergies could become a lot more manageable thanks to a group of high schoolers in Washtenaw County. That's because they're developing an app called AllerNourish, and it's getting national recognition.
Two law enforcement officers who clashed with rioters at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued Wednesday to block the Trump administration's $1.7 billion "anti-weaponization fund." Natalie Brand reports.