Flint, Michigan

As federal aid shrinks, communities try new ways to tackle child poverty on their own

5:00am December 02, 2024

After Congress ended extra cash aid for families, local efforts aimed to fill the gap. In Flint, Michigan, Rx Kids gives cash aid to every family for a baby's first year. Will it work elsewhere?

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Trump held his first campaign event since the apparent assassination attempt

9:55pm September 17, 2024

Trump’s town hall in Michigan was shorter than his typical campaign rally, but he used the event to discuss everything from the failed attempts on his life to a promise to boost the auto industry.

Counter-protesters carrying Black Lives Matter flags walk past a group of Trump supporters at the Michigan State Capitol building in November 2020 in Lansing, Mich.

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Man who threatened Black Lives Matter supporters pleads guilty to hate crime charges

5:01am December 15, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The case was investigated by the FBI, as the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division prosecuted the case. The suspect, Kenneth Pilon, will be sentenced in March 2023.

The Flint water plant tower is seen on Jan. 6, 2022, in Flint, Mich. A judge declared a mistrial Thursday after jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint's lead-cont

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A mistrial is declared over engineers' role in the Flint water crisis

2:13pm August 11, 2022

by The Associated Press

A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint's lead-contaminated water.

Protesters hold a Black Lives Matter flag as they march for Patrick Lyoya, a Black man who was fatally shot by a police officer, in downtown Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Michigan man faces hate crime charges after threatening BLM supporters, DOJ says

6:00am April 29, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

The case is currently being investigated by the FBI and the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division is prosecuting the case.

Now Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, (R-MI), listens to Congressional members remarks during a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing, about the Flint, Mich. water crisis in 2016.

New Charges In Flint Water Crisis, Including Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder

9:30pm January 13, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

At least a dozen people died and more than 80 people fell ill after untreated water from the Flint River caused lead to leach from old pipes, poisoning the water system city residents relied on.

Michigan has the third-highest number of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. with more than 4,000. It has nearly 44,000 confirmed cases as well.

Family Charged In Security Guard's Death After Mask Dispute

3:52pm May 05, 2020

by Austin Horn

The security guard, 43-year-old Calvin Munerlyn, was shot shortly after telling a woman that her daughter could not enter the store because she wasn't wearing a mask.

The Flint Water Plant tower in Flint, Mich., where drinking water became tainted after the city switched from the Detroit system and began drawing from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money.

Mich. Prosecutors Drop Charges In Flint Water Investigation, But Promise New Probe

7:19pm June 13, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

Prosecutors say the original criminal investigation into Flint's drinking water scandal was compromised by a failure to pursue all available evidence.

Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha spearheaded efforts to publicize and address the water crisis in Flint, Mich.

Pediatrician Who Exposed Flint Water Crisis Shares Her 'Story Of Resistance'

12:35pm June 26, 2018

by Terry Gross

After warning of elevated lead levels in her patients in Flint, Mich., Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha faced a backlash: "The state said that I was an unfortunate researcher, that I was causing near-hysteria."

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Bottled water is packaged for shipment at the Nestlé Water bottling plant in Stanwood, Mich.

Michigan OKs Nestlé Water Extraction, Despite 80K+ Public Comments Against It

7:31pm April 03, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Many public comments cited a clash between corporate greed and the welfare of people and the environment. Nestlé is seeking to pump 576,000 gallons of water each day from a well in western Michigan.