President Obama Drinks Flint Water During Visit To Struggling City
During meeting, at a food bank early in the afternoon, the president spoke for about 15 minutes before taking a drink from a glass.
During meeting, at a food bank early in the afternoon, the president spoke for about 15 minutes before taking a drink from a glass.
One expert alleged such choices wouldn't have been made if its population "was well-off or overwhelmingly white."
The grant will help researchers predict which homes are likely to have water with high lead levels without physically testing it.
Authorities say a person was found dead in an early-morning house fire on the south side of Flint.
Rep. Dan Kildee says U.S. tap water protections are "outdated and a patchwork of different rules," and Flint is a "wake-up call" for the nation.
"Fifty years of complaints ... and no one cared enough to put a stop to this systemic racism."
Work planned with the grants includes improving access to health care and nutritious foods.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette guaranteed more charges in the $1.5 million investigation, which being led by a former FBI agent.
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.
An uninjured infant was also found in the apartment.
The Michigan Attorney General's office is planning an announcement in connection with their investigation into the Flint water crisis.
Flint residents who've grown accustomed to using bottled water and avoiding the faucet are getting new instructions: Turn on the taps.
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."
Three more cases of Legionnaires disease have been confirmed in the state — including two deaths.
Officers seized 50 packets of heroin, crack cocaine and more than $1,900 in cash.
A panel appointed by Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder concluded that the state is "fundamentally accountable" for the lead crisis.
The contaminated water problems of Flint are well known. But the city is struggling with another problem -- a nearly $35 million budget deficit.
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.
The Michigan Supreme Court won't hear an appeal of a Flint man convicted in the death of an elderly woman who died when he was 14.
"That one meeting was the difference between this city being poisoned and not being poisoned."
A 28-year-old Flint man who acted as his own attorney at trial a decade ago and maintains he was wrongfully convicted has been released from prison.
A woman and her 26-year-old son are dead in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide in Warren.
Colossal Biosciences says it's made a breakthrough toward the de-extinction of the thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger.
Two women are dead and a 3-year-old girl is recovering after an off-road vehicle crash in Oakland County.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson warned Sunday of efforts by bad actors to "hack voters' minds" to spread misinformation ahead of Election Day.
The Oakland County Sheriff's Office is asking for help finding 26-year-old Joi Faith Jackson.
The Detroit Lions (4-1) are looking to take down the undefeated Minnesota Vikings (5-0) in a matchup of two of the top teams in the NFL.
Just a few days before the Detroit Pistons start their season and a few weeks before the election, the team is rallying residents to vote.
Joel Ferguson, a known developer in Michigan and former Michigan State University trustee, has died at the age of 85.
NOAA has released its seasonal outlook for the 2024-25 winter months, which predicts the U.S. will slowly transition into a La Niña pattern.
A woman and her 26-year-old son are dead in what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide in Warren.
Stellantis is fixing its slowing U.S. sales at the right pace after fumbling a marketing plan earlier this year, CEO Carlos Tavares told reporters Monday.
Here's what to know about buying tickets for the 2025 Detroit Auto Show at Huntington Place in January.
Stellantis rejected the UAW's proposal to restore the Jobs Bank concept, which the automaker says contributed to its bankruptcy in 2009.
The automaker said the hurricane had impacted suppliers, and the company is working with them to resume operations as soon as possible.
Stellantis has filed a lawsuit against the United Auto Workers union in a continued battle over their 2023 bargain agreement and the UAW's threat to strike.
The cold open skit marked Baldwin's return to the comedy sketch show after the "Rust" involuntary manslaughter case was dismissed in July 2024.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Mary J. Blige, Foreigner, the late Jimmy Buffett and A Tribe Called Quest, among others.
Kamala Harris is scheduled to appear with Detroit-born singer Lizzo as the Democratic presidential nominee marks the beginning of in-person early voting in the city.
Liam Payne, 31, died Wednesday after falling into the interior patio of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Demetrius "Big Meech" Flenory, who co-founded the notorious drug trafficking organization Black Mafia Family, is serving out the remainder of his prison sentence in a residential reentry program in Miami.
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson warned Sunday of efforts by bad actors to "hack voters' minds" to spread misinformation ahead of Election Day.
The cold open skit marked Baldwin's return to the comedy sketch show after the "Rust" involuntary manslaughter case was dismissed in July 2024.
The bestselling author of legal thrillers has co-written a work of non-fiction: "Framed," a collection of stories about people wrongfully convicted of crimes, and the fight to exonerate them.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class included Mary J. Blige, Foreigner, the late Jimmy Buffett and A Tribe Called Quest, among others.
Letter deliverers have been working without a contract since May 2023.
"If he's exhausted being on the campaign trail, is he fit to do the job?" Harris asked as Trump refuses to release detailed medical records.
The worst rates of the infection known as "walking pneumonia" or "white lung pneumonia" are in young children ages 2 to 4 years old.
The facility's team of therapists, clinical psychologists, counselors and social workers provides quality care with a special focus on cultural sensitivity and faith-based care.
SEIU Healthcare Michigan announced on Monday that it had reached a tentative agreement with the University of Michigan Health, avoiding a work stoppage on Tuesday.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal had urged a probe into the USDA's handling of the Boar's Head plant, calling it an "abject failure."
The Detroit Lions (4-1) are looking to take down the undefeated Minnesota Vikings (5-0) in a matchup of two of the top teams in the NFL.
.Jack Tuttle, Michigan's third starting quarterback this season, was 20 of 32 for 208 yards in Saturday's 21-7 loss to No. 22 Illinois.
Cole Snyder threw for three touchdowns but it was his sneak into the end zone late in the game that gave Eastern Michigan a 38-34 win over Central Michigan on Saturday.
Andrew Copp scored twice, Alex Lyon made 37 saves and the Detroit Red Wings beat the winless Nashville Predators 5-2.
Detroit City FC will close out the 2024 regular season home schedule this Saturday, facing off against Miami FC in an Eastern Conference battle.
Trump and Harris and their anointed representatives continue to make campaign stops in Detroit, Grand Rapids, Flint and other places in Michigan, a critical battleground state.
As Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Tim Walz and JD Vance campaign in the Great Lakes States in rapid succession, the Michigan Matters roundtable weighs in on voters pollsters say are up for grabs in this critical swing state.
Watch Michigan Matters at its new time: 5:30 a.m. Sundays on CBS Detroit, noon Sundays on Detroit 50 WKBD.
Reggie E. Davis, president of consumer banking at Flagstar Bank, talks about the company's imprint in Michigan and the changing dynamics of the industry on CBS Detroit's Michigan Matters.
The UAW remains an interesting factor in this race, too. Pundits point to Michigan as a critical battleground that the two camps are paying huge attention to.
Warming trend continues
Police in Asheville, North Carolina are working to recover photos from flooded areas in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Joel Ferguson, a known developer in Michigan and former Michigan State University trustee, has died at the age of 85.
Vice President Kamala Harris appeared with Detroit-born singer Lizzo at a campaign stop in the Motor City Saturday.
The Detroit Pistons start their regular season Wednesday, but members of the organization were downtown on Saturday celebrating the start of early voting in the city with "Pistonland."