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‘Nothing to worry about. The water is fine’: how Flint poisoned its people
The long read: When the people of Flint, Michigan, complained that their tap water smelled bad and made children sick, it took officials 18 months to accept there was a problem
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Flint's Water Has Now Been Meeting EPA Lead Guidelines for Two Years, Rates Safer Than Many Other US Cities
Here’s a fact no one seems to be talking about: As of July 2018, Flint’s water has now been testing below action levels of the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) for two years. Four consecutive six-month monitoring periods and many other independent tests have shown that Flint’s water is testing at levels better than …
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90 percent of Flint water samples at or below 6 ppb of lead
"Two years of LCR data show that Flint's water is testing the same as or better than similar cities across the state," the DEQ announcement Wednesday says. "Third-party independent experts have also confirmed that Flint's water currently tests below actionable levels for lead and copper.
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Detroit rent map shows median prices across neighborhoods
Rent prices in Midtown and Woodbridge have risen the most in the past year, according to a new report.
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On Detroit’s east side, the feather bowling tradition continues
The Cadieux Cafe is home to the one of the most authentic feather bowling sites in the world.
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Details emerge for Dan Gilbert’s expansive Brewster-Douglass redevelopment
The development at the historic site could include over 900 residential units at a cost of over $300 million.
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Is there a new water crisis in Michigan?
On Sunday, Michigan's lieutenant governor called a state of emergency for Kalamazoo County due to water contaminated with chemicals at more 20 times the threshold set by the US Environmental Protection Agency. It's yet another site on a growing list of those around the state contaminated with the chemicals PFAS or PFOA. Last week, test results from Michigan Department of Environmental Quality found water in municipal water system in the city of Parchment...
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Dad who ‘let baby die for belief’ says he’s being 'treated unfairly'
A Christian dad accused of letting his baby die due to his religious beliefs has claimed he’s being persecuted for his faith. Seth Welch and his wife Tatiana Fusari, both 27, have been charged with murder after allegedly letting 10-month-old Mary die of malnutrition at their farm in Solon Township, Michigan.
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Ford’s Corktown costs coming in at $740M
This includes the acquisition and renovation of the train station and the book depository, construction of a new building, and constructing two new parking decks.
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DNC Says Attempted Cyberattack Wasn't Russia. It Was A Test From Michigan
The Democratic National Committee acknowledged on Thursday that an attempted cyberattack it reported to the FBI was actually a security test by friendly volunteers from Michigan. DNC security boss Bob Lord said in a statement that a "third party" launched a "simulated phishing test on" the party's voter database — one Lord had announced on Wednesday in what at first appeared to be a warning about more foreign active measures this year.
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Fifty years later, 1968 Tigers can't forget World Series-changing play
Willie Horton's throw from left field in Game 5 of the 1968 World Series is widely considered a huge turning point in that year's Fall Classic. The 1968 heroes remembered that Wednesday night.
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Glowing Rocks Dubbed 'Yooperlites' Discovered In Michigan
"These things are a blast to find," Superior Township resident Erik Rintamaki told WWJNewsradio.com. He offers guided walking tours to search for the special rocks, which glow when exposed to UV light due to the presence of the fluorescent mineral Sodalite. "I've been a rock picker all my life. I got it from my dad, who got it from his dad," said the 43-year-old, who has a side business as an agate dealer.
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Henning: You had to have been there to appreciate '68 Tigers
A marvelous and sensitive celebration of a glorious World Series team was handled wondrously during a Comerica Park 50th-anniversary reunion Saturday.
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USPBL plans second stadium, maybe in West Michigan, by Opening Day 2020
Andy Appleby, owner of the four-team independent league that plays out of Utica, says he's talking with about 20 cities in seeking a second location.
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Cass Corridor hotel redevelopment gets $5.69M boost from state
The mixed-use redevelopment will bring a boutique hotel and apartments next to the Masonic Temple.
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The Neighborhoods Where Kids Have a Better Shot at Escaping Poverty
New research shows that neighborhoods just miles apart that look similar may offer vastly different chances to climb up the economic ladder.
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Pharmacist denies woman miscarriage medication over religious beliefs
A Michigan woman says a pharmacist for a regional supermarket chain denied her medication prescribed to treat her miscarriage because it was against his religious beliefs. The Michigan branch of the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter of complaint Tuesday to Meijer, asking the company to require pharmacists to fill patients' prescriptions, regardless of the pharmacists' beliefs, after Rachel Peterson was forced to drive more than three hours to get her medication.
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Vernors Ginger Soda
One of the oldest sodas in the United States is little known outside the Midwest.
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Michigan’s Most Polluted Neighborhood Demands Justice From Big Oil
Fed-up residents in Michigan’s most polluted zip code say the tar sands refinery next door is causing toxic emissions to waft over their neighborhood—and they want out.
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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald
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