Mar 10 Biden wins Michigan primary By Will Weissert, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Joe Biden has won Michigan’s Democratic primary, seizing a key battleground state that helped propel Bernie Sanders’ insurgent candidacy four years ago. Continue reading
Mar 05 Michigan Supreme Court hears case over Flint water liability By Ed White, Associated Press Flint’s water troubles began in April 2014 when the city traded a corrosion-controlled water source for a non-controlled one, the Flint River. Continue reading
Dec 30 Newly legal pot sales in some Midwestern states may spark tensions with others By Kathleen Foody, David Eggert, Associated Press Retailers legally selling marijuana for the past month in Michigan say they have drawn customers from surrounding Midwestern states where the drug remains illegal and, as Illinois prepares to joins the recreational market on Wednesday, officials are renewing warnings to… Continue reading
Dec 19 Trump’s quip about late lawmaker at rally was ‘cruelty,’ Pelosi says By Zeke Miller, Associated Press During a raucous impeachment-day rally in Michigan, President Donald Trump suggested the late Rep. John Dingell was in hell. Continue reading
Dec 17 Michigan sues opioid distributors, likens to drug dealers By David Eggert, Associated Press The companies each distributed more than 10% of the opioids sent to pharmacies nationwide from 2006 to 2012. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 3:09 This nonprofit has a sweet plan for reclaiming vacant Detroit lots By Mary Ellen Geist Detroit is known for the rhythms of Motown and the hum of automobile manufacturing plants. Now, one nonprofit is adding a new sound to this urban landscape: the buzzing of bees. Special correspondent Mary Ellen Geist reports on the efforts… Continue watching
Nov 11 Vaping-related lung transplant performed at Detroit hospital By Corey Williams, Associated Press The team of medical experts that performed the procedure believes it is "the first double lung transplant in the world for a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged from vaping," the health system said in a news release Monday. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 5:25 Flint fights lead poisoning with farmers markets and cooking classes By John Yang, Rachel Wellford After a public health crisis in Flint, Michigan, triggered by high levels of lead in the drinking water, a number of programs are working to encourage good nutrition for children in order to prevent recurring effects of the neurotoxin on… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:44 Why Flint residents are still dealing with water worries, 5 years after lead crisis By John Yang, Rachel Wellford Since 2014, Flint, Michigan, has been synonymous with tainted water. Five years on, not all of the city's residents have access to safe water. Some wait for hours in line to obtain bottled water, while others deal with the physical… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Taliban inflict more deadly violence in Afghanistan In our news wrap Thursday, a Taliban car bombing in Afghanistan killed two NATO soldiers and 10 civilians. One of the soldiers was American -- the fourth to die in two weeks. Another deadly bombing occurred hours later. Also, British… Continue watching