Michigan

The special counsel for the state attorney general's office in Michigan said Tuesday that manslaughter and other related charges could come forth in relation to the ongoing Flint water crisis.

Cities throughout the state such as Grand Rapids, Jackson, Detroit, Saginaw, Muskegon and Holland have seen higher cases of lead in children as far back as 2013.

His Flint contribution of $500,000 is the largest celebrity donation to date. Avita Water will match his donation in water bottles.

After Oprah took to Twitter to share a video detailing how she dropped 26 pounds using Weight Watchers while still eating bread daily, the company’s shares catapulted more than 20 percent, and rose to $13.29 per share.

A Michigan teen’s impromptu piano performance while he was waiting to meet a friend at a local mall has turned him into the Internet’s latest viral star. Monntel West, 18, had a few free moments when he took to a piano inside Lansing Mall and a bystander’s video capture of the performance has since gone […]

“I admire Rick Snyder for stepping up right now. He’s going to the challenge, and he’s fired people and accepted responsibility to fix this."

The Washington D.C. area, which received over two feet of snow, has decided to close both federal and local government offices and schools.

Gov. Snyder will appear before the Michigan Congress Tuesday evening to present his plan.

Democratic frontrunner Bernie Sanders is bringing attention to the water crisis that is unfolding in Michigan. Sanders is calling for Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder to resign after the situation left over 30,000 people in Flint without drinkable tap water and thousands of people sick. “There are no excuses. The governor long ago knew about the […]

Gov. Rick Snyder requested the president declare a federal emergency on Thursday after nearly exhausting all efforts to prevent residents from cooking, drinking, and bathing using the lead-filled water.

A spike in Legionnaires’ disease cases are being questioned and possibly linked to Michigan’s water crisis in Flint, Reuters reports. State officials, however, are currently unsure that the increase in the water-related disease is connected to the switch in the city’s water source. A total of 87 cases were discovered in the state during June 2014 to […]

The National Guard has been deployed to help distribute water bottles following the lead contamination of Flint, Michigan's drinking water.