A major sinkhole has disrupted the holiday season in Fraser, Mich., a suburb of roughly 14,500 people about 15 miles north of downtown Detroit. Roads were closed and about two dozen homes evacuated after the Christmas Eve sewer collapse. No …
Six current or former state employees were charged on July 29 with misconduct and other crimes in the Flint, Mich., water crisis, bringing to nine the number of public officials facing prosecution over the lead contamination that alarmed parents across …
President Barack Obama signed an emergency declaration Saturday that clears the way for federal aid for Flint, Michigan, which is undergoing a drinking water crisis. The White House also said the Federal Emergency Management Agency will coordinate all disaster relief …
A federal judge has agreed with Detroit, Mich., and stopped any lawsuits challenging the city’s bankruptcy, declaring his courtroom the exclusive venue for legal action in the largest filing by a local government in U.S. history. The decision by U.S. …
A judge has finalized a $700,000 settlement between McDonald’s and members of Michigan’s Muslim community over claims a Detroit-area restaurant falsely advertised food as prepared according to Islamic law. Wayne County Circuit Judge Kathleen Macdonald gave the OK at a …
The Canadian company whose pipeline ruptured and dumped hundreds of thousands of gallons of oil into a southern Michigan waterway is buying two homes affected by the spill, and several other homeowners are considering buyouts, its chief executive said Sunday. …
