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Flint Water Emergency
Updated: 13 hours ago
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Residents have until Sept. 18 to sign up for the program before it ends for good in the fall.
Updated: Jul. 29, 2020 at 11:24 PM EDT
|By Elisse Ramey
"We got together and started working on the lawsuit September 2015. We filed January 2016, and it's just been a constant back and forth of getting permission to sue," said Flint activist and mother Melissa Mays.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 4:56 PM EDT
|By Mark Bullion
COVID-19 has taken a toll on just about everyone in some way, shape or form. One place you might not think of is Genesee Health System’s Neuro-developmental Center For Excellence, where lead testing is done on children who may have been exposed to lead during the water emergency.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2020 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By Mark Bullion
Former NBA players Rasheed Wallace and Stephen Jackson stopped in Flint Friday to help hand out water to residents.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2020 at 11:43 PM EDT
|By Elisse Ramey
Some Flint students will have to guard against COVID-19 while also managing the lingering and harmful effects of the Flint Water Crisis.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 7:21 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Staff
Produce expected to be available to families in July includes apples, onions, potatoes, cucumbers, bell peppers, zucchini, tomatoes, lettuce, asparagus, cabbage or celery, sour cream, French onion dip, white milk, chocolate milks, strawberry milk, cottage cheese and cream cheese.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 2:06 PM EDT
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The foundation announced a five-year commitment to giving $100 million to the community in May 2016. Grants announced on Monday push the foundation's giving over $106 million.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 5:26 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
With movement in the civil cases now, Flood had a message for the people of Flint -- stay patient and hopeful.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2020 at 7:00 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
He's testifying in civil lawsuits with the hearing scheduled to last through Friday. It's only the second time Snyder has faced questioning about the crisis.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2020 at 5:20 PM EDT
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The funding would pay for continued Flint water crisis relief efforts through the registry, which connects residents with resources to deal with health and development issues caused by lead exposure.
7 Day Great Lakes Bay Area
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
One year ago, criminal charges were dropped against state and local officials believed responsible for the Flint Water Emergency. The bombshell announcement came shortly after the Attorney General's Office put a new team on the investigation.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Snyder and Dillon argued that they can’t be forced to sit through depositions while they’re still trying to get dismissed from lawsuits based on immunity.
Updated: Jun. 2, 2020 at 4:34 PM EDT
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Mayor Sheldon Neeley said construction crews will resume work this week and he hopes they will complete the last 15% of work by the end of this year.
Updated: May. 1, 2020 at 4:43 PM EDT
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Flint families may get nutritious food that can limit the effects of lead exposure during mobile food pantry hours set for May at locations throughout Flint.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 5:59 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
Saturday, April 25, marks six years since the button was pushed, changing Flint's drinking water source to the Flint River. A move that kick-started the City's water crisis as contaminated, untreated water poisoned the community.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2020 at 6:23 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
Ten months ago, a bombshell, all criminal charges in the Flint Water investigation dropped. The announcement came shortly after the Attorney General's new Flint Water Investigative team took over.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2020 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
Six years ago, the City of Flint switched its drinking water source to the Flint River. The contaminated water poisoned the City.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2020 at 12:48 PM EDT
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The six-year anniversary on April 25 is not a deadline to bring new charges, according to Michigan Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2020 at 5:36 PM EST
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Produce expected to be available to families in March includes potatoes, onions and apples.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2020 at 2:38 PM EST
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The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is looking to renew this coverage, officials are asking for public feedback before filing an application.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2020 at 7:48 PM EST
|By Ann Pierret
Adding up the numbers -- $46,382,475 was spent on economic development in the city of Flint beginning in 2016, when the water crisis was declared an emergency.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2020 at 12:37 PM EST
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Produce expected to be available to families in February includes potatoes and apples.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2020 at 10:06 AM EST
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A health services referral program announced it was extending a special sign up offer.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2020 at 11:36 AM EST
|By Associated Press
Approximately 25,000 people have sued over the crisis, in which a change in the source of the city's water resulted in lead contamination.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Elisse Ramey
'I'm frustrated as a resident. I'm frustrated as the mayor. I was frustrated as a state representative,' said Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2020 at 3:38 PM EST
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The FDA says Michigan health officials asked the agency to collect the state's samples of the bottled water and have it tested for microbial quality and filth.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2020 at 5:26 PM EST
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The charge against former state official Liane Shekter-Smith was dismissed today as part of a plea deal reached under the previous special water prosecution team.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2020 at 12:54 PM EST
|By Elisse Ramey
Liane Shekter-Smith's case was dismissed in a Genesee County courtroom on Wednesday under the terms of her plea deal.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2020 at 6:19 PM EST
|By Ann Pierret
Nearly $400 million flowed into Flint from the state, but where that money went is unclear.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2020 at 6:48 AM EST
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On January 5, 2016 then-Governor Rick Snyder declared a state of Emergency for Genesee County.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2020 at 5:44 PM EST
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They hope to outfit the entire district by the time school resumes in January.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2019 at 1:59 PM EST
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Produce expected to be available to families in January includes potatoes, carrots and onions.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2019 at 1:59 PM EST
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Residents have complained that the water smells musty when they open the bottles.
Updated: Dec. 23, 2019 at 1:22 PM EST
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City officials have been wrangling with state officials to obtain the payment for more than two and a half years, Neeley said.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2019 at 10:11 AM EST
|By Associated Press
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says an update is expected at the start of 2020 regarding a criminal investigation into the Flint water crisis that was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in U.S. history.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 6:39 PM EST
|By Ann Pierret
Two state officials who took plea deals last year had their cases dismissed Wednesday.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 4:51 PM EST
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The cases were dismissed in line with the plea agreement Steven Busch and Michael Prysby took one year ago.
Updated: Dec. 19, 2019 at 12:49 PM EST
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Half of the water will be delivered to senior citizens and low-income housing in Flint. The other half will be available for pickup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church at 2120 N. Saginaw St.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2019 at 3:29 PM EST
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A Genesee County judge dismissed charges against Steven Busch and Michael Prysby on Wednesday after reviewing their cases.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2019 at 4:13 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Veolia is accused of failing to help Flint and state regulators avert the water crisis when Flint used water from the Flint River in 2014 and 2015.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2019 at 6:30 PM EST
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The Flint Registry is doubling its participation incentive in hopes of getting more people signed up.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2019 at 5:13 PM EST
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The 21-year-old son of actors Will and Jada Pinkett Smith, along with his nonprofit, donated a fourth Water Box.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2019 at 6:17 PM EST
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Produce expected to be available to families in December includes apples, potatoes, carrots and onions.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2019 at 1:53 PM EST
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The sociology students will be at Salem Lutheran Church located at 2610 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. beginning at 9:30 a.m. to distribute the water.
Updated: Nov. 15, 2019 at 8:05 AM EST
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A Genesee County judge has tossed out part of a multi-million dollar lawsuit tied to the Flint water emergency.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2019 at 12:25 PM EST
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Neeley is looking for ways to end a 30-year contract with the Great Lakes Water Authority in Detroit and enter a new deal with the Karegnondi Water Authority.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2019 at 5:48 PM EST
|By Elisse Ramey
At least five search warrants have been served to two Michigan government departments, one as early as this week, in connection to the Flint water crisis criminal investigation.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2019 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Ann Pierret
Flint's drinking water continues to test well below the federal action level for lead and copper. Now, the state's top water expert is breaking down the numbers.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2019 at 2:04 PM EDT
|By ABC12 News Team
Ninety percent of samples taken from January to June of this year showed 3 parts per billion of lead in the first liter and 6 parts per billion in the fifth liter.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2019 at 11:28 AM EDT
|By ABC12 News Team
Flint families may get nutritious food that can limit the effects of lead exposure during mobile food pantry hours set for October at locations throughout Flint.