Teens fishing find human foot along banks of Michigan river
TAYMOUTH TOWNSHIP, Mich. โ Two teenagers have discovered a human foot while fishing in Saginaw County. The foot was found Feb. 26 along the banks of the Flint River in Taymouth Township, The Saginaw News reported Thursday. It has been sent to the state police Crime Lab where DNA from the foot will be compared to other collected DNA, Saginaw County Sheriff William Federspiel said. Taymouth Township is south of Saginaw and about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of Detroit. The Flint River extends about 78 miles (125 kilometers) through several Michigan counties, according to the newspaper.
Flint water crisis investigation: Hereโs who was charged
Nine charged in Flint water crisis probe: (First row, From top left to right). FLINT, Mich. โ After a lengthy investigation into the Flint water crisis, which started more than five years ago, investigators announced a slew of charges, including against former Michigan Gov. Hereโs the full list of charges:Jarrod Agen โ Former Director of Communications and Former Chief of Staff, Executive Office of Gov. โWe must remember that the Flint Water Crisis is not some relic of the past. In August 2020, a settlement of a lawsuit filed was reached on behalf of residents of Flint who were harmed by lead-tainted water.
6 years after it started, Michigan reaches $600M settlement for Flint water crisis lawsuits
FILE - In this March 21, 2016, file photo, the Flint Water Plant water tower is seen in Flint, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)FLINT, Mich. โ The Michigan Attorney Generalโs Office announced a preliminary $600 million settlement in lawsuits related to the Flint Water Crisis on Thursday, more than six years after the crisis started. Past contributions include a settlement agreement whereby $97 million was made available to replace all of the cityโs lead service lines in its water system. To date, the state has spent more than $409 million in response to the Flint water emergency. Researchers with Virginia Tech University reported in summer 2015 that samples of Flint water had abnormally high lead levels.
Flint official: State overruled plan for corrosion control
Recalling the meeting Tuesday in an interview with The Associated Press, Glasgow said he was taken aback by the state regulator's instruction; treating drinking water with anti-corrosive additives was routine practice. Snyder later fired Liane Shekter Smith, former chief of the DEQ's Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance. "I did have some concerns and misgivings at first," Glasgow told the committee. (It wasn't until last December that the Flint plant finally got a corrosion control system.) Complete coverage: The Flint Water Crisis