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Marquette photographer Bugsy Sailor talks about how documenting the daily sunrise (he's at 1,000 and counting) helped him get through the pandemic. Then, a conversation with poet Jonah Mixon-Webster about the inherent contradictions in how Black Americans are expected to conduct themselves.

About a quarter of Detroit's residential water customers were behind on their bills as of late last year. But Detroit Water and Sewerage Department officials say they won't shut off anyone who enrolls in an assistance program or gets on a payment plan.

Tests show the water is improving overall, but officials aren't ready to publicly declare the water safe again. And even when they do, many residents say they will have a hard time believing it.

The cost of the state’s day-to-day response to the Flint water crisis could soon rise sharply.It cost of the state of Michigan $29,300 a day to provide…

This week, Flint’s emergency manager should receive the final report from a consultant hired to look at the city’s troubled water system.Drafts of the…

Flint voters will decide in March if they will support a millage that will help eliminate their school district’s deficit.On Wednesday night, the school…

Flint Congressman Dan Kildee says he met with top federal officials yesterday to discuss Flint’s water problems.Kildee told a town hall conference call…

Customers get cheaper, cleaner water when communities share the cost of infrastructure. But Michigan's experience shows how political conflicts and logistical challenges can complicate the math.

Flint’s problem-plagued drinking water is expected to play a significant role in next week’s election for mayor. For more than a year, people in Flint…

A federal appeals court may weigh in this week on a lower court order that directs the state of Michigan and the city of Flint to start delivering water…