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The latest twice-a-year check of Flint’s water pipes shows drinking water is safe and the city is close to reaching a goal of replacing all lead service lines.

"This is not a drill. This is a very serious situation," said Orion Township Supervisor Chris Barnett. "It’s going to be very uncomfortable for our residents."

Voters in Flint’s Third Ward were voting in a special election to fill a city council seat that has been vacant since September, causing a deadlock in city business.

Thursday is the deadline to file a claim for part of the $626 million settlement.

There's now a federal mandate for communities to replace their lead pipes, so lessons from Flint's failures are valuable nationwide.

Under the settlement, the state of Michigan has agreed to pay Liane Shekter Smith $300,000 and her 2016 departure from her job will now be classified as a voluntary resignation instead of a firing.

The Michigan Attorney General’s office prosecutions of state officials in the Flint water case are over, after the state Supreme Court declined to hear the case Tuesday.

The case involves damage claims on behalf of four children exposed to Flint’s lead tainted tap water. They’re suing two engineering firms hired as consultants on Flint’s water system. The companies deny responsibility.

Ten days ago, a scuffle between Flint police and residents protesting the city budget proposal brought an abrupt end to a city council meeting.

McLaren Flint Hospital originally committed $20 million to the settlement. That now drops to $5 million.