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Detroit expects to shut off water to about 1,000 households this week, according to the city’s water department.Earlier this month the Detroit Water and…

Amid a funding crunch, legal aid programs that help poor people with civil disputes — like evictions and child custody cases — are laying off workers or even closing their doors. At one Baltimore office, lawyers say the number of people needing help has gone through the roof in recent years.

The images of green water in Lake Erie and foul, toxic tap water in Toledo certainly got many of us at least thinking about what's coming out of our…

The Great Lakes are experiencing low water levels.Lakes Huron and Michigan just reached record lows, and Governor Snyder recently called for an emergency…

Last month, General Motors recalled 1.6 million vehicles because of faulty ignition switches linked to 13 deaths and at least 31 crashes.That has grown…

2010 The Auto Crisis: Can Michigan SurviveThe domestic auto industry is in crisis. In our special series from Nov/Dec 2008, Michigan Radio explored how…

After months of tense mediation in bankruptcy court, Detroit and suburban leaders have finally reached a deal on the city’s water system.The 40-year…

Some 18,000 Detroit households could have their water shut off next week, less than a year after the city started a program that was supposed to avoid…

The FBI released a preliminary Uniform Crime Report today that lists reported crimes in cities with more than 100,000 people.Comparing this year's report…

Waukesha wants to build a pipeline to the Great Lakes.The city is in southeast Wisconsin, 17 miles from Lake Michigan. It has a radium problem in its…