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http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-926303.mp3When the Great Lakes water levels fell a few years ago, people began…

Tests suggest household wells near the 2010 Kalamazoo River oil spill have not been contaminated.A pipeline break in July, 2010, resulted in more than 800…

A 78-year-old woman says a 6-mile canoe trip down a river in northeast Ohio was a dream come true. That’s despite the fact that she’s afraid of water.Kay…

Arrests and protests have followed last week's declaration of martial law in Pakistan. Journalist Ahmed Rashid, a regular guest on Fresh Air, tells Terry Gross that president Pervez Musharraf's latest gambit could encourage more civil strife — and greater territorial gains by the Taliban.

Governor Rick Snyder says emergency actions are necessary to address low water levels in the Great Lakes.The lakes are at their lowest levels in…

The E coli bacteria that was discovered earlier this week in Rockford’s municipal water system has cleared out. People living in the Grand Rapids suburb…

Update 9/5/13: Rockford Public Schools have closed six schools today because of the water advisory. Superintendent Mike Shibler wrote in a letter to…

Detroit Mayor Dave Bing says 1,000 job cuts are planned by early next year to help deal with the city's budget crisis.The mayor's office said in a…

It's a "swing-state" edition of It's Just Politics this week. The big political question in the mitten-state currently seems to be "Is Michigan a true…

What can the federal government do to offset a rash of foreclosures on home loans? The House Financial Services Committee hears the views of the treasury secretary and the Federal Reserve chief on options legislative and regulatory.