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In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis.

A lawsuit against Benton Harbor city officials over the lead-contaminated water crisis is moving forward after a federal appeals court reinstated key claims.

The water crisis has come to define Flint's image nationally and the self-image of many Flint residents

The budget includes a record amount in per-pupil funding, along with money for school safety, special education and free meals for students.

This month marks the 10th anniversary of the event that led to the Flint water crisis. The question remains 10 years later: "Is Flint's water safe to drink?"

The state of Michigan will pay $9.7 million into a special education fund to help children in Flint Community Schools and other schools in Genesee County.

In Minneapolis, disruption has become part of daily life for nearly everyone, including for NPR reporter Meg Anderson. Many residents are living in fear and uncertainty.

Hundreds flocked to the grand opening of a new food co-op in north Flint, an area that's suffered from being a so-called "food desert" for years.

The Atherton East apartment complex was built 63 years ago to provide much needed public housing. But neglect and lack of investment, worsened by its location in a flood plain, led to serious decline.

New research by the organizers of Rx Kids, a universal cash aid program for new moms and babies in Flint, found families in the program were less likely to be evicted or report postpartum depression.