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Kaleb Danndels directs an excavator as it pushes a pipe segment into a hole drilled through the clay. He watches to make sure the existing 6-inch diameter water main he is standing above is not damaged. The existing water main will be abandoned after the new 8-inch water main is installed. The excavator on the left pushes the pipe into the small tunnel, while the excavator on the right holds the pipe steady.

After decades of neglect, bill coming due for Michigan’s water infrastructure

Though the costs are enormous and success is by no means assured if upgraded assets are not maintained, for the first time in decades Michigan is addressing systemic challenges in delivering drinking water and cleaning up wastewater that local and state officials and taxpaying residents have been unable to resolve.

Palace Entertainment Vice Chairman Arn Tellem (left) and CMS President Patti Poppe (right) hand $1 million checks to Community Foundation President Isaiah Oliver.

$2 million donated to Flint Promise college scholarship program

Starting in 2018, Flint high school students will get some help to pay for college.The Consumers Energy Foundation and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores are…

After reviewing the CIA's priorities, Director William Burns recently announced the establishment of a China Mission Center at the spy agency. U.S. intelligence officials, current and former, recently spoke at a conference about the challenges posed by China's large spying operation directed at the U.S.

As U.S. spies look to the future, one target stands out: China

When current and former U.S. intelligence officials gathered at a conference in Sea Island, Ga., there was a clear message — a pivot to China is already underway.

Desus & Mero's Favorite Tiny Desk Concerts

Late-night hosts and comedians Desus Nice and The Kid Mero pick their favorite Tiny Desk concerts.

A Michigan hog farmer injects liquid manure into his field.

Environmental groups support restrictions on manure spreading

Environmental groups are supporting a permit that further restricts spreading animal manure on farm fields.Livestock farmers and the Michigan Farm Bureau…

Restaurants in Miami and across the country are seeing surging demand from customers, but they are still struggling to recruit staff.

Restaurants Are Dangling Vacation And Matching 401(k), But Many Workers Aren't Biting

As the U.S. economy continues to rebound from the pandemic recession, lots of people are going back to work — but not as quickly as many employers would like. Employers added 943,00 jobs in June.

A protester holds a sign to protest measures in Miami to close indoor seating amid a rise in coronavirus cases. The number of unemployment claims rose for a second week, reinforcing concerns about the economy.

Unemployment Claims Jump For 2nd Week As Pandemic Rages

Claims for state unemployment benefits again rose last week, signaling ongoing weakness in the job market as coronavirus infections continue to soar.

Treaty rights acknowledged for first time in oil pipeline's controversial history

Michigan's Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal right to protect lands and waters.On any given day, Jacques LeBlanc Jr. spends as many as 14…

Supporters of President Trump protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election didn't work. Next time it might

Robert Costa's book Peril, which he co-wrote with Bob Woodward, goes inside Trump's war room on the eve of the Jan. 6 insurrection. Costa says the 2024 election could trigger a constitutional crisis.

Donald Trump campaigns in Grand Rapids early on Election Day 2016, the final rally of the campaign. Trump may finish out his 2020 campaign in Grand Rapids on Monday night.

Hoping To Replicate 2016 Win, Trump Will Make Late Trip To Grand Rapids

President Trump may end the campaign with an election eve rally in Grand Rapids — the place where he held a late-night event in 2016 before winning Michigan and the presidency.

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