Flint News

Genesee Road in Burton to be closed Wednesday, time to seek alternate routes

2009-07-06T22:15:00Z

BURTON, Michigan -- Genesee Road, between Maple and Bristol roads, will be closed through Wednesday for repairs, according to the city's Department of Public Works. The closure is for culvert repairs. Motorists are asked to seek alternate routes....

Flint councilman calls for reopening of city jail

2009-07-06T21:45:29Z

This is an updated version of a story first posted at 5:45 p.m. FLINT, Michigan -- Flint City Councilman Sheldon A. Neeley on Monday called for the city jail to be reopened due to "the rampant increase in violent and...

Sarnia, Ontario, official requests slow down on Genesee County pipeline project

2009-07-06T21:13:10Z

There are fresh objections to Genesee County's plans for building a new water pipeline from Lake Huron. An official from the Sarnia, Ontario, area has asked Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm to slow down on a massive water pipeline proposed for...

Orion's success getting new General Motors work wasn't just about economics

2009-07-06T20:56:31Z

Tennessee officials say they were shocked when General Motors officials talked about the criteria used for selecting Orion as the site of its new small car assembly plant, according to a new Wall Street Journal story. The story says...

Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright defends water pipeline plan after attacks by Detroit officials

2009-07-06T20:53:58Z

FLINT, Michigan -- Genesee County Drain Commissioner Jeff Wright is defending his plan for the county to build its own water pipeline -- after Detroit city officials slammed the idea last week and strongly urged the state to reject it....

Michigan utility companies offer electric outage service credits to those who frequently lose power or go days in the dark

2009-07-06T20:36:27Z

Flint Journal file photoSusie Farnell of Fenton Township looks at what's left of a tree that fell in her yard last June during severe storms, while tree remover Jeff Humphrey does paperwork before cleaning up. Thousands of area residents and...

Flint schools make an appearance in column about the 'brutal truth' of Michigan's dropout rates

2009-07-06T20:32:31Z

Columnist Amber Arellano, of the Detroit News, wrote this column about the dropout rates in Michigan. In her column, Arellano writes about how she feels the state of Michigan is "like an alcoholic, hiding our liquor bottles under the bed,...

No one taking credit for mysterious banner hanging from downtown Flint building

2009-07-06T19:19:53Z

Oscar Durand | The Flint JournalA banner hanging off the roof of a downtown Flint building at 352 Saginaw St. shouts "The American Revolution was a beginning not an end." No one has yet claimed responsibility for placing it there.FLINT,...

Genesys and other two other Ascension hospitals switch to Michigan Community Blood Centers from American Red Cross

2009-07-06T19:04:07Z

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan -- Michigan Community Blood Centers will now supply more than 15,000 units of blood components a year to three hospitals in eastern Michigan, including Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc Township. The nonprofit blood centers...

New in town: Owner of new-look Copper Ridge Golf Club expects to succeed where others have failed

2009-07-06T19:03:39Z

Jared Field | The Flint JournalThe green of the signature 18th hole at Copper Ridge in Davison Township. Copper Ridge's new co-owner, 24-year-old Kevin Morgan, believes the course will thrive under new management. DAVISON TOWNSHIP, Michigan - Kevin Morgan wanted...

Vietnam War veteran and his daughter use his story to help others

2009-07-06T18:30:25Z

(From left)Don Behm, Erika Bockelman, Lisa Gorman and Vietnam veteran and Flint resident Tom Devine at a Michigan National Guard reintegration retreat. FLINT, Michigan -- The man who called Erika Bockelman's home from a gas station in 1998 couldn't walk,...

Dale Riker, retired Flint District Court Judge, dies at age 87

2009-07-06T18:16:02Z

Dale Riker, retired 68th District Court Judge, circus enthusiast and great-grandfather, died July 2 from cancer. He was 87. Riker was elected to his position in 1968 and retired after 16 years in 1983. Riker was later reappointed to his...

Number of Project FRESH coupons for W.I.C. recipients is down this year

2009-07-06T17:44:22Z

GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- Project FRESH is geared toward bringing fresh fruits and vegetables to those who need it most -- including those in the Women, Infants and Children program....

Health inspections planned in Bay, Saginaw, Genesee and Thumb communities

2009-07-06T16:29:23Z

Free health inspections and health kits will be available at six sites throughout Mid-Michigan all this week. The Lake Huron Presbytery and Synod of the Covenant have sponsored the inspections for more than two decades, identifying high blood pressure, signs...

Five women arrested for retail fraud at Grand Blanc Township Wal-Mart, two charged with armed robbery

2009-07-06T16:07:05Z

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Five women were arrested after attempting to steal $1,500 in merchandise from Wal-Mart on Saginaw and then threatening security guards with a box cutter....