copper

Brass bell stolen from Detroit Catholic church

The Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) - Thieves struck a Detroit church and swiped a brass bell that's more than 100 years old.The bell belongs to Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman…

Environment & Climate Change

Michigan DEQ approves stream, wetlands permit for UP mine

The Associated Press

IRONWOOD, Mich. (AP) - The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality has tentatively approved the last major permit needed for construction of a copper…

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Flint will try new approach to stop metal thieves

Steve Carmody

The city of Flint will soon launch a new crackdown on illegal metal scrappers.Like many Michigan cities, Flint has been plagued by thieves illegally…

Flint's Northwestern High School, like many schools in the district, has been hit by thieves looking for things to steal.

Education

Flint school officials plead for public's help to prevent vandalism

Steve Carmody

People stealing metal, computers and other equipment have done more than a million dollars worth of damage to Flint school buildings in the past 18…