Flint

This week, a judge tossed out charges against seven defendants in the case.

On today's show, the unfolding saga surrounding a series of charges against officials in the Flint water crisis. Plus, the World Economic Forum in Detroit. And an update on Vladimir Konstantinov andn auto no-fault.

Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth Kelly cited a recent Michigan Supreme Court ruling that the one-man grand jury used to issue indictments was unconstitutional.

Under a 2017 legal settlement, the city agreed to completely replace all lead and galvanized service lines. The city received several extensions to get the work done. But as of Friday’s the deadline, city officials estimate only about 95% have been replaced.

Mayor Sheldon Neeley says the city is increasing hourly pay for police recruits to $15, up from $11 an hour.

The study found about one in four Flint residents were suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and one in five from depression five years after the water crisis.

Lockhart Chemical Company was the source of an oily spill that spread more than 20 miles downstream along the Flint River earlier this year.

The private firms will stage their vehicles at Flint fire stations and police mini-stations in Flint neighborhoods.

Flint City Clerk Inez Brown plans to step down September 30, little more than a month before the general election

More than 10,000 lead service lines have been replaced since 2016.