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In a press conference called to discuss her water source recommendation on June 20th, Flint Mayor, Karen Weaver delivered a blunt message to the Flint City Council backed up with muscle from the state, in the form of a letter sent to Council President, Kerry Nelson, by MDEQ Director, C...

It was reported today that Flint City Councilman, Eric Mays, pawned his city issued laptop computer at Music Man Pawnshop for $100.
Thinking it might contain newsworthy information, I drove to the pawnshop to see if it was for sale:

Rachel Dolezal was the head of the Spokane, Washington NAACP.  She was forced to resign from that position when it was “discovered” that she is not black. When confronted by a reporter with evidence that her parents are white, Rachel froze and seemed confus…

Six people, including those in this video, were arrested for disorderly conduct at last night's town hall, the purpose of which was to address concerns and ask questions about Flint's plans to ditch the KWA deal and stick with Detroit water.

“Separate but Equal” is no more justified in school sports than it is in school admissions. In Brown V. Board of Education, the Supreme Court found that separate is NOT equal:
 
Segregation of white and Negro children in the public schools of a State solely on the basis of race, pursuant to state laws…

Flint’s financial prospects are looking up, thanks to the interest of an anonymous, reclusive billionaire from Las Vegas who goes by, “Mr. O.”

Yes you can, have butterflies to admire, help native plant species to thrive and satisfy your desire to be part of something larger than yourself. Planting pollinators is worthwhile and beautiful.
Many beautiful plants are attractive to insects that are important to our ecosystem...

Do you have an urge to create? Are there spots in your garden that need a facelift? Has a pretty new flower captured your attention? One of the best ways to trial a new color pallet or freshen your landscape for the season is to plant containers...

Yes, spring is here, and there are plenty of ways to perk up your landscape! You may already count on doing a fresh plant pallet, adding colorful new annuals like Holy Moly Calibrachoa, Easy Wave Petunias or baskets of Encanto series Begonias...

Had a great time talking with Larry Loynes today on Flint's News Talk 1470 WFNT.  We've had lot's of requests to upload the interview, as Larry broke the sad news to listeners about his retirement as he battles end stage cancer.  So here it is...

Sixteen years ago, April 19, 2000, Larry Loynes brought his Race Talk show to WFNT. He has been part of the family here ever since, and we are deeply saddened to announce his retirement for medical reasons.

Our Seize the Deal online auction is rolling and bidding on this $15,000 Buick Lucerne from Suski Chevrolet Buick currently stands at just $7100.  Go check it out at Suski and take it for a test drive.

Get up-to-the-minute updates from WFNT's own Dan Foley, who is in attendance for the 11th Republican Presidential Primary Debate in Detroit.

Excavation was halted at 717 Alma Street in Flint after MDEQ arrived and asked about permits and authorization for replacing a lead service line.

Recently fired Flint Police Chief James Tolbert shared a “Message of Thanks to the Flint Police Department and the Citizens of Flint” on the Flint Police Operations Facebook Page; the message was taken down within a couple of hours of his firing.

In the face of tragedy, heroes have emerged in the Flint Water Crisis.

Flint Mayor Dayne Walling joined me Monday morning for an hour in Dan Land to talk about the Flint water crisis.

It’s easy to forget to be angry about the fiasco that is Obamacare.

Over a month ago State Representative Todd Courser resigned his seat at 3:12am on September 11, 2015, just ahead of a vote to expel him.

As the deadline approached to finish collecting water samples for testing, the Flint Water Department was warned by the MDEQ that the samples already collected showed lead levels above the legal limit.