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Parents in uproar over toxic water

Flint residents take city to court after lead levels in children spike following water switch.

Judge sentences kids over lunch

A US judge compared three children to cult leader Charles Manson and sent them to live in a juvenile home because they refused to have lunch with their father.

Michigan: Motor City revival

For decades, it was a whipped dog of a city but Kate Roff discovers a different Detroit. This one is grabbing hold of a new lease on life.

New push to revive forgotten words

Word-lovers are being encouraged to ditch new coinages for long-lost words that may have fallen out of favour.

Mansell signs with Mitsubishi

Michigan: Go get your ice skates on

For one snowy weekend in the dead of winter, a small university town in Michigan honours a beloved tradition almost 100 years old - Winter Carnival.

Four great Michigan car museums

The state that gave the world Motor City is naturally also home to some of the USA's best automobile museums.

Michigan: Reflections on a journey

A road trip along the shore of Lake Michigan reveals a world of beauty, says Chris Leadbeater.