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The State of Michigan last week dismissed the eight remaining Flint water prosecutions. It was a stunning turn of events. (And the years-long Flint water crisis has played witness to no shortage of stunning turns.) The cases were dismissed without prejudice, which means they can be retried, and the state says its investigation continues. We map out the events that got us here. The Flint Journal Editorial Board also weighs in with an opinion piece. Here's an excerpt: "The people of Flint were promised justice. That has not happened and might never happen. It begs the question: How does the water crisis end? We've expected a bang all along, but how will we feel if it ends with a whimper?" MORE
►Opinion: Attorney General shouldn't promise justice for Flint if she can't deliver
►Dismissal of Flint water cases prompts mixed reaction

The hunt for PFAS turns to farms using human waste as fertilizer

Some farms in Michigan use biosolids as fertilizer. Biosolids are human waste treated by a wastewater plant for safe use. However, concerns over the practice surfaced last year when two dozen Michigan wastewater plants were found to be discharging high levels of PFAS. Now, some wastewater plants have been told to stop distributing biosolids while the state conducts tests. MORE
►Michigan sets new PFAS health screening limits
►All known PFAS sites in Michigan

Oh, the weather outside is cloudy ... again

MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has confirmed what we've long suspected: It's been really, abnormally, depressingly cloudy in Michigan. And it has been that way for months. Torregrossa says June could go down as the 11th consecutive month we Michiganders have lived under cloudier-than-normal skies. Rain in the forecast isn't going to help. But maybe, just maybe, a normal Michigan summer is on the horizon? MORE
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Who is Michigan's ultimate high school sports champion?

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Each year we have fun covering all the high school sports: from August football practice to the spring sport championships in June. But a few years ago, we developed a scoring system to determine the most successful athletic program in the state in a given school year. Rockford was the three-time Ultimate Sports Champion entering this year. Did the Rams continue their dominance? Here are the top 25 programs in the state. MORE

Oldest continually manned fire station is in Michigan

The Manistee Fire Station is about to celebrate its 130th year anniversary. It got an early anniversary gift this week from the folks at Guinness World Records. The station in the lovely Lake Michigan hamlet between Muskegon and Traverse City was awarded the title of "Oldest Continuously Manned Operating Fire Station." Kudos to all the firefighters who've worked there over the years! MORE
►Historic sites in Manistee