Charges expected against ex-Gov. Rick Snyder in Flint water probe
The Flint Water Plant tower is seen, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016 in Flint, Mich. Flint is under a public health emergency after its drinking water became tainted when the city switched from the Detroit system and began drawing from the Flint River in April 2014 to save money. The city was under state management at the time. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
LANSING, Mich. — WBKB has learned from the Associated Press that former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and several other high-ranking state officials have been advised they are being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water crisis. Dozens of people were sickened and 12 people died of Legionnaires’ disease as a result of the city switching its water supply in 2014 from Detroit to the Flint River.
