The Flint Journal

GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, MI – Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash that left a 30-year-old Flint man dead in Grand Blanc Township. Officers with the Grand Blanc Township Police Department responded shortly before 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, to a traffic crash in the 9000 block of Saginaw Road. A preliminary investigation has revealed the Flint man driving a 2009 Pontiac G6 was making a left turn from a subdivision to southbound Saginaw Road when the crash took place.

DAVISON TWP, MI – The owners of a mid-Michigan restaurant touting authentic flavors of Mexico have made the decision to expand into a second community. Rita and Orlando Guerrero, who own Botanas El Paiza in Imlay City, will open El Patrón by Botanas El Paiza in two to three weeks at 7498 Davison Road, next to Rock Mini Mart, in Davison Township.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI — Genesee County Animal Care, located at 4351 W. Pasadena Avenue in Flint Township, has many pets currently available for adoption. Here are two of them looking for their forever home. Hippopotamister is ready for adoption, looking for his forever home.(Provided by Hannah Peterson | GCAC) Hippopotamister Sometimes the toughest looking dogs are the ones with the most sensitive souls. Hippopotamister is the prime example of this.

DETROIT, MI — Brooke Wessman thought she was doing everything right. She exercised, ate well, and stayed active with her husband and two teenage daughters. She spent weekends camping, paddle boarding and traveling. Years earlier, she had even completed a grueling 75-kilometer trek in Canada. Then, shortly before her 45th birthday, a routine reminder appeared in her Henry Ford Health patient portal. It was time for a colorectal cancer screening. Wessman, now 46, felt healthy.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has released her office’s report on the Flint Water Crisis, providing insight into the legal process that followed. In other local news, Henry Ford Health has confirmed that its St. Clair County hospital is closing its emergency room and ending inpatient services.

GENESEE COUNTY, MI -- A section of Center Road will be closed to through traffic to begin the new week. Center Road between Dodge Road and Wilson Road in Thetford Township will be closed to through traffic Monday, Aug. 31, while crews work on the road’s shoulder. The Genesee County Road Commission will conduct the shoulder work from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Motorists with questions can contact Mike Jaeger, Otisville Garage supervisor, at 810-767-4920, ext. 325.

RICHFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal July crash that left a woman dead and a 9-year-old critically injured, police said. The crash occurred around 2:31 a.m. on July 5 near the 4000 block of State Road in Richfield Township. A Dodge Caravan, driven by a 25-year-old woman, was struck head-on by a Ford Edge driven by the suspect. As a result of the crash, the woman died and a 9-year-old passenger was critically injured. A 30-year-old passenger was also injured.

HENDERSON, MI – A 48-year-old journeyman line worker died earlier this month in Shiawassee County, marking Michigan’s 30th workplace death of 2026. “On August 13, 2026, a 48-year-old journeyman line worker was performing overhead electrical work and was electrocuted,” reads a worker death notification from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA).

LAPEER COUNTY, MI – The Lapeer County prosecutor said a man charged after reporting a stabbing actually injured himself while allegedly stealing a gaming system from Walmart and then fabricated an attack to conceal the theft. The allegations detail how investigators went from searching for a stabbing suspect to building a case involving retail theft and a false police report.

FLINT, MI – A $100,000 grant from the Anna Paulina Foundation will support career readiness and leadership training for Genesee County teenagers during the 2026-27 school year through the TeenQuest program. TeenQuest, a program of Flint & Genesee Education & Talent, a division of the Flint & Genesee Group, has operated since 2007 and serves students ages 14-19 in grades 9-12 throughout Genesee County, according to a news release from the Flint & Genesee Group.