Good morning, Flint.

The Mass Transportation Authority and Genesee County Parks will offer free trolley rides from the MTA Transfer Center (615 Harrison St.) and Mott Community College to Crossroads Village starting Friday, Oct.

16 on select dates until Oct. 30; the service will return during the Christmas season.

Flint residents honored Matthew Bade, a dedicated police chief who helped create the Metro Police Authority by merging Mundy Township and Swartz Creek Police, at a funeral on Monday, Oct.

12; downtown streets were closed for the ceremony (he served from 2018 to 2026).

The Flint and Genesee Economic Alliance began planting 384 six-foot trees (Norway Spruce, White Spruce, White Pine, and Black Hills Spruce) on Oct.

12 at the Mega Site in Mundy Township to meet zoning buffering requirements, with plans to eventually plant about 4,000 trees.

Bendle Public Schools celebrated National School Lunch Week at Bendle High School as students sampled a new menu featuring Korean barbecue beef mini flatbreads with cilantro lime coleslaw and learned about healthy eating with food sourced from local Michigan farmers.

The University of Michigan's FY2027 spending plan shows a 4.1% tuition increase and a $187M surplus at UM-Flint — officials also noted federal funding challenges and rising operating costs.

The board will review these details at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 at Flint’s Riverfront Center.

Terry Crews recalled on national television how his former art teacher Dwight Eichelberg secretly submitted his artwork for scholarships at Flint Academy, fueling his early success.

Eichelberg, now 82 and farming in Linden, returned to his stand after recovering from a severe infection & continues to inspire the community.

Flint City Council approved nearly $1.5 million from CARES Act funds Monday night to support food assistance and a warming center — plus an additional $650,000 grant for park maintenance by Genesee County Parks and Recreation.

The funds will aid the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan and Catholic Charities for their services.

The Genesee County dive team joined a multi-agency training exercise in St. Ignace last week to practice handling emergencies through a simulated ferry collision + improve deep-water recovery with the Southeast Michigan Dive Group.

Drivers in Mundy Township will face traffic delays today from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Torrey Road between Cook and Baldwin Roads as crews replace a guardrail, weather permitting.

Flint judge Herman Marable, who saved a man's life by performing CPR in New York during a business trip, now trains colleagues on resuscitation techniques.

The class by Champions of the Heart uses real manikins to practice chest compressions and rescue breaths to help more people survive emergencies.