Two State Officials In Michigan Face Charges Over Flint Water Crisis

Published June 14, 2017 at 5:19 AM HST

The director of Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services was charged Wednesday with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the Flint water crisis. The chief medical officer has been charged with obstruction of justice.

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