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Prosecutors in Flint water probe: We're still on the case

The attorney general’s office last year dropped charges against eight people and said it was starting from scratch.

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FILE - This Jan. 26, 2016 file photo shows a sign over the Flint River noting Flint, Mich., as Vehicle City. After months of national attention on lead-tainted drinking water in Flint, many are starting to ask questions about a 74-mile pipeline being built from Lake Huron to the struggling former auto manufacturing powerhouse. The $285 million project is rooted in political ambitions and long-simmering resentment toward Detroit, which for decades had near-total control of the city’s water rates. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)

DETROIT — Prosecutors said Flint’s water scandal remains under criminal investigation. They said there's been a “misconception” that time soon will expire for any charges to be filed.

The attorney general’s office last year dropped charges against eight people and said it was starting from scratch.

Next week is the six-year anniversary of the decision to distribute water from the Flint River without treating it to reduce corrosion.

Lead leached from old pipes. There's a six-year limit under Michigan law to pursue certain crimes.

But Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy and state attorney Fadwa Hammoud suggest they're looking at key decisions and events that occurred after the water switch.

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