Flooding

State law limits maintenance of county drains to no more than $5,000 per mile — not nearly enough, according to Michigan drain commissioners.

MARQUETTE, MI— The cost of flood damage in the Upper Peninsula is stacking up.

Climate change is already affecting the Great Lakes. One group is urging the Great Lakes states and Canadian provinces to coordinate their efforts to make the Great Lakes basin more resilient to those changes.Climate change contributed to the rapid rise in Great Lakes water levels a few years ago. Combined with more frequent and intense storms — also a result of climate change — they caused record flooding in 2017 and 2019 in some parts of the Great Lakes region. Homes and property were damaged.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an independent forensic report detailing the causes for the 2020 flooding in Midland County. The report concluded that blame cannot be placed on any one individual, organization, or group and the flooding was "foreseeable and preventable."

The Shiawassee Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw County helped absorb flooding and protect downstream areas.That could offer clues for how to protect the region…

A number of class-action lawsuits have been filed following the collapse of the Edenville dam that led to historic flooding.One lawsuit is against the dam…

Mid-Michigan residents are beginning to take stock of the damage wrought by historic floods. The small village of Sanford has just over 800-residents. It…

Dow Chemical confirmed flood waters have reached the plant’s on-site containment ponds, on Wednesday May 20. "The material from the pond commingling with…

Local officials are reacting today to the dam breaches and flooding the small communities upstream from Midland. The failure of the Edenville Dam…

The interactive map of road closures in Midland County. Shelters: West Midland Family Center - 4011 W. Isabella RoadMidland High School - 1301 Eastlawn…