Stories tagged: "Midland"

Culture Bay City is filled with activities and landmarks.(Photo via Great Lakes Bay Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau)
Culture Bay Region Bounty: 10 Unique Reasons to Visit Michigan’s Tri-Cities

The Great Lakes Bay Region can sometimes be overlooked by locals and tourists who explore Michigan for its “Up North” splendor, and the campier vibes of the Upper Peninsula. But there’s plenty of things to do along the base of the Thumb.

Lisa Green Lisa Green September 8, 2022 4:34 pm EDT
Environment A search and rescue boat is deployed as Saginaw Road is closed at Drake due to water over the road while floodwater rises in Midland, Mich., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. (Katy Kildee/Midland Daily News via AP)
Environment Michigan Releases First Report on Midland Dam Failure

Hundreds of displaced mid-Michigan families are waiting for answers about the Edenville Dam's failure. Here's what they know — and what they don't.

Associated Press Associated Press September 2, 2020 11:12 am EDT
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Environment Michigan Will Assess Remaining Portion of Failed Dam

State investigators announced Monday that they will be assessing the remaining portions of the dams that broke in May.

Associated Press Associated Press August 13, 2020 12:44 pm EDT
Environment People photograph the floodwaters of the Tittabawassee River that encroached on downtown Midland, Mich., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. Floodwaters have overtaken dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people from communities in central Michigan. Families living along the Tittabawassee River and connected lakes in Midland County were ordered to leave home Tuesday evening, the second time in less than 24 hours. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Environment Independent Investigation Launched Into Whether Federal Negligence to Blame for Midland Flood

More than two months after the floodwaters submerged a mid-Michigan town, an independent investigation into the cause is finally underway.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel August 13, 2020 12:07 pm EDT
Environment In this May 21, 2020 file photo, Sanford resident Connie Methner, owner of CJ's Hairstyling, bows her head as she copes with the damage after water flooded her salon to its ceiling in Sanford, Mich. Sanford village, with a population of 859, is pulling together after the devastation of two dam failures in May. Volunteers are still clearing muck and providing supplies to those whose homes were destroyed since there's no telling when major state and federal help will come. (Jake May/MLive.com/The Flint Journal via AP File)
Environment The Federal Government Has Left This Michigan Village to Recover From Floods on Their Own

The village of Sanford in Midland County — an area that saw more than $200 million in flood damage — has raised just $230,000 for recovery waiting for stalled federal aid.

Associated Press Associated Press July 6, 2020 1:56 pm EDT

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Ashley Lefebvre and Ian Jones hold the ashes of their baby, who they named Rowan, while posing for a portrait in their home in Clay, N.Y., on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022. Ashley Lefebvre had a surgical abortion this past May because the baby had Down syndrome and other abnormalities that were likely fatal. The baby would've been the couple's first child. (AP Photo/Lauren Petracca) Family These Women Had To End Wanted Pregnancies. Here Are Their Stories.
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A 2013 ArtPrize submission called "Kaleidoscopic" by Amanda Browder. (Experience Grand Rapids via Facebook) Culture Eye on the Prize: 9 Past ArtPrize Winners on Display in Grand Rapids
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Politics Sen. Peters surveying flood damage. Photo courtesy Sen. Peters' office.
Politics Navigating the Rocky Relationship Between Michigan and FEMA Isn’t Easy In Normal Times. Now Add a Plague, a Flood and a Cyclone.

Sen. Gary Peters is taking steps to improve FEMA's reliability in Michigan's time of unprecedented crisis.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel June 11, 2020 10:44 am EDT
Environment Water rushes through the Edenville Dam, Tuesday, May 19, 2020 in Edenville, Mich. People living along two mid-Michigan lakes and parts of a river have been evacuated following several days of heavy rain that produced flooding and put pressure on dams in the area. (Katy Kildee/Midland Daily News via AP)
Environment Congress: We Need to Know Why Midland County’s Edenville Dam Failed

Michigan Reps. Debbie Dingell and Fred Upton say the inquiry is critical for cities with highly hazardous dams.

Associated Press Associated Press June 2, 2020 10:47 am EDT