Funding for Michigan dam safety has been significantly reduced after a temporary increase following 2020 dam failures. Many of Michigan's 2,500 dams are past their design life, with 15% of high-hazard ...

Editor's note: For the latest updates on the Cheboygan dam and flooding across northern Michigan, follow Detroit News coverage here. Cheboygan ― Workers spent Tuesday attempting to reinforce the ...

FILE -- A levee break at the Little Black River prompted an evacuation order for parts of the city of Cheboygan on Tuesday afternoon. It comes as water is rising ...

Officials are encouraging Bellaire residents and businesses on the Intermediate River downstream of the Bellaire Dam to prepare to evacuate. According to the Antrim County Operator of Dams, water ...

Before widespread flooding threatened homes and businesses across northern Michigan this spring, lawmakers failed to act for five years on recommendations by a government task force that concluded the ...

SHAWANO, Wis. (WBAY) - The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office says crews were hard at work building up three- to four-foot sand berms along both sides of the Balsam Row Rd. Dam. We reported Tuesday that ...

Workers in Cheboygan hurried to shore up a dam in danger of being overtopped, part of a “slow-moving disaster” threatening communities across the state. By Billy WitzSam Easter and Amy Graff Sam ...

BARTON CITY, MI — A small private dam in Alcona County failed as heavy rain and snowmelt continue pushing rivers and impoundments beyond capacity in northern Michigan. The Michigan Department of ...

(WLUK) -- The Big Falls Dam is holding steady, according to the latest reports, but a dam near Shawano is now at risk of failing. Some residents below the Big Falls Dam evacuated after a flash flood ...

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For generations, the presence of Hoover Dam and its massive power plant routinely translated into cheap electricity for cities, farmers, irrigation districts and other major electrical energy users in ...

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