2026 Flooding

The donation from the Pulte Family Charitable Foundation will provide matching funds for further donations and immediate aid for residents in three counties.

Throughout northern Michigan, some residents’ homes remain inundated after last month’s historic flooding, while others struggle to find a way to clean up and try to return to normal.

Traverse City's Civil Air Patrol actually keeps its plane in Cadillac. They're looking to change that. Plus, how farmers are coping with disasters brought by extreme weather and climate change.

IPR's Austin Rowlader chats with Leslie Meyers, operator of dams in Antrim County, at the site of the Bellaire Dam. There are reasons to hope, but also plenty of reasons to stay vigilant as more rains are expected Friday night.

A guide to go-bags, staying safe, evacuating, documenting damage and more.

A tour of the Bellaire Dam and a narrow escape for some Grand Traverse County road workers who were on scene when a bridge washed out. We have the latest on flooding in northern Michigan, as the rain continues to fall.

Two-thirds of the Michigan's 2,600 dams have exceeded their lifespan; in all, they need $1 billion in repairs. Severe, unpredictable weather brought about by climate change makes the situation worse, experts say.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources planned to start collecting 4.6 million steelhead eggs on Tuesday. “This is all of our worst nightmare,” said one DNR fisheries biologist.

Federal officials have repeatedly told the owner of a nonfunctioning hydro plant connected to the dam to bring it back online, but the company has not done so. Now, state officials are scrambling to restart the plant in hopes of staving off dam failure.

Updates on the flooding across northern Michigan, from the IPR newsroom and other reporting partners.