Recent dry conditions have increased fire risk in northern parts of the state, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources ...

The state’s nearly $76 billion budget for 2026 that lawmakers just finalized on Oct. 3 included $10 million for ice storm ...

LANSING — Six months after the disaster, Northern Michigan lawmakers have secured millions of dollars in the state budget for ice storm recovery. Lawmakers passed their final budget proposal late last ...

The late March ice storm that swept through the northern Lower Peninsula profoundly damaged some of the region's forests. It affected almost 1 million acres of state-owned forest — almost a quarter of ...