SANFORD, MI – On a map, Sanford is just a small dot in Midland County. Blink and you might miss it. But stand in the middle of the town’s newly minted baseball fields—gleaming with chalked baselines ...

SANFORD, Mich. (WNEM) - Five years after the dam failures devastated Sanford, money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is finally on its way. The village initially applied for the ...

MIDLAND, MI – The Four Lakes Task Force has announced updated completion timelines for four mid-Michigan dams that were damaged or destroyed during the catastrophic flooding of May 2020. According to ...

SANFORD, Mich. — Authorities say a man has died after the utility vehicle he was riding went through ice on a lake in mid-Michigan. The Midland Daily News reports the 57-year-old Breckenridge man was ...

Crews working on the Sanford Dam are beginning to place roller compacted concrete along the dam embankment for the auxiliary spillway, the Four Lakes Task Force announced Wednesday. The work marks a ...

As the Four Lakes dams are rebuilt after 2020 failures, shared safety roles between local owners and the state are in focus to help prevent another catastrophe.

Kimberly Sedlar's home of more than 30 years on the west side of Sanford Lake was supposed to be her retirement home. Now, she just hopes she can afford to stay there. Sedlar was among about 35 flood ...

Sanford Village Council will meet Nov. 10 to discuss local projects, ordinances, infrastructure funding, and community ...

EDENVILLE, Michigan -- People living along two lakes and a river in mid-Michigan rushed to evacuate Tuesday after the breach of a dam following days of heavy flooding across parts of the Midwest. Two ...