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Northern Michigan remains at standstill as Trump's help sought

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GAYLORD, Mich. — Life remained at a standstill in this northern Michigan community for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday.

Residents were relieved an overnight storm didn’t pack the wallop of the one Saturday that caused tens of thousands of people in northern Michigan to lose power. But the snow and rain Wednesday slowed recovery efforts...Read more

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Whitmer plans Trump call as tens of thousands remain without power in northern Michigan

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DETROIT — In northern Michigan, tens of thousands remain in the dark Wednesday without power and heat, still reeling from the effects of a weekend ice storm as more severe weather begins to batter the state.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said in a Wednesday interview with 9 & 10 News she has sent 125 National Guard members up north to help with ...Read more

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Gov. Andy Beshear declares state of emergency before severe, 4-day weather event in Kentucky

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Gov. Andy Beshear has declared a state of emergency before a severe and life-threatening storms arrives in Kentucky Wednesday and lingers through Saturday.

The storms are expected to arrive in the farthest areas of Western Kentucky around 6 p.m. EDT and push eastward across the state, according to the National Weather Service. A few Western ...Read more

3 children killed by falling tree during severe storm in Michigan

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Three children were killed and three more people were injured when a tree landed on their car Sunday in Michigan.

An 11-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl were killed in the tragedy in Climax Township, the Kalamazoo County sheriff’s office said Monday. The 4-year-old and 2-year-old were brother and sister, and the 11-year-...Read more

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Whitmer declares state of emergency after weekend storm in northern Michigan; thousands still without power

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DETROIT — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency, and nearly 49,000 energy company customers in northern Michigan were without power Monday, days after an historic ice storm knocked out power to at least 90,000 in that area.

The emergency declaration aims "to get help out the door as fast as possible for Michiganders...Read more

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Historic ice storm cripples northern Michigan, leaves 90,000 without power

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A crippling ice storm has left parts of northern Michigan with up to an inch of ice, at least 90,000 residential and business customers without power and high wind and travel restrictions on the Mackinac Bridge.

"Crippling impacts from significant freezing rain continue, even if some places breach 32°F due to the sheer amount of ice that has ...Read more