Michigan flood hits record level, dam breaches ‘historic event’ playing out in midst of coronavirus, Whitmer says

Floodwaters in central Michigan broke records early Wednesday and threatened to rise even higher after catastrophic dam failures forced about 10,000 people to evacuate as the region faces an additional hardship during the coronavirus pandemic. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the Tittabawassee River in the city of Midland reached its highest level ever Wednesday morning at … Read More

Governors face mounting court challenges over coronavirus lockdown orders

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Legal challenges to governors’ coronavirus shutdown orders are piling up nationwide, putting state leaders on the defensive as citizens and businesses itching to get back to normal take their arguments to … Read More