Michigan Gov. Whitmer tours Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex: "We are in crisis mode"

Emergency officials monitor Cheboygan watershed flooding risk as rivers swell

The hydroelectric turbines at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex were brought back online late Friday morning, sending water toward Lake Huron as officials work to prevent the site from overtopping amid spring rains and rapid snowmelt

Flooding has Michigan ‘in crisis mode now,’ Gretchen Whitmer says

The governor visited Cheboygan, where waters were rising behind a downtown dam. One state senator called Michigan flooding a ‘slow-motion disaster that’s still unfolding.’

Michigan Gov. Whitmer tours Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex: "We are in crisis mode"

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer toured the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex on Thursday as crews work to keep the dam from failing due to high water levels.

Michigan DNR Resources Director gives update on Cheboygan dam situation

Michigan DNR Resources Director Scott Brown joined Governor Gretchen Whitmer giving an update on the rising water levels that threaten the Cheboygan community.

Michigan environmental news: Cheboygan dam crisis prompts 24/7 emergency response

Cheboygan dam crisis prompts round-the-clock emergency response Michigan officials gathered in Cheboygan Thursday as water at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex reached its highest level yet — just under 5 inches from the top of the structure. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who has extended a state of emergency to 32 counties, visited the site alongside state and local officials. Crews are working around the clock to prevent dam failure. A dormant hydro…