FEMA

Michigan homeowners will be able to get help in establishing a “tornado safe room”

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has requested that President Donald Trump declare a major disaster in response to multiple tornado touchdowns in southwest Michigan in March

Governor Whitmer appealed for additional aid in August

The funding will cover the two-thirds of the firefighter's salaries and benefits for three years.

Emergency officials are offering new details about approved of recovery aid for northern Michigan communities hit by March's ice storm.

Grand Rapids launches website "Partners in Peace" to reduce youth violence, a Muskegon housing project gets a Brownfield Redevelopment Grant from EGLE, and more.

The GRPS Chief says the department is creating a new model for how officers respond to crisis situations, AG Nessel is suing to block FEMA cuts, and more.

Twenty states, including Michigan, have joined in a lawsuit to block cuts to a Federal Emergency Management Agency program designed to help protect communities from natural disasters

They warn that if that funding isn't dispersed, emergency management programs and payroll will be disrupted

Some Grand Rapids residents will be able to start riding e-bikes and e-scooters for free, Michigan is making progress on reducing the housing shortage, the Grand Rapids Hispanic Festival is coming up, and more.