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When a septic system eventually fails, things can get nasty in a hurry. It can mean backups into the home and runoff into streams or lakes which can put public health at risk. The state doesn't regulate septic systems, but new legislation could see the state offer some financial assistance.

When Jennifer Dowker went diving in the Cheboygan River on June 18, she wasn't expecting to find a piece of history.Dowker owns and operates Nautical…

More than 4 million homes face substantial risk of expensive flood damage, a research organization says. Communities where flood insurance is already unaffordable face potentially catastrophic damage.

In Ethiopia, old ethnic tensions are being incited in new ways. And that means the bloody civil war may be entering an even more destructive phase.

Dana Serafin still hauls in 20,000-pound boatloads of whitefish to supply regional restaurants and markets, but in recent years, the Saginaw Bay fisherman…

65 years ago today, Michigan was struck one of the deadliest tornado’s in U.S. history.The powerful F5 tornado touched down north of Flint just after 8:30…

After a jury recommended the sentence, the judge could not change it. But she did allow victims and families to speak directly to Nikolas Cruz for the first time to express their anger and grief.

"Unfortunately, the longer this conflict goes on, the more violations we're finding," says the head of a U.N. team documenting possible human rights abuses in Ukraine.

The state is planning "Care Court" pilot programs to help people with severe mental illness. A judge can order a treatment plan that counties must fund. Disability rights groups have sued to stop it.

Yellowstone visitation is down 40% after historic floods washed out roads. One neighboring town is struggling to survive, so park officials have opened a temporary road to try to help.