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County commissioners have declared a local disaster emergency following recent severe storms, taking the first step toward potentially securing state and federal recovery aid.

The new system will let the county target sirens for localized non-weather incidents, and sound disaster-specific alarm tones

Emergency departments continue to struggle with large numbers of children with serious mental health crises, and no where to place them.

Emergency dispatch systems across Michigan said they were unable to field 911 calls Tuesday afternoon. Service was being restored by evening.

The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. The virus is spreading far beyond where it’s been endemic for decades through modes of transmission health experts still don’t fully understand.

St. Joseph County officials are asking members of the public to report whether they hear their nearest emergency siren during the system’s upcoming monthly test.

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed an executive order declaring a Michigan state of energy emergency to ensure adequate propane…