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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The four family members and a pet were alerted by the smell of smoke and quickly got out of the home.  When crews arrived fire was seen through the roof.

Friday, May 31, 2013  At Clear Lake State Park along highway M-33 between Onaway and Atlanta, over 40+ trees were knocked over due to strong thunderstorm winds.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  Severe storms hit parts of northern Michigan Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  UPDATED WITH VIDEO: The biggest damage in the area came from the Walloon Lake area with power lines reported down, and 40 trees uprooted at the Walloon Lake Country Club due to ferocious winds estimated at 70 mph.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Updated with video. Two Cadillac houses are destroyed and two others damaged after a house fire spread through a neighborhood near Lake Mitchell.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  Rain and thunderstorms move through Monday through Wednesday, some of which may be strong.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Officials are boosting the estimate for spring flooding property damage in Kent County.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is stepping up salvaging of trees that are dying from infestations of the emerald ash borer and beech bark disease.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Officials say flooding from the Muskegon River in West Michigan caused more than $6 million in damage to about 150 Newaygo County homes.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A group of homes along the Boardman River are being threatened by flooding, and residents living there say the Brown Bridge Dam removal project is to blame.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  UPDATED WITH PHOTOS: Parts of the Boardman River in Traverse City are flooding.

Friday, March 22, 2013  In the past 24 hours a large gaping pothole on Garfield Road in Traverse City was flattening tires and frustrating drivers.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A new Task Force will help streamline Michigan's child abuse investigations while making sure the victims involved are safe.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Parking companies unleash new weapons as bunnies take toll on cars at Denver airport

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The Michigan Farm Bureau says the state's vegetable crops suffered only minor damage from bad weather last year, unlike the heavy losses to fruit, corn and hay.