State of emergency declared after 2 mid-Michigan dams breached

Thousands of residents in Midland County are being forced to evacuate after the Edenville and Sanford dams breached Tuesday. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency for the county and urged residents of Edenville and Sanford to evacuate and get somewhere safe as soon as possible. “This is serious and it is time for people to take action and evacuate,“ Whitmer said. “We still need thousands of people to take this action.“ The city of Midland, which includes the main plant of Dow Chemic