Michigan State goes remote through Monday after power plant failure
A failure at the T.B. Simon Power Plant cut power to the East Lansing campus. Most buildings have power back, but steam and hot water service is still affected.
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A failure at the T.B. Simon Power Plant cut power to the East Lansing campus. Most buildings have power back, but steam and hot water service is still affected.
Wayne County residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and were impacted by storms earlier this month that battered the area may be eligible for replacement food benefits, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Friday.
Scattered power outages on Wednesday led to some school closures in Oakland County.
Thousands of Southeast Michigan residents remained without power Monday morning as cleanup continues from last week's severe weather.
DTE Energy says around 4,000 utility workers were focused on restoring power to thousands of Southeast Michigan residents on Saturday and Sunday.
After severe weather, the damage is now coming into focus across Southeast Michigan. Residents spent Saturday clearing away debris and repairing homes. The National Weather Service says three tornadoes touched down across the area between Wednesday and Thursday. Julia Avant heard from DTE Energy about when tens of thousands of customers may expect their power to be restored.
Much of Metro Detroit is picking up tree limbs, and many are still without power after multiple storms rolled through this week.
The following announcements have been made regarding respite sites, cooling centers and other assistance for those with no power.
Thousands of DTE customers who lost power due to severe weather this week might not have electricity restored until the weekend, the utility company said.
DTE called in out-of-state crews to help with power restoration in the Metro Detroit area. Here's a rundown of the situation as of 9 a.m. Friday.
Hundreds of thousands of DTE Energy customers in Southeast Michigan are without power following a line of intense thunderstorms.
Residents across Madison Heights are cleaning up after strong overnight storms brought down trees, damaged homes and left thousands without power.
Several schools in Metro Detroit are closed on Thursday because of storm damage and power outages.
Several days of powerful storms walloped northwest Indiana, killing at least seven people and displacing about 1,000.
DTE's outage map showed two pockets of power outages along Telegraph Road early Thursday.
Orion Township officials said Thursday they detected reduced water pressure on their lines.
Nearly 8,000 households were impacted by the power outage.
Over 7,400 Metro Detroit residents had no power early Wednesday, waking up to warm and muggy conditions amid a heat advisory.
Thousands of residents on Detroit's west side had no power on Wednesday morning, as a heat wave continued and an air quality alert went into effect.
A Warren, Michigan, man says that although his power has been restored after last week's storms, he believes a dangerous problem remains in his backyard.
Most power has been restored in Detroit after last week's storms, but some residents are still without electricity after transformers caught fire and blew up on their streets.
The city's electricity is provided by Wyandotte Municipal Services, a utility company created in the late 1800's that provides public power to the community, unlike private utilities like DTE.
Small business owners in Metro Detroit are frustrated in the aftermath of the power outage that impacted services for several days.
Thousands of DTE Energy customers remained without power on Tuesday; the company expects most of the service to be restored by the end of the day.
About 22,728 DTE customers still had no electricity Tuesday afternoon, as power outages linger from a severe windstorm that swept through Southern Michigan Friday evening.
