Given the circumstances, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has some recommendations on how to clean up yard waste and storm debris while staying safe. The key advice is: use proper tools for the task, and don't overestimate your ability.

Downed trees and power lines after an ice storm in northern Michigan have led to the closure of several state parks in the region.

The University of Michigan Biological Station is temporarily closed to the public following damage from recent ice storms that barreled through northern Michigan. The storms caused many trees and branches to fall onto roads and trails at the Pellston research station,

Schools across Northern Michigan are shutting their doors for the remainder of the week as communities grapple with the lingering impacts of this week’s devastating ice storms.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has postponed a speech planned for Thursday in Washington, D.C. to respond to storm cleanup in northern Michigan.

Following a string of ice storms which tore through the northern Lower Peninsula over the weekend, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expanding her initial state of emergency and deploying the Michigan National Guard to help clear roadways and areas overcome by debris.