County health departments routinely collect water samples to test for bacteria levels to ensure water is safe for swimming.

St. Clair Shores Memorial Park Beach, Lake St. Clair, Macomb County - contamination advisory since July 17 due to high ...

Don’t let those sunny conditions fool you. Thursday’s brisk wind brought on another cold-water upwelling along some Lake ...

The withdrawal of a chicken permit in a west Michigan community has led to a citation, federal lawsuit and a festering ...

Here's what we know. The NWS issued a Beach Hazard statement in Lake, Northern Cook and Central Cook Counties through Friday ...

Three grieving families' lawsuits against the city of South Haven may finally bring lifeguards back to the deadliest lake in ...

Michigan linebacker Ernest Hausmann prepares for the upcoming season with a grueling beach workout that includes wearing a ...

What happened to the Lake Michigan water temps? If you took a trip to a Lake Michigan beach recently, you noticed sharply ...

Seven Michigan beaches are closed or under advisories due to high bacteria levels. Closures and advisories affect beaches in ...

A woman in Chicago is in custody after police allege she drowned a baby in Lake Michigan near South Shore Beach on Friday, ...

Lake Michigan faces high waves and dangerous currents, prompting swimming warnings along Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan ...