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Sixty-two deaths have occurred across the Great Lakes this summer. Nearly half of those deaths occurred on Lake Michigan.

First responders in Kenosha were called to Lake Michigan for two, separate water rescues Saturday, July 23.

A year ago today, a plume of smoke rose above the High Sierra as a single tree fire expected to burn itself out instead exploded into flame and raged down on Markleeville, eventually claiming 68,696...

The drownings of July 13 makes a total of 26 deaths in Lake Michigan so far this year.

ABC57 News in South Bend, Ind. covers all of Michiana including St. Joseph, Elkhart, Kosciusko, LaPorte and Marshall counties in Indiana and Berrien, Cass, Van Buren and St. Joseph counties in Mich.

As a national lifeguard shortage and continued beach hazard warnings threaten safe swimming across the Chicago area, officials are stressing the importance of...

Visitors to Manistee and Frankfort beaches should be aware of basic water safety before venturing into Lake Michigan.

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has been monitoring the green, yellow and red flags used to indicate surf conditions at beaches along Lake Michigan — and says they are often clearly wrong.

The Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project has been monitoring the green, yellow and red flags used to indicate surf conditions at beaches along Lake Michigan — and says they are often clearly wrong.

Two of those cases are in unknown condition after water rescues were made around the region. Almost half of the reported drownings this year have been in Lake Michigan.