WASHINGTON — A privately funded satellite designed to measure methane emissions has failed after only a little more than a year in orbit. The MethaneSAT project announced July 1 that it has lost contact with the spacecraft of the same name on June 20.

BARTON CITY, MI — A small private dam in Alcona County failed as heavy rain and snowmelt continue pushing rivers and impoundments beyond capacity in northern Michigan. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) said it was ...