Historic floods along Milwaukee’s Kinnickinnic River destroyed a homeless encampment on Aug. 9, and outreach workers say several residents have yet to be found. Nearly two weeks later, the search continues as families and advocates voice a single plea: “We just want to find him.”

A California family’s search for a missing mother and her infant daughter ended in heartbreak when divers recovered their bodies from a submerged vehicle in an irrigation canal near Escalon. Authorities say specialized sonar and drone technology guided both deputies and private divers to the SUV, bringing a somber close to a wide-ranging missing-persons investigation.