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Southwest Michigan is getting one new Michigan State Police trooper now that a trooper recruit academy has graduated another class. Graduation for the 142nd Trooper Recruit School was Thursday in Lansing with Governor Gretchen Whitmer as the

A local nuclear reactor is back offline, just a day after coming back online. Cook Nuclear Plant announced that at 7:44 a.m. Thursday, the plant’s Unit 2 was automatically shut down due to high water in the

In a potentially historic midterm election, more than 4 million Michiganders turned out to the polls, and 1.8 million sent in their absentee ballots. Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said this election is on track to surpass

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has added 9,992 cases of COVID-19 in the past week. That takes the total cases to over two-point-nine million since March 2020. There were 168 deaths

Forecasters are predicting extreme cold and wet weather for Michigan and the upper Midwest this winter, and experts warn that high energy bills could come with it. The National Weather Service is calling for extreme temperatures and

Michigan’s statewide elections have been making national headlines and turning heads of Twitter pundits Wednesday. For the first time since the 1980’s, Democrats will control the Governor’s office, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State House and State

The small Van Buren County village of Breedsville lives on after voters on Tuesday shot down a proposal to dissolve it. Both Breedsville voters and Columbia Township voters rejected the dissolution question. Had the village been dissolved,

US-31 north of Napier Avenue in the Benton Harbor area is now open to traffic. Michigan Department of Transportation spokesperson Nick Schirripa tells us the $121 million project that connected US-31 to I-94 is complete. “Everything we’ve

The Cook nuclear power plant’s Unit 2 reactor is back online after a refueling outage that started in October. Plant spokesperson Bill Downey tells us around 1,100 contractors supplemented the plant’s usual 950 employees to get a

By Ambrosia Neldon ambrosian@cassco.org As Cass County residents make their lists and check them twice, Cass County Animal Control is asking them to keep furry friends lacking forever homes in mind. On Saturday, Dec. 3, Christmas with

The Berrien Community Foundation awarded Lory’s Place, a program of Caring Circle at Corewell Health South, a $10,000 project grant to support one year of continued grief work aiding the Community Grief Alliance program, and Community Grief

With all of the votes tallied, Van Buren County voters have spoken on a number of proposals. In Bangor Township, a senior services millage proposal has passed by just two votes, according to electionreporting.com. The proposal will

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says Tuesday’s elections saw few problems across Michigan, and now the results go into the certification process. The Secretary of State’s office has released the following: Following record-setting voting in the

Voters in two southwest Michigan townships have gone in opposite directions when it comes to pot. A ballot proposal to allow recreational cannabis facilities has been approved by South Haven Charter Township voters by a margin of

Democrat Joey Andrews will be going to Lansing to represent Michigan’s 38th state House District. Andrews edged out Republican Kevin Whiteford in Tuesday’s elections. With Berrien, Van Buren, and Allegan counties now reporting results, Andrews defeated Whiteford

State Representative Brad Paquette of Niles has easily won reelection following balloting Tuesday. Paquette represents Michigan’s 37th District, which covers southern and eastern parts of Berrien County and Cass County. Paquette defeated Democratic challenger Naomi Ludman of

The Berrien County Office of Emergency Management says 911 service has been restored in areas that lost it this week. Early in the morning on Wednesday, 911 to the affected areas was restored and tested. The service

Incumbent Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson declared victory over Republican challenger Kristina Karamo late Tuesday night. Benson’s 55% of the vote leads Karamo’s 43% with 86% of votes counted. Benson celebrated her victory alongside another Democrats in

State Representative Pauline Wendzel thanked supporters Tuesday as she cruised to reelection in Michigan’s 39th District. She faced Democratic challenger Jared Plonowski in Tuesday’s election. Wendzel told us southwest Michigan has a good advocate in her. “I

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will lead the state for four more years as Republican challenger Tudor Dixon conceded the election. Dixon says she called Whitmer this morning to wish her well, adding that the state’s success doesn’t rest

For the first time in forty years, the Michigan legislature will be controlled by Democrats. Gongwer News executive editor Zach Gorchow on the significance of the change. “It means 40 years of pent-up Democratic policy demand will

Republican state Senator Aric Nesbitt has defeated Democratic challenger Kim Jorgensen Gane. “As we look at the next four years, I think we’re going to continue to try to work to turn our economy around, create jobs

The votes have been counted, and Cass County voters have spoken. With 100 percent of precincts fully reporting, unofficial results show that Republicans have won all eight county commission seats. The county gained an additional seat for

From the Associated Press — Democratic Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has won a second four-year term. She defeated Republican challenger Tudor Dixon Tuesday in a campaign that focused on their opposing views on abortion. Whitmer is a

Michigan voters have approved all three statewide ballot proposals they were asked to consider Tuesday. This includes Proposal Three, which protects reproductive freedoms, including the right to an abortion, in the state constitution. Proposal One strengthened financial