With COVID-19 raging, Van Buren Cass District Health Department Health Officer Danielle Persky is making an appeal to the community not to give up. In a letter she released Friday, Persky writes, “During the summertime, I watched
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is reminding City of Benton Harbor residents of resources available to them as part of an accelerated, across-the-board effort to reduce the risk of exposure to lead in
Some Afghan refugees will move onto the campus of Eastern Michigan University Friday. The university is working with Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County to host about a dozen refugee families in campus apartments, according to Eastern
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says the city’s population was undercounted in the 2020 census. He says research by the University of Michigan and Wayne State University show the city has 700,000 residents compared to the 639,000 estimated
From the Associated Press — Enbridge Energy is trying to shift to federal court a Michigan lawsuit seeking shutdown of an oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel linking two of the Great Lakes. Attorney General Dana
Michigan Democrats held a news conference Thursday in Detroit to promote spending in the state that will come with passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan as well as to encourage passage of President Biden’s “Build
Kellogg’s has reached a new tentative agreement with its 1,400 striking cereal plant workers that could bring an end to the strike that began October 5. Members of the Bakery, Confectionary, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International
A researcher from Michigan State University has been studying driver behavior during the pandemic and says fatal crashes have been up because people are driving too fast. Preliminary numbers show fatal crashes increased again in 2021 over
1,000 Christmas food boxes have been donated to organizations around northwest Indiana and southwest Michigan by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and its Four Wind Casinos. Distribution is being handled by groups that include Feeding America Michigan
The volunteers who drive southwest Michigan veterans to medical appointments have been honored by Berrien County. Speaking during Thursday’s meeting of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners, Veterans Services Director Lee Lull said this month marks the
The Dowagiac Police Department says a pedestrian is dead after being hit by a train on Thursday. Officers were called to the train crossing on Park Place in Dowagiac around 9:50 a.m. They learned the victim had
If you see or hear something, say something. That’s one message to students from Lakeshore Public Schools Superintendent Greg Eding after threats shut down in-person classes at the district for the last two days of this week.
Indiana Michigan Power is working to address power lines affected by high winds this week. Spokesperson Schnee Doyle tells WSJM News they had wind gusts of around 30 to 40 miles per hour overnight from Wednesday to
Kinexus says southwest Michigan may be through the period when workers were dropping out of the workforce in droves, and we could now be in a “hunkering down” period. Speaking Thursday, Kinexus Vice President for Government Affairs
There are currently eight Red Cross volunteers from Michigan helping out with tornado response in Kentucky, Tennessee, Missouri, and Arkansas. Most are in Kentucky. The Red Cross tells us two of the volunteers are from Grand Rapids.
Berrien Bus is shutting down for a week due to staffing shortages. Berrien County Administration tells us the agency will be closed from this Friday through Friday, December 24. It will resume normal operations on Monday, December
Local fire officials are reminding people to be careful and use common sense during the holiday season. Dearborn Heights Fire Chief Dave Brogan told Michigan News Network this week one of the most important things to remember
Among those who suffered trauma during the school shootings at Oxford High School are the deputies who ran into the line of fire and tried to save lives, sometimes in vain. Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard told
A dog that disappeared in Michigan last summer while visiting from Texas has been returned to his grateful owners. Jennifer Hysell and her husband drove 15 hours from Dallas to be reunited Tuesday with Parker, their beloved
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission holds a public meeting today in Detroit, to hear what people think about new congressional, state House and state Senate voting-district maps. The 45-day window to make comments on the proposals
From the Associated Press – Michigan’s record-high number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients has dipped, the first drop in 49 days as health leaders continue to urge vaccinations while describing a dire situation inside hospitals. The state recorded
A farmer and five others from Berrien County are heading to Kentucky to help with tornado recovery efforts. The grower, who asked us not to report his name, is planning to head out with two 30 foot
A toy giveaway will be held by the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department Thursday. Undersheriff Chuck Heit tells WSJM News the department is taking part in the Toy Express program with the First Responders Children’s Foundation. The foundation
Congressman Fred Upton is backing legislation intended to reduce the trade of fentanyl around the country. He tells WSJM News the Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act would increase the penalties for creating or trafficking drugs
Registrations are being taken now for the sixth annual Holiday Food Sharing Program in Benton Harbor. It’s the program that gives out holiday meals, including a turkey, to families in need of some cheer each year. The
Comcast has launched new WiFi-connected Lift Zones at community centers around Berrien County. It says Lift Zones are areas at community organizations where anyone can access the internet for schoolwork, to learn new skills, or reach services.
Lakeshore Public Schools has canceled all in-person classes for the rest of the week. The district says that’s after yet more threats were found early Wednesday. A student said they were going to shoot up the middle
From the Associated Press — A coalition took a step closer in its effort to have voters decide how Michigan should cap interest rates on payday loans. Michiganders for Fair Lending on Tuesday won the approval of
From the Associated Press — Michigan legislators have passed a $1.5 billion bill with state incentives to land major business expansions, including an electric vehicle battery factory that General Motors wants to build in the Lansing area.
From the Associated Press — Administrators in a Michigan school district where four students were shot to death have announced that a zero tolerance policy toward threats was being adopted, as well as other initiatives aimed at
