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A 17-year-old from Niles is charged in a shooting that occurred last week. The Niles Police Department says officers were sent to the area of 8th and Poplar Streets Thursday night on a report that someone was

Set for this weekend in South Haven is the 2021 Mermaid MegaFest. The event was started in 2018 as a way to break a world record, and has been growing as an annual tradition since. The Mermaid

Congressman Fred Upton is not pleased with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He issued a statement Monday in which he said the withdrawal was “horribly botched from the get-go and easily predicted.” Upton goes on

From the Associated Press — A former Michigan congressman who quit the Republican Party to protest GOP efforts to overturn Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump has died. Paul Mitchell died Sunday, according to a statement his

Bronson healthcare President and CEO Bill Manns has been named one of the nation’s Top 25 Innovators of 2021 by Modern Healthcare magazine. Bronson says individuals are named to the Top 25 Innovators list for pursuing solutions

A U.S. Marine vet from Michigan is walking some 220 miles over the next couple of weeks to raise awareness and money to prevent veteran suicide. A vet who served in Afghanistan, Travis Snyder, is walking from

It’s been a soggy start to August, to say nothing of late June and most of July, but all that rain was still not enough to make up for the dry winter and spring that has kept

You may be required to wear a mask at work again. That’s as the Delta variant of COVID-19 is causing most counties of the state to have an increased number of COVID cases. “What we’ve learned with

In an effort to reduce drunk and drugged driving as Labor Day approaches, law enforcement will work to get those drivers off the roadways between now and September 6th. Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning spokesman Dennis

As Congress works on an infrastructure package, advocates for climate action say bold steps to curb greenhouse-gas emissions and transition to a clean-energy economy are necessary and urgent. The Senate passed a bipartisan infrastructure deal last week

One person is dead after being struck by a train in Three Oaks on Sunday. The Three Oaks Police Department says officers were called to the area of South Elm Street and West Central Avenue at about

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has announced a volunteer stewardship day at Warren Dunes State Park for next week. On Saturday, August 21, volunteers will remove spotted knapweed from the park to help protect the dune

The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association has released results of a recent statewide hospitality industry survey showing that nine in ten restaurants and nearly every hotel is operating with inadequate staffing to meet consumer demand. Association President

The body of a swimmer who drowned in Lake Michigan about a mile north of the Saugatuck pier head has been recovered. The Allegan County Sheriff’s Department says they were called to the lakeshore around 6 p.m.

Five people are recovering after being hurt in a Saturday night crash in Cass County. The sheriff’s office was called to M-62 and Davis Lake Street in Jefferson Township for the crash that happened when 34-year-old Toni

A Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s deputy is hospitalized in extremely critical condition after being shot Saturday night during a police chase. Deputy Ryan Proxmire was shot after the suspect took off on 35th Street in Galesburg from the

A 28-year-old South Haven man has been killed in Covert Township. Police were called to the Van Buren United Civic Organization on a report of shots being fired around 1:15 a.m. Sunday and found Tevin Hunter on

Great Lakes water levels are now down to below their 2019 and 2020 levels, when record highs were set across the system. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers physical scientist Deanna Apps tells WSJM News the lake levels

A new three-year agenda has been released by the United Way of Southwest Michigan. Director of Impact Strategies Amanda Drew tells WSJM News the organization releases its Agenda for Change every three years with the funding cycle

Coming soon will be Cures 2.0 from Congressman Fred Upton. He tells WSJM News it will be the sequel to his 2016 21st Century Cures legislation. That law was intended to boost funding for medical research and

State grants for street work have been announced for the city of Bangor and the village of Decatur in 2022. Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s office on Wednesday announced the latest recipients of Transportation Economic Development Fund grants. A

Two electric vehicle charging stations have been installed in South Haven. Public Works Director Bill Hunter tells WSJM News Red E. Charging of Detroit installed them in the Huron Street parking lot this month. “The city of

Spectrum Health’s Veggie Van is headed to Bridgman this coming week. The Veggie Van is a mobile food pantry that gives out fresh produce to anyone who stops by. It’s been making the rounds through southwest Michigan

From the Associated Press — A Michigan man has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State group. Twenty-five-year-old Mohamud Muse of

From the Associated Press — Figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau show some of Michigan’s largest percentage population losses over the past decade are in the state’s Upper Peninsula, while three of the four most

Girls on the Run of Southwest Michigan has a new director. The Girls on the Run of Southwest Michigan Board of Directors has named Keshia Dickason to the position. Dickason is a longtime Girls on the Run

The Berrien County Trial Court has announced there will be new COVID-19 precautions taken in its buildings per CDC recommendations as the pandemic drags on. Berrien County moved into the High category for COVID-19 transmission rates this

The Berrien County Youth Fair starts on Monday. It’s the 75th year for the event in Berrien Springs, and the theme is “Diamonds are Fair-ever.” More than 1,500 volunteers have worked all year to make the event

Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties have moved into the High category for COVID-19 transmission. The CDC’s county by county map of the country now shows all three southwest Michigan counties in red. Counties in the High