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Michigan Works is planning a hiring event for next month. Business solutions manager Michael Mompremier tells us they’ll welcome around 25 employers in multiple fields to be ready to hire applicants who attend. He says Michigan Works

Monday brings the start of tax season, as the Michigan Department of Treasury will start processing returns. Treasury spokesperson Ron Leix tells us some people file right away, and they’re usually the ones expecting refunds. There are

The St. Joseph Public Schools Board of Education is placing a $98,500,000 bond proposal on the May 7, 2024, ballot to fund district-wide facility improvements and upgrades. The district this week released the following: If approved by

St. Joseph City Commissioners have approved a 50-year lease of the Dickinson Park baseball and softball fields with St. Joseph Public Schools so the school district can continue using the facilities for its athletics programs while making

The city of Buchanan is a new member of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. The Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative is an international coalition of more than 240 municipal and regional U.S.

Traditionally, January is a down month for retailers, especially when it comes to brick and mortar stores. However, the Detroit Lions have changed all of that around Michigan as fans snap up merchandise. They’re buying everything from

The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has honored the University of Michigan’s football team for winning the National Championship this year. At this week’s meeting, the board approved an honorary resolution not only saluting the Wolverines for

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting everyone to help remove invasive plants at Warren Dunes State Park next weekend. The next volunteer steward day will be Saturday, February 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Volunteers

There’s a lot happening lately at Berrien County Animal Control. Speaking to colleagues this week, Berrien County Commissioner Jim Curran said the administration committee was recently briefed by shelter manager Ashley Herr. She’s been working on a

Drivers are advised to be careful about flooded roads now that the huge amount of snow southwest Michigan got this month is melting. The Berrien County Road Department on Friday closed Galien-Buchanan Road between Boyle Lake Road

The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has gotten an update on progress with the Red Arrow Highway Linear Trail. The project to build a roadside trail up Red Arrow Highway all the way from the Indiana state

Friday was the 187th birthday of Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer drew attention to the date on social media. “Happy birthday, Michigan,” Whitmer said. “We’re looking pretty good for 187. Our state has been the birthplace of so

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday sought to portray the mother of a Michigan school shooter as an aloof parent more interested in horses than the mental health of her teenage son who was apparently having

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s campaign manager traveled to Michigan on Friday, where many Arab American leaders are enraged over the administration’s Israel policy, and found a number of leaders unwilling to meet — exposing a growing

In her State of the State address this week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for pre-K education for all children, a caregiver tax credit, community college for all high school grads, and rebuilding Michigan with a housing investment.

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A school shooting that killed four students in Michigan could have been prevented if the mother of the armed teen had removed him after seeing his violent drawings that same day, a prosecutor told jurors

39-year-old Michigan State Police Trooper Joel Popp is dead after being hit while outside his vehicle on a traffic stop on I-75 near Birch Run this week. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says it’s a reminder to move over

Lions fans all over the state are making plans to watch Sunday’s NFC championship game. Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell addressed the media this week at their practice facility. He says the top-seed 49ers are a great

Most legally free Michiganders possess their vital records, but some people recently coming back to society after incarceration do not. A package of bills in the Michigan Legislature would ensure the Michigan Department of Corrections and Secretary

The Berrien County Health Department is offering lead testing for children under the age of six. County Health Officer Guy Miller tells us there are many possible sources of the contamination. “I think everybody is very aware

Market Van Buren is highlighting its role in helping to expand broadband internet availability in the Van Buren County. The group’s Zach Morris tells us Market Van Buren started talking about the need for high-speed internet countywide

Benton Harbor Area Schools is moving forward with more than $1.2 million in improvements at two buildings following a vote this week by the board of education. District support services chief Paul Korson tells us they’re replacing

Coming up next weekend will be the 30th annual South Haven Ice Breaker Festival. South Haven Area Chamber of Commerce community liaison Brandy Key tells us the event attracts around 15,000 people to town each winter as

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a $300,000 Michigan State Housing Development Authority grant for the Berrien County Land Bank to pay for energy efficient home rehabilitation projects. Whitmer was in Benton Harbor Thursday to tour Whirlpool’s Emma

DETROIT (AP) — The man accused of slaying a Detroit synagogue leader whose body was found in October outside her home will face trial, a judge ordered Tuesday. There’s enough evidence to bind Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, over to circuit