State Senator Aric Nesbitt says Governor Gretchen Whitmer missed the mark with the State of the State address. While the governor proposed several tax changes in the speech, Nesbitt says he just introduced a major […]
Local News
The YMCA of Greater Michiana is holding some COVID-19 vaccination clinics in February. It says there will be clinics at both its Niles and St. Joseph locations. The clinics being held in partnership with the […]
Legislation approved by the Michigan House this week to reduce distracted driving has the backing of AAA of Michigan. Spokesperson Adrienne Woodland tells WSJM News the plan bans using handheld mobile devices while behind the […]
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Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 1880 Thomas Edison was granted a patent for an electric incandescent light. 1948 The first of John Mullin’s invention, the magnetic tape recorder was sold […]
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 1784 Ben Franklin wrote a letter to his daughter expressing his disapproval of the eagle as our nation’s symbol. He thought the bald eagle was […]
Paul Layendecker’s “WAY BACK WHEN” for Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 1937 NBC Radio presented the first broadcast of “The Guiding Light”. The radio show continued until 1956 and began its run-on CBS TV in 1952. […]
Music News
Warner RecordsAmerica’s self-titled debut album was released 50 years ago this month in the U.S. The trio of Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley and Dan Peek, whose fathers were U.S. Air Force personnel stationed in the […]
MRIVeteran Canadian rocker Aldo Nova, best known for his 1982 hit “Fantasy,” has unveiled plans for two album projects that will be released in April. The first is a 10-track EP titled The Life and […]
Jo Hale/RedfernsSpotify has announced that it’s officially removed Neil Young’s music from the streaming service as per the folk-rock legend’s request because he didn’t want share the platform with Joe Rogan’s popular podcast, which Neil […]
Entertainment News
COLLEEN E. HAYES/NETFLIXIt may be the longest Netflix title ever — the show The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window, debuting on Friday, tells the story of a woman […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Stand Up To CancerPeople is reporting that Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song are now engaged. Reps for the pair have yet to confirm the news. The 41-year-old Culkin and 33-year-old Dollface star Song were spotted out together in […]
NetflixNetflix dropped the trailer Wednesday for the 11th film in the Madea franchise, Tyler Perry’s A Madea Homecoming, which debuts February 25. Writer-director-producer Tyler Perry is back as Madea, who is excited about her great-grandson’s college graduation. Franchise veterans return as Tamela […]
National News
EThamPhoto/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — A paramedic was temporarily blinded after their helicopter was affected by a laser strike earlier this month. A Utah AirMed helicopter was struck while transporting a patient to the University […]
Courtesy Chelsey Brown(NEW YORK) — Thrift stores, antique fairs and flea markets in New York City are prime spots for finding valuable, hidden family heirlooms. When Chelsey Brown, an avid thrifter, was shown a letter […]
WABC-TV(HARTFORD, Conn.) — Investigators say they discovered over 100 bags of fentanyl in the bedroom of a Connecticut teen who overdosed and died earlier this month and are seeking any information on the person who […]