Watervliet’s South Elementary School has gone viral online for a project it did to show students the benefits of helping those in need, and now it’s gotten the attention of the Kelly Clarkson Show. Clarkson this week
Students at 26 schools around the state will be offered primary care and mental health support services through newly established school-based centers, thanks to funding approved by the Michigan Legislature in the latest budget. The School-Community Health
From the Associated Press — A high school student from Ukraine who won’t return home because of war will stay in Michigan and start college. Mariia Smahliuk accepted an offer from Central Michigan University. The exchange student
Starting Tuesday, May 31, bottled water distribution will be moving from the high school to the Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor Fettig Youth Campus at 600 Nate Wells Sr. Drive. The final day for water
A Henry Ford Health doctor says it’s time to wear your mask indoors and stay home if you’re sick as we enter another COVID-19 surge. Dr. Dennis Cunningham is director of infection control and prevention. “Yesterday we
Could unmanned aircraft and so-called flying cars become a reality in Michigan sooner that you think? In Lansing, the Senate Transportation Committee has met to discuss the creation of the advanced Air Mobility Study Committee in an
Michigan is taking steps to improve the child welfare system for National Foster Care Month. In Michigan, nearly a quarter of young people who are in foster care at age 17 experience homelessness by the time they
Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad says justice must still be served in the case of Eric McGinnis. Speaking at the Berrien County Courthouse this week, Muhammad responded to the Michigan Attorney General’s request for the cold case
From the Associated Press — A young Michigan man accused of being in a white supremacist group has pleaded no contest to conspiracy and other crimes. Those acts included assessing whether vacant state properties could be used
SHOUT for South Haven will be planting flowers at the Dyckman Drawbridge next week. The group says with the spring weather here, it’s the perfect time to plant the SHOUT Drawbridge Planter boxes with begonias. The crew
Set for Saturday is the Compass Music Festival in downtown St. Joseph. To be held at Whirlpool Centennial Park, the eight hour event is a series of concerts by an eclectic set of artists. St. Joseph Today’s
A bill from state Representative Pauline Wendzel that seeks to fix a problem that prevents some community college students from participating in sports has been approved by a Michigan House committee. She tells WSJM News this concerns
A new director has been hired for the Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra. Jessica Ishmael is taking over following the retirement of Sue Kellogg at the end of this month. The SMSO board says Ishmael has a career
From the Associated Press — A judge has suspended Michigan’s dormant ban on abortion, saying it likely violates the state constitution. The law makes it a crime to assist in an abortion. It has been on the
Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist and other dignitaries launched the Caring for MI Future plan in Battle Creek this week. The plan will invest $100 million to aid in the recruitment of child care providers and staff as
Things are better than last year, but Michigan hotels and restaurants are still significantly short-staffed as we head into the summer tourist season. CEO Justin Winslow at the Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association told Michigan News Network
It’s been a year since Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s order to close the Line 5 pipelines was supposed to take effect – but the pipeline system is still operating, and its company Enbridge Energy is proposing an expansion.
Over 1.1 million Michiganders are planning to travel for Memorial Day weekend. Triple-A Michigan says its the second-highest single-year increase in travelers since 2010, with last year being the highest. 92% will drive, with 5% flying to
A group in the Benton Harbor-St. Joseph area is starting a diaper bank for mothers who need a little help. Speaking to Benton Harbor City Commissioners Monday was June Bowman with United Through Motherhood. She said the
From the Associated Press — A man walking on a footbridge to a Detroit Tigers game says he fell 15 feet to the ground when part of the concrete collapsed. Ely Hydes said the incident occurred May
A church in St. Joseph has donated nearly $20,000 to relief efforts in Ukraine. The Rev. Jeffrey Hubers with First Congregational Church of St. Joseph tells WSJM News the church holds rummage sales twice a year, and
Amanda Quinn has been named the 2022 South Haven Area Emergency Services Fire Fighter of the Year. SHAES says Quinn was honored during the department’s annual banquet on April 30. She had been a full-time member of
Harbor Shores has announced its investing more than $200,000 in trail improvements around the Benton Harbor development. It’s going to upgrade the walking trail areas along Jean Klock Road and construct new signage welcoming walkers to the
Two motorcyclists are dead following a crash in Cass County on Monday. The Cass County Sheriff’s Department says it happened at the intersection of US 12 and Baldwin Prairie Road in Porter Township shortly before 4:40 a.m.
Two of the four juveniles pulled from Lake Michigan at Warren Dunes State Park on Sunday have died. The Baroda-Lake Police Department tells us police responded to a report of a drowning around 6:20 p.m. and found
Free bottled water continues to be provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) for City of Benton Harbor residents for cooking, drinking, brushing teeth, rinsing foods and mixing powdered infant formula. To arrange
Scott Olson/Getty Images (BUFFALO, N.Y.) — The city of Buffalo, New York, is grieving following a mass shooting at a Tops supermarket that left 10 people dead and another three wounded on Saturday. Resident Myles Carter was
A 74-year-old Benton Harbor man has claimed his $128,166 prize from the Michigan Lottery for the Fantasy 5 drawing on May 7. Odell Smith says he purchased the winning ticket at Lambrecht’s on Niles Avenue in St.
The city of South Haven is enforcing its new beach ordinance, adopted in January. City Manager Kate Hosier says they are taking an “aggressive stance on water safety.” Violators face a $1,000 fine and civil infraction for
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel was among the speakers at an abortion rights rally outside Grand Rapids City Hall on Saturday. Hundreds gathered to support their rights to have control over their bodies, and Nessel said she
