From the Associated Press — Michigan’s weekly number of people getting an initial COVID-19 shot has risen for the third straight week after having consistently dropped for two months. The increase coincided with the spread of the
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says there were no major problems with elections held around the state on Tuesday. The Secretary of State has released the following: The nearly 400 jurisdictions with elections Aug. 3 reported
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has updated its COVID-19 guidance for schools as the start of a new academic year approaches. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has released the following: Today,
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has held a roundtable with law enforcement from around Michigan to discuss how the state could better be served. The governor’s office has released the following: Governor Whitmer today led a roundtable discussion in Flint with local and state law enforcement
From the Associated Press — Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for three suburban Detroit cities after they requested state aide for damage caused by severe thunderstorms and high winds on July 7.
The field of candidates for St. Joseph City Commission in November’s election is now down to six. After Tuesday’s primary, moving on to the final race are Michele Binkley, Thomas Jennings, Ben Rimes, Michael Sarola, Brook Thomas,
Voters in Van Buren County had several issues to decide on Tuesday. At the top of the list was the big $53.6 million bond proposal for Paw Paw Public Schools. It was rejected by the voters. Meanwhile,
Berrien County residents are being urged to donate blood as the supply is low. Spectrum Health Lakeland has released the following: Blood supplies across the state remain low, with some blood types in critical need. Spectrum Health
More than $75,000 in grants and scholarships have been announced by the Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation. Interim President Melinda Gruber tells WSJM News $26,000 is in the form of 26 scholarships to team members and students for
The public is being asked for its thoughts as the Southwest Michigan Local Food Council develops a food branding campaign for the area. The council’s Dawn Marie Smith tells WSJM News a USDA grant is paying for
From the Associated Press — A memorial Mass has been held in northern Michigan for the last remaining survivor of a Lake Michigan shipwreck that killed 33 people in 1958. Frank Mays was one of two people
From the Associated Press — The quickly approaching fall semester has America’s colleges under pressure to decide how far they should go to guard their campuses against the coronavirus while navigating legal and political questions and rising
A longtime fixture of the Benton Harbor Community has died. Former Mayor Wilce Cooke passed away at the age of 83 on Monday. Cooke served as the mayor of Benton Harbor from 1981 to 1987, and then
Whirlpool has broken ground on a new $20-million affordable apartment project across from its Riverview Campus in Benton Harbor. CEO Marc Bitzer, Congressman Fred Upton, Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Mayor Marcus Muhammad spoke at the event Tuesday,
Rivefest is this weekend in Benton Harbor. Riverfest is a new event inspired by events of the past. To be held at Charles Yarborough Park on Riverview Drive Friday and Saturday, the event will bring together residents
From the Associated Press — Federal prosecutors have dropped charges, at least for now, against a Canadian trucker who was arrested at the U.S. border early last month with more than a ton of marijuana in his
From the Associated Press — Nearly half of Michigan residents live in counties where the federal government is urging the fully vaccinated to wear masks in public indoor settings because transmission of the coronavirus is “high” or
The annual Breastfeeding on the Bluff event is set for this Saturday in downtown St. Joseph. The Berrien County Health Department’s Samantha Beyerlein tells WSJM News the event held with the Berrien County Breastfeeding Coalition will be
The Berrien Springs-Oronoko Township Fire Department will receive a grant of more than $531,000 from the federal government. Senators Gary Peters and Debbie Stabenow on Monday announced the grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Assistance to
There will be a few proposals on the ballots of Van Buren County voters Tuesday. There’s a road millage increase on the ballot in Lawrence Township. In Paw Paw Township, voters are being asked to approve a
The OutCenter in Benton Harbor is reopening its doors after following hybrid programming for more than a year due to COVID-19. The OutCenter has released the following: After closing its doors for 17 months due to the
The Michigan Department of Transportation is taking a more diverse route to finding and recruiting new talent. The department’s Transportation Diversity Recruitment Program draws students from Historic Black Colleges and Universities to work alongside the pros on
Fall school sports are a go, says the head of the Michigan High School Athletic Association, in the face of a growing number of COVID cases due to the Delta variant. MHSAA Executive Director Mark Uyl points
A 19-year-old from Buchanan is now a silver medalist in Women’s BMX Freestyle at the Tokyo Olympics. Hannah Roberts was among the favorites as a three-time world champion and finished second to Great Britain’s Charlotte Worthington. Her
Unit 1 of the Cook Nuclear Plant is back online. Indiana Michigan Power says is was returned to service at 7:31 p.m. Sunday after being offline for a repair to circulating water pump valves. The unit was
New York Police Department via Twitter (NEW YORK) — A pair of masked men unleashed a fusillade of gunfire on a crowded street in a New York City neighborhood Saturday night, wounding 10 people before getting on
The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced a detour that will be in place for those who go to the Berrien County Youth Fair in August. The fair is slated for August 16 through August 21, and
Set for August 6 through August 8 is Chalk the Block in downtown St. Joseph. St. Joe Today’s Amy Zapal tells WSJM News artists come from all over the draw chalk art on Broad Street. Judges will
The health departments in Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren counties are teaming up with the United Way of Southwest Michigan to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate and fight misinformation. Berrien County Health Department spokesperson Gillian Conrad tells
One 18-year-old has been killed and another wounded in a drive-by shooting over the weekend in Benton Township. Police reviewed surveillance video and saw three Black men shooting at the two as they drove by in a
