A crowd gathered at Benton Harbor City Hall Thursday night for a press conference to demand Benton Harbor High School be allowed to stay open. Governor Gretchen Whitmer was taken to task for leading an administration that
The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced more road construction grants for communities around southwest Michigan. The money is going to Buchanan, Lawrence, and Cassopolis. MDOT’s Michael Leon tells WSJM News it comes from the Community Service
The Michigan Secretary of State’s office in Dowagiac is being moved to another location while renovations are done this summer. The office on Front Street will shut down at the end of Tuesday, June 11, and the
The city of South Haven has hired a new assistant finance director and a new human resources director. It says Carol Stricklin is now the assistant finance director. She’s currently the lead accountant for South Haven Public
Things are looking good for teenagers who want to find work this summer. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget has released its annual summer teen employment forecast, finding there will be significant opportunities this year
Social media has been lit up by alumni of Benton Harbor High School who are objecting to the plan by the state to shut down their alma matter in the spring of 2020. Shantel Booth graduated in
Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson feels the frustration many of us have with needing to budget hours of our day for a visit to one of the department’s branch offices. She was elected last year on
A new alternative high school is being launched by South Haven Public Schools. It’s called the WAY program, which stands for Widening Achievement for Youth, and will be just the seventh program of its kind in the
Governor Whitmer has put pen to paper and made it official. After years of trying by lawmakers, the no-fault auto insurance system in Michigan has been overhauled. She signed Senate Bill 1 into law this morning on
Benton Harbor Area Schools CEO Robert Herrera is the pick of the Farmington Public Schools Board of Education for the position of superintendent in that district. After a lengthy session Wednesday night that included interviews with Herrera
The Detroit District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is once again holding its annual photo contest. Army Corps ranger Michelle Briggs at the Soo Locks tells WSJM News they’re taking submissions from amateur photographers. “We
Partisan divides can be overcome by putting in the effort to get to know people. That’s the bottom line from a panel discussion at the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference between Democratic Congresswoman Debbie Dingell of
Two Berrien County Sheriff’s Deputies have graduated from a corrections officer training academy at Olivet College. The sheriff’s department says Deputies John Wiggs and Cody Lange are now trained in custody and security, defensive tactics, first aid,
St. Joseph Public Schools will be looking for a new superintendent. Ann Cardon has been selected as the next superintendent of Traverse City Area Public Schools at a special meeting on May 29 by a 7-0 vote
A man from Benton Harbor has been convicted of conspiring to distribute methamphetamine and ecstasy as part of a federal dug case. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Grand Rapids says 44-year-old Richard Farmer, Sr. is one of
From the Associated Press — Indiana conservation officers have recovered the body of a man who vanished during a kayaking trip on Lake Michigan. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says 23-year-old Jacob Sandy’s body was pulled
This Friday is “World No Tobacco Day” as recognized by the World Health Organization. The annual campaign is used as a way to remind people of the dangers of smoking. The Berrien County Health Department’s Gillian Conrad
(Mackinac Island, MI – AP) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel says she will move next month to decommission a Great Lakes oil pipeline if the state’s governor cannot resolve the issue with operator Enbridge. The Democrat
Michigan’s congressional delegation is putting a renewed focus this year on stopping Asian carp from reaching Lake Michigan. At the Detroit Regional Chamber’s Mackinac Policy Conference, Senator Debbie Stabenow said they were encouraged by the U.S. Army
This Memorial Day weekend was considerably safer than 2018 according to preliminary data from Michigan State Police. Those reports indicate 10 people were killed in eight separate crashes between Friday evening and 11:59 p.m. Monday. Last year,
Officials with the Dowagiac Fire Department are reminding people to be careful using candles in their homes. That’s coming after a late night fire Tuesday in a home in the 300 block of West High Street that
An advanced security camera system is coming to Niles Community Schools. District Student Support Services Director Tracy Hertsel tells WSJM News they’ve been awarded a grant of $442,000 by the Michigan State Police for the system. The
As the Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of Education prepares for a fight to keep the district’s high school open, one observer is Thomas Pedroni, an associate professor in curriculum studies at Wayne State University. He tells
The Mobile Office of the Michigan Secretary of State will roll into South Haven and Bangor next week. The Secretary of State says the unit will be at the South Haven Memorial Library on Monday, June 3
Members of the Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of Education say the state’s proposal last week to close Benton Harbor High School was sprung on them during what had been scheduled as a regular meeting with Treasury
05-28-19 WSJM Afternoon News
From the Associated Press — Gretchen Whitmer is defending a pending overhaul of Michigan’s auto insurance law, saying treatment for injured drivers will “still be there” if they forego what has been a mandatory unlimited personal injury
A former Benton Harbor public safety officer is avoiding jail time for hitting a suspect with his patrol car last May. Our partners at WSBT-22 report Steven Johnson was found guilty by Judge Arthur Cotter of reckless
Memorial Day is normally the high point of the year for gas prices, and Triple-A Michigan says the statewide average is up just a penny from last week. The post-holiday average in Michigan is $2.88 a gallon,
A two-mile project on M-51 south of Niles will get underway on Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation will be repaving the highway between Chestnut Lane and the Indiana state line. The $3.4 million project is scheduled
