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It’s time to sign up for summer classes at Lake Michigan College. LMC Director of Admissions Jeremy Schaeffer tells WSJM News the summer term begins May 13 and ends August 22 with sessions that average ten weeks.

The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety’s war on illegal dumping is heating up. At a city commission meeting this week, department Director Dan McGinnis said there had been 13 arrests as of Monday as police investigate.

A Michigan State Police trooper from the Niles post is recovering after a struggle with a man he pulled over in Benton Harbor on Friday. State police tell us the trooper pulled a vehicle over on Ogden

The spring kick-off of this year’s Adopt a Beach cleanup events will be this month. Alliance for the Great Lakes spokesperson Jennifer Caddick tells WSJM News from April 13 to April 29, clean-ups will be held along

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has issued a new directive aimed at helping state residents avoid opioids. Spokesperson Bob Wheaton tells WSJM News it’s due to a law signed by former Governor Rick Snyder

The city of Benton Harbor is implementing a new system to send notifications out to residents. The Code RED system will give city officials the ability to quickly deliver messages to targeted areas or the entire community.

Legislation from 78th District state Representative Brad Paquette aims to address a shortage of substitute teachers in Michigan by loosening the requirements someone has to meet in order to be a sub. Paquette tells WSJM News, right

One of the winners of a NASA contest seeking ideas for how to recycle in space is a St. Joseph native. Derek McFall now lives in the Detroit area and works as an engineer at Troy-based SRG

The Berrien County Parks Department will be holding a Reduce, Reuse, Recycle day at Lake Michigan College next week. County Environmental Property Manager Jill Adams tells WSJM News this gives Berrien County residents a chance to drop

(Detroit, MI – AP) – The Michigan Supreme Court says people who were wrongly accused of defrauding the unemployment program can sue the state, a decision that could cover thousands of victims. The court says victims qualify