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Video Playback Not Supported <iframe class=’wpb_videoplayer video-single-player-iframe’ allowfullscreen scrolling=’no’ width=’600′ height=’330′ frameborder=’0′ src=’https://www.wsjm.com/wp-content/plugins/wpb-video/wpb-video-embed/wpb-video-embed.php?blogid=&id=56474&flag_call=singleVideo&playerid=&player_slug=&chkFlagFrom=meta_insert_video’></iframe> Bears in the Air has taken off once again at the South Bend International Airport. On Wednesday, the airport launched its annual campaign, collecting

Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputies and South Haven police have a 30-year-old Bangor man locked up on attempted murder and assault charges. Brandon McCollum is accused of shooting his 28-year-old girlfriend in the ankle and hitting her

State Representative Mary Whiteford of Casco Township has been named to the Michigan House Committee on Committees. That’s a body that decides which lawmakers get assigned to which legislative committees when the new term begins in January.

With snow now on the ground in southwest Michigan, the Berrien County Road Department is reminding everyone of rules they have to follow when it comes to shoveling. The department tells us every year it gets calls

Congressman Fred Upton is pleased the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has set aside more than $32 million to start work on a new Soo Lock. The Soo Locks in the St. Marys River allow for shipping

By Doug Cunningham One Fair Wage is urging state lawmakers to uphold Michigan’s constitution and not vote to thwart the will of hundreds of thousands of voters who signed petition to raise Michigan’s minimum wage. One Fair

There will be intermittent traffic closures on I-196 and Blue Star Highway Wednesday morning between 8 and 11 near the Palisades power plant. The International Transmission Company, or ITC, will be installing a new transmission line in

As many have lined up in opposition to build a tunnel for Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac, the Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council supports the tunnel, saying it would create 600 to 1,000 jobs.

More than 500 Christmas trees for soldiers on U.S. military bases have been shipped out from Wahmhoff Farms Nursery in Gobles as part of the Trees for Troops campaign this year. The farm’s Betsy Perales tells WSJM

Snow covered, icy roads leads to more vehicle accidents and sometimes entrapment of drivers and passengers. With more hybrid and electric powered vehicles on the road, emergency responders have to know where to safely cut on a

It’s nine months of probation for the former Benton Harbor Charter School Academy teacher who threw a chair in class this fall, injuring a student. The “Herald-Palladium” reports 49-year-old Thomas Barnes of St. Joseph pleaded guilty Monday

By Doug Cunningham UAW Vice President Terry Dittes says taxpayers, workers and politicians didn’t bail out General Motors during the Great Recession so they could just decide to destroy U.S. jobs as they pile up massive profits.

Buchanan residents want to be part of the discussion about whether or not the city should allow recreational marijuana sales and production with the decriminalization of the drug taking effect statewide next Thursday. The city commission pulled

This weekend brings the annual Hometown Christmas celebration in Watervliet. Chair Deah Muth tells WSJM News the fun kicks off Saturday afternoon. “Saturday we are doing a cookie decorating contest at the Arclight from 3 to 5,

The city of St. Joseph will have a new ordinance next Thursday banning any businesses from opening up to sell, manufacture, or transport recreational marijuana now that Proposal 1 will be in place the same day. Mayor

State Representative-elect Pauline Wendzel has received her first committee assignment in the Michigan House. She will serve on the House Committee on Committees for the 2019-2020 legislative term. The Committee on Committees chooses chairs and members of

Drivers that take I-196 in the South Haven area probably have noticed that the Michigan Department of Transportation has put up signs indicating traffic will be stopped near the Palisades nuclear plant Wednesday morning from 8 to

Now that winter is here, state Senator John Proos is reminding everyone of where they can turn for help if they have trouble staying on top of their heating bills. He tells us there is a simple

The American Red Cross in the Great Lakes region says it has an urgent need for blood and platelet donors as the holiday season continues. Those donations often decline around the holidays as regular donors are busy

The potential closure of five plants, including two in Michigan, are part of a restructuring announcement by General Motors. The plants impacted include the Hamtramck Assembly Plant in Detroit and Warren Transmissions Operations in Warren. Kristen Dzichzek

  Recreational marijuana will officially become legal on December 6 following the certification of the election by the State Board of Canvassers in Lansing this week. Rick Thompson is with NORML, which helped with the legalization effort.

$32 million has been awarded to the new Soo Lock project in Sault Ste. Marie. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tells us the money is in the fiscal year 2019 work plan. Soo Lock Project Manager

From the Associated Press — A Grand Rapids-based hospital system has denied a heart transplant to a 60-year-old woman because of funding concerns, recommending instead that she fundraise $10,000 for the procedure on her own. The Detroit Free

Video Playback Not Supported Embed This Video The first official snowstorm of the season has hit Southwest Michigan. Overnight, several inches of wet, heavy snow hit the Michiana area after hammering the Chicago area Sunday. The winter

All of Edwardsburg is being invited to the high school gym this week to celebrate the Eddies winning the Division 4 state championship in football on Friday. The 28-7 win over the Chelsea Bulldogs was the first

Several inches of snow currently blanket southwest Michigan thanks to the first winter storm of the season, but it won’t be around for too long. Farmerweather.com and MLive meteorologist Mark Torregrossa says warmer temperatures are coming later

Former Michigan State University president Lou Anna Simon is now officially facing charges in Eaton County, just west of Lansing. She’s been charged with lying to police, regarding if she knew former sports doctor Larry Nassar was

The snowstorm is causing more problems than just slowing down travel. Indiana Michigan Power says there are just over 10,000 customers in Berrien County who have lost power, with 500 in the dark in Cass County and

What do you think of the roads in Michigan? Governor-elect Gretchen Whitmer pledged to fix the roads during her campaign, but she’ll be working with a Republican controlled House and Senate. Republican Lee Chatfield is the new