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The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is looking for the owner of a Cadillac that was destroyed by an Amtrak train Friday night. It was on the tracks in Hager Township in the 3400 block of Pier Road

Michigan State Police are continuing their enhanced patrols in the city of Benton Harbor through October 3. The agency says six troopers and one sergeant were assigned to the community this summer through the Secure Cities Partnership

State Senator Kim LaSata is holding a children’ coat drive ahead of the winter. Her office has released the following: State Sen. Kim LaSata on Monday announced Kim’s Coat Drive for Kids is back for 2020 in

A grant of $250,000 has been awarded by the Consumers Energy Foundation to Kalamazoo RESA for its Youth Opportunities Unlimited program. Consumers Energy CEO Patti Poppe spoke to the group via a promotional video this week. “We

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting everyone to head to the great outdoors in the next week as it marks Michigan Trails Week from September 20 through September 27. The DNR’s Dakota Hewlett tells WSJM

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services have announced a deal between the state and several health insurance companies to continue waiving all out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 testing and treatments through the

A case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been identified in a deer in Allegan County. The Allegan County Health Department has released the following: The Allegan County Health Department was notified by Michigan Department of Health and

For the first time a sitting Michigan governor has pledged to spend tax dollars to beef up security at the state Capitol if a commission votes to ban guns in the building. Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she

If you’re working from home and you’re kids are learning from home, why not take it on the road? That’s what officials on Mackinac Island suggest, saying you can do your work and studying on the island.

From the Associated Press — President Donald Trump is calling Michigan’s top election official a “Democrat Trump Hater” after the state mistakenly created overseas absentee ballots that didn’t list Vice President Mike Pence. The ballots instead paired

From the Associated Press — Michigan authorities say cooler temperatures expected this weekend should help control the spread of a mosquito-borne virus that has infected one person and 22 horses in 10 counties. Horses can be vaccinated

From the Associated Press — A judge has cleared the way for more absentee ballots to be counted in Michigan. Envelopes postmarked by the eve of the November 3 election are eligible even if they show up

Berrien County’s foreclosed properties auction is set for September 26, but some county commissioners have concerns about how it’s being handled. Due to COVID-19, Berrien County Treasurer Shelly Weich has announced the auction will be online only,

Legislation from state Representative Pauline Wendzel aimed at making child care more available to Michigan parents has been approved by a House committee. She tells WSJM News the bill would increase the number of children that a

The Berrien County Health Department is encouraged by the COVID-19 trends it’s been seeing in the area recently. Berrien County Health Officer Nicki Britten told the county board of commissioners Thursday the weekly rolling average of new

Staff at the Berrien County Parks Department are working to eliminate profane graffiti painted on the south pier in St. Joseph this past weekend. During a Thursday meeting of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners, Berrien County

From the Associated Press — Governor Gretchen Whitmer says it doesn’t make sense for Michigan to enforce coronavirus restrictions at President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign rallies and also points to people’s constitutional rights. The Democrat has expressed

Michigan homeowners and renters only have two weeks left to apply for the state’s Home Heating Credit. The Michigan Department of Treasury says the Home Heating Credit helps covers utility expenses, leaving more money available for other

COVID-19 cases are spiking in Allendale Township on the campus of Grand Valley State University. The Ottawa County Health Department has issued a “Stay in Place” order for GVSU students as there have been more than 600

The youngest victim of COVID-19 in Michigan has turned out to be a two-month-old baby who died this week from the virus. The state’s chief medical executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun made that announcement at Wednesday’s press conference

A 28-year-old Bangor man is in the Kalamazoo County Jail after his arrest Tuesday night at his home. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department was called to County Road 215 to find the fugitive who was wanted

From the Associated Press — A top health official is defending Michigan’s handling of nursing home residents infected with the coronavirus. Robert Gordon is director of the state Department of Health and Human Services. He told lawmakers

With the nation heading into an election, there are some key matters older Michiganders care about that transcend partisan politics. In a new AARP survey of Michigan voters age 50-plus, 54% said they support Joe Biden, and

The fall is about here, and that will mean opportunities for color tours. County Road Association of Michigan spokesperson Dustin Earley tells WSJM News they survey the individual road departments and commissions in Michigan’s 83 counties to

Congressman Fred Upton is pushing for the Michigan State Housing Development Authority to release federal funds awarded to Michigan to prevent evictions. He tells WSJM News $35 million in Emergency Solutions Grants were sent by the feds

Unit One of the Cook nuclear power plant in Bridgman will go into a refueling outage this weekend. Spokesperson Bill Downey tells WSJM News the plant’s reactors each have to shut down for refueling on a regular

From the Associated Press — Students at Grand Valley State University have been ordered to hunker down for two weeks due to a spike in coronavirus cases linked to the western Michigan campus. There have been more

Get ready to vote in November. That’s the message from Governor Whitmer and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson as local clerks will begin sending ballots on September 24. “To those of you who have not yet requested

Anyone who was a fan of the Hard Rock Cafe at Four Winds New Buffalo has until Halloween to say goodbye to it. The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi and Four Winds are replacing it later this year