From the Associated Press — Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson says state audits of the 2020 general election show it was secure and reflected the will of voters. She announced the results Tuesday of 250 audits
From the Associated Press — Former Michigan Department of Public Health and Human Services director Robert Gordon will receive more than $155,000 as part of a separation agreement. The agreement revealed Monday calls for Gordon to drop
Starting Friday, restaurants and bars in Michigan can expand and be open until 11 p.m. Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the announcement this afternoon. “We are announcing that restaurants and bars can operate at 50% capacity,” says Whitmer.
From the Associated Press — Advocates for open government will launch a 2022 ballot drive to subject the Michigan governor and Legislature to the state’s public-records law. Michigan is one of just two states to wholly exempt
The United Way of Southwest Michigan is encouraging everyone to support a child as they learn to read by sponsoring them in the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library program. United Way of Southwest Michigan Major Gifts Director Sharon
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is petitioning the NRC to hold a hearing on plans by Entergy to transfer the license of the Palisades nuclear power plant to Holtec International. She filed a motion this week saying
Southwestern Michigan College has announced the new SMC Guarantee, a scholarship program for new students. SMC President Joe Odenwald tells WSJM News the college is promising minimum support for recent high school graduates, adults returning to complete
New COVID-19 cases to be identified in Michigan for Sunday and Monday total 1,569. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says that works out to an average of 784 per each day. The state also
The COVID-19 crisis underscored the importance of quality health care, and new data reveals it also intensified patient anxieties about the ability to pay for care. In a survey from Consumers for Quality Care, 80% of respondents
We are paying more for gas than any time since September 2019. Triple-A Michigan’s latest weekly gas price report shows the average is $2.76, an increase of 12¢ in the past week and 35¢ in the past
A man and a woman in their early 20s are hospitalized after being shot at the Quality Inn and Suites in Niles on 11th Street. They were shot this morning, and our partners at WSBT-TV say police
A Peoria, Illinois man is in the Berrien County Jail after a traffic stop for meth possession and on a felony warrant from Illinois for delivery of meth. Darrell Lindsey was a passenger in a Jetta spotted
Michigan Works has announced it’s opening a new office in Cass County. It says the pandemic has shown that the agency needs to be adaptable, get creative, and adjust the way it does business. The new office
South Haven Area Emergency Services is launching a cadet program to introduce participants to the firefighting and emergency medical service professions. Director Brandon Hinz tells WSJM News they’re excited to be able to offer the learning opportunity
State Senator Kim LaSata is launching another Southwest Michigan Spirit Tournament. It’s an annual bracket-style competition for school districts in southwest Michigan to show their pride. Starting on March 1, 31 area high schools eligible for the
As many as 100,000 low-income Michiganders could be eligible for the state’s Tuition Incentive Program, or “TIP,” but are not enrolled because of outreach or operational hurdles. Catherine Brown is senior adviser to and co-author of a
The new Michigan Reconnect program is leading to new enrollments at Lake Michigan College. Reconnect Michigan will pay the tuition for an associate degree or trade certificate for any Michigan high school graduate age 25 or older
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has approved a resolution calling on Governor Gretchen Whitmer to implement a new, regional approach to restrictions to fight COVID-19. During Thursday’s meeting, Board Chair Mac Elliott said restaurants are hurting
Market Van Buren has announced it’s formed a new partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Director Zach Morris tells WSJM News the two will formally be working together to spur economic development in Van Buren and
A reading challenge has been announced by state Senator Kim LaSata for March is Reading Month. Her office says all students in grades K through eight in Berrien, Cass, and St. Joseph counties are invited to submit
The Benton Township Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Friday evening. Officers were called to the 1500 block of Highland Avenue shortly after 6 p.m. when the victim, an 18-year-old Benton Harbor man, called
Michigan Works is conducting a COVID-19 community survey. It’s asking everyone to take a minute to fill out the six question survey so it can get a better idea of how COVID is affecting southwest Michigan residents.
Michigan is reporting 1,073 new cases of COVID-19 for Friday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says that brings the state’s total to more than 586,000 since the pandemic started in March. There was one
Does it seem like it’s been a sunnier winter in Michigan? MLive Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa says the National Weather Service got rid of the instruments that track sunshine in Michigan, but the conditions have been ripe for
(Grand Rapids, MI – AP) – Parking enforcement in Grand Rapids is being turned over from officers to civilian employees. City officials say Thursday that the move will start July 1 and is designed to free up
The state House Oversight Committee is looking into the governor’s nursing home policies that Republicans say led to numerous deaths. Governor Whitmer denies ever ordering nursing homes to take in those who were infected. But Representative Pat
A 19-year-old Hartford man is in custody after a chase with police on Friday. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department says it started around 9 a.m. when Watervliet police tried to pull over a Ford Escape for reckless
The new Michigan Reconnect program is leading to new enrollments at Lake Michigan College. Reconnect Michigan will pay the tuition for an associate degree or trade certificate for any Michigan high school graduate age 25 or older
Michigan Works has announced it’s opening a new office in Cass County. It says the pandemic has shown that the agency needs to be adaptable, get creative, and adjust the way it does business. The new office
Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber President Arthur Havlicek spoke to the Berrien County Board of Commissioners Thursday, ahead of its vote to ask the governor for eased restrictions on businesses. He told the board the governor’s administration has
