A weekend vehicle theft in Cass County has prompted the sheriff to remind everyone to keep their cars locked. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke says deputies were alerted to a stolen vehicle in the area of Vandalia
Dr. Andrae Townsel will be the next superintendent of Benton Harbor Area Schools. At a Monday meeting, the board of education voted to hire Townsel for the post. He’s a Detroit native who currently works as assistant
Two St. Joseph residents are dead following a crash in Van Buren County on Monday. The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department says it happened around 11:35 a.m. at the intersection of M-43 and County Road 665 in
A Baroda man is still alive after his pickup crashed upside down into a water-filled ditch on Saturday. The Baroda Lake Township Police Department says the 54-year-old driver swerved to avoid a deer at Date and Linco
The Berrien County Parks Commission is expected to expand Paw Paw River County Park by 63 acres by the end of next summer thanks to a state grant. The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board recommended the
From the Associated Press — A Berrien County golf course has been sold and could be turned into a residential development. Signal Point Golf Club near Niles has been around since the 1960s. The South Bend Tribune
A member of the Whirlpool team will now be part of the board of the Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan. The BBB says Adam Aukerman is among six new members picked to begin serving three year
A woman is recovering after shooting herself in the foot while in a Benton Township hotel room this week. The Benton Township Police Department says its officers were called to the Red Roof Inn on Mall Drive
No suspects have yet been identified in the shooting of a 24-year-old man at the end of a party at an apartment in the Blossom Acres housing project in Benton Township around 6:30 Sunday morning. Lakwanta Griffin
Southwestern Michigan College is celebrating the graduation of 23 new nurses. The SMC nursing program held a ceremony for the graduates last Thursday as the students now head into the country’s largest healthcare profession. SMC Vice President
More than 70 area children’s organizations, civic groups, and other charities will share over $116,000 from the Niles Scream Park. That’s the amount being donated from this year’s proceeds from the 46th year of the project. Four
Two teens are in the Berrien County Jail for an armed robbery and a shooting at the scene of the robbery several days later. Police accuse 19-year-old Caleb Alkire of Niles and 18-year-old Brandon Jordan of Edwardsburg
The most wonderful time of the year, as the song goes, can also be deadly on the roads. To that end, police statewide will kick off their holiday “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over Campaign” on Wednesday.
Police say the shooting at the Blossom Acres housing project in Benton Township and a deadly rollover crash yesterday morning in the city of St. Joseph are connected, but the man who died in the crash was
An Edwardsburg woman will be sentenced in January to prison in Indiana for a deadly crash involving a motorcycle in June. Our partners at WSBT-22 report Nicole Nelson entered guilty pleas to reckless homicide and to causing
Congressman Fred Upton is calling on Canada to pick a site away from the Great Lakes for the storage of spent nuclear fuel. Upton tells WSJM News Canada is in the process of choosing a site for
A warning about rental scams has been put out by the Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan. It says an in depth investigation it’s done has found 43% of online shoppers have encountered a fake listing and
Now underway is the annual Michigan Department of Natural Resources land auction. DNR resources specialist Michael Michalek tells WSJM News the agency sells off properties obtained through tax reversion to help acquire other properties or to run
Nominations are being sought by the Lake Michigan College Alumni Association Board of Directors for next year’s Alumni Awards. Since launching in 1986, more than 80 recipients have been honored. The deadline to put in a nomination
Eight families from Berrien Springs, Benton Harbor, New Buffalo, and Niles are benefiting from this year’s Shop With A Cop outreach in Berrien County. The families, with a total of 22 kids, spent part of Saturday at
A Sunday morning shooting at the Blossom Acres housing project in Benton Township and a rollover crash in St. Joseph near the courthouse are believed to be connected. St. Joseph Public Safety Director Steve Neubecker says four
Economic development organizations and others are working on making southwest Michigan a more attractive place for young workers to live as they seek to increase the region’s population. Michigan State Demographer Eric Guthrie was in Benton Harbor
As online shopping becomes more prevalent and physical stores continue to shut down, Michigan Works has launched a program to help retail workers who find themselves without a job. Michigan Works Talent Development Manager Samantha Gizzi tells
Legislation from state Senator Kim LaSata would help honor fallen police officers. LaSata tells WSJM News her bill, which passed the Senate unanimously this month, updates the rules for the Michigan Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monument. “My
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department is planning to hold a Citizens Academy next month. It holds the academies so residents can learn about what the sheriff’s department does and get to understand the court system a
The St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation has announced its grant recipients for 2019. Secretary Bill Healy tells WSJM News the Rotary is giving out $59,000 to eight groups in the area. It’s a local tradition. “The
There will be a formal inauguration for Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad this month. Muhammad was re-elected in November, and now the city says his inaugural will be on December 16. There, he plans to talk about
The American Civil Liberties Union is welcoming a decision by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to investigate a complaint about racism at Paw Paw Public Schools. The ACLU sent a complaint to the
A website has been launched for the Benton Harbor Area Schools Community Engagement and Advisory Committee. Michigan Deputy State Treasurer Joyce Parker tells us Michigan.gov/EngageComm will provide meeting agendas and minutes, committee member bios, outreach meeting dates,
Some major recreation grants have been approved for communities around the state by the Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board. The board says the grants add up to $25 million, and several large grants are included for
