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Calls for fire service have been down in the city of Benton Harbor. Acting Public Safety Director Dan McGinnis tells our newsroom they had 498 fire calls in 2015, but just 273 in 2016. He notes this

Michigan is ranked 44th in the country when it comes to property taxes. Jill Gonzalez, with personal finance website WalletHub, says the average Michigan resident annually spends about $3,200 on property taxes. “Michigan has always been an outlier

Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety Acting Director Dan McGinnis is hoping to get the public’s thoughts on what police should do this summer to keep the community safe. He’s now working on the department’s annual spring

As National Consumer Protection Week begins, Attorney General Bill Schuette has released his annual Consumer Complaint list. Spokeswoman Andrea Bitley says it was compiled by analyzing nearly 8,500 written complaints filed in 2016. “The consumer protection part

LECO Corporation has announced a $19 million expansion in St. Joseph Township. It’s putting in a new 64,000 square foot applications lab and customer demonstration facility. According to Cornerstone Alliance, the additions will be right next to

Reports of a 97% cut to Great Lakes funding set to be included in President Donald Trump’s new budget are alarming to the Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition. Spokesperson Chad Lord told WKZO News it will be

A women’s march is planned for this week in St. Joseph and Benton Harbor. Angie Seger, with the Whirlpool Women’s Network, tells WSJM News they’re doing it to salute exceptional women and to raise awareness of women’s

A map of all the road projects planned by the Michigan Department of Transportation for this year is now online. MDOT’s Jeff Cranson tells WSJM  News that, with it, you can see several details about each project.

1,100 layoffs are coming to the General Motors plant near Lansing. Both seniority and temporary employees at the Delta Township Assembly Plant will be laid off as GM suspends its third shift on May 12th and moves

Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee is speaking-out against the latest executive order by President Donald Trump. The revised travel ban issued on Monday temporarily halts entry to the U.S. for people from six Muslim-majority nations who are seeking

All of this coming week, students at Lakeshore High School will be talking about suicide prevention. Principal Brad Brunner tells WSJM News the kids have organized a series of events set to kick off Monday with an

If you’re having a little trouble with your heating bill this winter, Consumers Energy wants you to know there’s a place to turn for help. Spokesperson Brian Wheeler tells us you could always apply for the Michigan

It’s Legomania in St. Joseph. On Thursday, a series of events around the downtown area kicked off as part of Build Your Way Around Town. St. Joseph Today’s Amy Zapal tells WSJM News you can go to several

A partnership between Michigan State Police and the Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety has resulted in a reduction of violent crime in the city, according to authorities. MSP Captain Michael Brown tells WSJM News the department

The small Van Buren County village of Breedsville is finally getting its south side bridge replaced. The bridge on County Road 215 over the Black River partially collapsed in December of 2015, causing a big headache for

From the Associated Press — Three members of Congress are urging President Donald Trump to break a logjam on preventing Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was scheduled this week to

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has shied away from advertising…until now. A Metro Detroit 5th grader, Bria Loveday, suggested to him via Twitter to hold a contest. See who can make the best homemade ad for the electric

From the Associated Press — Michigan has spent or obligated almost all of a dedicated source of funding needed to clean up and redevelop 7,000 polluted sites across the state. So lawmakers are questioning the Snyder administration on

If you’re heading to Kalamazoo in the next few months, you may want to give yourself a little extra time to get around. Michigan Department of Transportation spokesperson Nick Schirripa told WKZO News they’re gearing up for a

From the Associated Press — Mayor Rosalynn Bliss wants to start an education program for immigrants who move to Grand Rapids. MLive.com reports Friday that Bliss announced her plan during Thursday’s State of the City address.Bliss told reporters

A candidate for governor will be stopping in Kalamazoo this weekend. Todd Schleiger is a business owner and an independent. He told WKZO News he’s got big plans to clean up Michigan. “The two party system is broken

U.S. Senator Gary Peters, of Michigan, has slammed Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his contacts with Russian diplomats during the presidential campaign. He tells WKZO News the whole situation is suspicious. “They are not our friend, and

The head of the Michigan School Reform Office testified in Lansing Thursday, answering questions as to why some children would need to travel as far as 30 miles to attend school next year if their current school

The Cook nuclear power plant in Bridgman is cleaning up after about 1,000 gallons of sulfuric acid leaked out of a tank via a drain flange Wednesday. Cook spokesperson Bill Schalk tells WSJM News the acid essentially

The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department has identified a Grand Junction woman killed in a Wednesday crash involving a train. It says 47-year-old Tiffany Glidden died in the crash with a CSX train. Glidden was driving an SUV through