Starting this weekend, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services will make some changes to how it reports COVID-19 numbers for the state each day. The department has released the following statement: The Michigan Department of
The Michigan Department of Transportation has extended the public comment period for its long term transportation plan for the state. MDOT has released the following statement: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has extended the public online
The extension period from the Michigan Department of State for driver’s licenses, state ID cards and vehicle renewals is set to expire this month. Anyone who had one of those expire from March 1 through September 30
One person is dead after a crash in Jefferson Township in Cass County late Monday night. The driver lost control of the car on Brownsville Road, with Cass County deputies saying it was due to speed and
A popular statue of a blue cow has been found after it was stolen overnight Monday in South Haven. Sherman’s Dairy Bar reported on social media Monday that Blue Moo, the blue cow that stands outside of
From the Associated Press — The city of Detroit has turned an island park into an extraordinary memorial garden for victims of COVID-19. Cars packed with families Monday passed hundreds of photos of Detroit residents who died
There’s a new blueprint for how candidates in 2020 might be able to sway rural voters from Michigan and other states. People’s Action, a coalition of grassroots organizations, has released a “Rural Relief, Recovery and Reimagination Agenda.”
The United Way of Southwest Michigan is launching a voter registration campaign. Spokesperson Jennifer Tomshack tells WSJM News with September 22 being National Voter Registration Day, it’s spending all of the month helping people get signed up
Berrien RESA is going to provide school districts throughout the county with personal protective equipment. RESA Superintendent Eric Hoppstock tells WSJM News the Governor’s Mask Up campaign is working with ISDs to get masks out to students.
An icon in the city of South Haven has been damaged by vandals. Blue Moo, the blue cow statue outside of Sherman’s Ice Cream Parlor, was knocked over sometime between 12:30 a.m. and 8 a.m. on Monday.
From the Associated Press — The leader of the Michigan High School Athletic Association says the decision rests with Governor Gretchen Whitmer on whether there are soccer games, volleyball matches, and swimming and diving meets this fall.
Spectrum Health Lakeland is warning about a data breach that has affected part of the organization. It says the global breach involved Blackbaud, Incorporated, which hosts data for the Spectrum Health Lakeland Foundation. Blackbaud was the victim
Charges of boating while intoxicated are pending against 52-year-old Joseph Kenneth of Benton Harbor. Our partners at WSBT-22 report the charges were filed over the weekend in southwest Missouri for a crash Saturday on the Lake of
The latest COVID-19 numbers are out from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The number of new cases is at 451, lower than it’s been in weeks. Seven more have died from the illness. In
The Boys & Girls Club of Benton Harbor is going to reopen on September 14. It has been shut down to the public since March 16 and staffers returned to facilities on June 6 once the Stay
The Berrien County Health Department is feeling confident about the resumption of school tomorrow. Spokesperson Gillian Conrad tells WSJM News the COVID-19 numbers for the area in recent weeks suggest “we are in a pretty good place.”
Michigan has 539 new COVID-19 cases as of Sunday for a total of 102,017. The Department of Health and Human Services says six new deaths have been recorded to bring that figure to 6,473. In southwest Michigan,
Michigan students who are enrolled in college career and technical education programs this fall are now eligible to receive food assistance if they meet certain eligibility requirements. Michigan Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Bob Wheaton
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners is going to have to decide what to do about Silver Beach County Park as high water levels in Lake Michigan eat away at the shoreline. During a meeting this past
The Michigan Women’s Commission is moving from the Department of Civil Rights to the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. The move was announced by Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday as she says she aims to enhance
Home sales in southwest Michigan during July were up, and so were the selling prices. The Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors says pent-up demand was unleashed as the number of homes sold went up by 51% from
State education leaders are expressing concern about their ability to meet the needs of students when it comes to meal distributions this fall. State Superintendent Michael Rice says the U.S. Department of Agriculture is not planning to
South Haven Area Emergency Services says a man is hospitalized after being pulled from Lake Michigan on Saturday. SHAES has released the following: South Haven Area Emergency Services responded to an incident off the South Beach on
SHAES responded to an alarm at the Urban Studio Salon and Spa, 410 Phoenix Street in the central business district, at 8:57 a.m. Saturday. An employee coming to work smelled smoke upon entering the building. SHAES responders
Southwestern Michigan College expects to find out in October if it can bring back its cross-country program. The college announced this summer it’s decided to resurrect the Roadrunners, which were disbanded about 25 years ago. College officials
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared August Immunization Awareness Month as the state urges everyone to make sure they are getting all of their recommended vaccines, and also that their children get all of their vaccines. Speaking this
The United Way of Southwest Michigan is celebrating those who help shape the community in a new way this month due to COVID-19. The organization’s usual celebration, which was set for March, had to be canceled this
The goal was to raise $75,000 to get a match of the same amount from an anonymous donor, but the Berrien Community Foundation says its Arts Challenge has ended with more than $141,000 raised for ten local
The Michigan Farm Bureau continues to rail against a state rule requiring farm workers to be tested for COVID-19. In a new video, the organization features some Van Buren County workers against the mandate. Manuel Morales, a
It’s a game changer. That’s what Flint Bishop Airport director Nino Sappone says about a new Smart Helmet they will use at the airport for its police, since it can take people’s temperatures from more than 20
