The public comment period on the Trump administration’s proposal to repeal and replace the Clean Water Rule is expected to begin this week. The move would reverse pollution protections for streams and wetlands that supply one third
An effort is underway to spruce up an area of Benton Harbor that used to be known as Little Italy. Al DiBrito, of St. Joseph, tells WSJM News the plan is to turn land near Territorial and
Registrations are being taken now for what’s known as Michigan’s Longest Garage Sale. Kristopher Martin, with the Southwest Michigan Planning Commission, tells WSJM News there will be stops all along US-12 from New Buffalo to Detroit for the
A request for blood donations is being made to the public due to a summer shortage. The American Red Cross on Wednesday issued an emergency appeal, with spokesperson Todd Kulman telling WSJM News the usual summer drop-off
An effort is underway to expand Southwestern Michigan College’s nursing program. The college plans to update the nursing instruction building with the latest technology and also double its size. The $9.6 million initiative is in response a
Talk about a new healthcare law should be resuming in the Senate after a vote was postponed before the holiday weekend. U.S. Senator Gary Peters, a Democrat from Michigan, tells Michigan News Network the bill is flawed ,
Five people are facing charges following a couple of drug raids in Benton Harbor in recent days. First, the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department tells us the Southwest Michigan Enforcement Team searched a home in the 1,300 block
From the Associated Press — Huron County is developing a solar energy ordinance after a renewable energy company said it wants to build about a dozen solar farms in the area. MLive reports California-based Cypress Creek Renewables has
It was a smooth Fourth of July at Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph. Sheriff Paul Bailey tells WSJM News there were some, however, who tried to get away with having alcohol on the beach. “We
The Cass County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a deadly personal water craft accident on Magician Lake. They tell WSJM News 28-year-old Derek Jackson of Gobles hit a wave and was thrown off the water craft, and it
