Police are investigating after seven people were shot, one fatally, in Benton Harbor on Memorial Day. The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety says officers were sent to the 900 block of Pipestone Street around 2:20 a.m.
Drivers are being advised of a bridge project about to start near Watervliet. The Michigan Department of Transportation says it’s investing $800,000 to repair the M-140 bridge over the Paw Paw Lake outlet near Watervliet starting Wednesday.
Unit 1 of Indiana Michigan Power’s Cook nuclear power plant has completed its refueling outage and is now back online. The outage began April 2 and involved more than 1,200 contracted workers being brought into the area
DCS Technology LLC, a firm hired by the Berrien County Board of Commissioners, is working to map the availability of broadband internet around the county. The administration says over the next 12-weeks, DCS work crews will be
The Cook Nuclear Plant Unit One is back ‘online’. It’s planned refueling outage has been completed, as we learn in this statement from Cook Plant Spokesman Bill Downey: Indiana Michigan Power’s I&M) Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1
Tens of thousands of people are expected to head to the airport and travel during the summer. The unofficial kickoff is this coming Memorial Day weekend. Michigan TSA security director Steve Lorincz says travelers should arrive early
With the summer here, southwest Michigan residents are being reminded tick season has begun. Berrien County Acting Health Officer Guy Miller tells WSJM News ticks carry diseases including Lyme disease, which causes rash, fever, headache, and fatigue.
The 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship winner is Steven Alker from New Zealand. Alker finished the tournament Sunday 16 under par and won. He says when he saw the trophy, it was amazing. “First one I saw
A new 1,375 square foot mural is being painted at South Haven High School. Suzanne Loafman with South Haven Project CURB tells WSJM News the wall near the athletics entrance will soon be painted with images of
The city of South Haven has posted signs announcing the penalties for swimming or walking out on to the pier during dangerous conditions. City Manager Kate Hosier tells WSJM News the city council in January approved a
There will be three railroad crossing closures in Chikaming Township in the coming weeks. The Berrien County Road Department says the crossings will be totally closed to traffic during those times. The railroad crossing on Lakeside Road
An information session will be held next month at Lake Michigan College for the college to tell potential students about the LMC Promise. The session will be Wednesday, June 8 starting at 6 p.m. in Room 1304
Benton Harbor residents are being reminded the distribution site for bottled water in the community is being moved to the Boys and Girls Club Fettig Youth Campus starting next week. The water is currently distributed at Benton
With 1,200 volunteers needed to run the Kitchenaid Senior PGA Championship each year, it’s only natural the PGA would honor them each year with awards. The Volunteer of the Year Award is named for Dr. John M.
The Benton Harbor Farmers Market will return for the season next month. The Berrien County Health Department’s Chioma Ejiofor tells WSJM News the market will be held each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dwight
A developer has big plans for the former Berrien Hills golf club property in St. Joseph Township. Attorney Mark Miller represents Southwest Michigan Coastal Ventures, which is seeking township permission for a Planned Unit Development permit for
Shootings like this week’s in Texas can leave an trauma on the first responders who helped at the scene. The goal of a nationwide treatment program called Help for Our Heroes is to help first responders and
The Michigan Senate this week voted to suspend the state’s gas tax to help drivers deal with the high costs they’re facing at the pump. Among those voting to eliminate the sales, excise, and use taxes on
Police are investigating as several dogs and horses have been shot in recent weeks in Cass County. The Cass County Sheriff’s Department says the shootings were reported in the 66,000 block of Kessington Road in Calvin Township
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will be dredging in St. Joseph and South Haven in June. Elizabeth Wilkinson is an engineer with the Army Corps in Grand Haven and tells WSJM News the dredging is intended
Slacker’s Family Fun Center has reopened at its new location in St. Joseph Township. Slacker’s previously was located at the Orchards Mall, but announced plans to move in late 2021. The new location is the former Vineland
Sheriff Richard J Behnke reports that on 5/27/22 at approximately 10:47am, his office responded to a report of a subject with a firearm near Cassopolis Schools. This subject was in his vehicle on the road, in the
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a missing Gobles teen. It says 15-year-old Gabriel Reynoso ran away from home on May 16 and has not returned. Sheriff’s deputies have followed several leads as they
The Van Buren County Board of Commissioners has accepted the resignation of County Administrator Frank Hardester. The board voted to accept on Tuesday. It issued a statement Thursday, saying Ryan Post has been appointed interim county administrator.
From the Associated Press — Former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov is in danger of losing the round-the-clock medical care he has had since he nearly died in a 1997 limousine crash while celebrating the team’s
From the Associated Press — A Michigan business owner has filed a lawsuit to try to get on Michigan’s August primary ballot. It’s the first of many likely legal challenges after five Republican candidates for governor were
One of the biggest cheerleaders for southwest Michigan is one of the men who has done quite a bit to improve the quality of life in the area. Jeff Noel is the corporate vice president for communications
$100,000 is being donated to the Curious Kids’ Museum and the YMCA of Greater Michiana. The $50,000 donations were announced Friday at the 2022 KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship. The PGA of America and Whirlpool also awarded $50,000
The Michigan Department of Transportation is suspending construction projects on the state’s roads for Memorial Day weekend to make for smoother travel for those who are vacationing. MDOT spokesperson Nick Schirripa tells WSJM News they’re getting out
Finland and Sweden are seeking NATO membership, and Congressman Fred Upton says that’s very encouraging. He tells WSJM News Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had the opposite effect that Vladimir Putin intended. “Remember Putin’s drive was to
