The state of Michigan has announced some contracts it has reached to manage COVID-19 contact racing. The State Emergency Operations Center has released the following statement: The State of Michigan has approved contracts to rapidly expand Michigan’s
Michigan’s overall COVID-19 case numbers are up by 430 for Saturday to 46,756 with 133 additional deaths for a total of 4,526. However, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says 22,686 have recovered, which is
Testing capacity for COVID-19 is continually going up in Berrien County, but the supply is still too short. So says Spectrum Health Lakeland CEO Loren Hamel, who gave a coronavirus update with Berrien County officials Friday. Hamel
Congress is going to have to set aside partisan differences in order to help the nation through the COVID-19 crisis. That’s the message Congressman Fred Upton had for colleagues during a virtual House session this week. He
Fruit growers in Michigan are bracing for the worst as freezing temperatures are expected to hit tonight. Michigan State University Extension’s Mark Longstroth in Van Buren County says peaches, cherries, and pears are already blooming in southwest
Jobs For Michigan’s Graduates has received a boost that will help nearly 800 youth in southwest Michigan and almost 33-hundred statewide. Lyons Industries president Lance Lyons awarded the program $10,000 to support vulnerable youth in the state,
A large landscaping project has been finished at South Haven High School, just days after landscaping businesses were allowed to reopen in Michigan. The new 300 foot berm sits on the east side of the school facing
From the Associated Press — Michigan restaurants and bars are pushing Governor Gretchen Whitmer to let them reopen for dine-in service on May 29. An industry group on Friday released a “roadmap” to reopening, with guidance such
Berrien County’s coronavirus cases are higher by 22, rising from 354 on Thursday to 376 with 216 listed as having recovered by the Berrien County Health Department. The virus has claimed 22 lives in Berrien County, up
A barn and a vehicle are total losses after a fire in Bangor Township on Friday morning. South Haven Area Emergency Services says firefighters from the Bangor Community Fire Department responded to a property at 38th Avenue
From the Associated Press — Some Michigan farmers say the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s plan to buy tart cherries to feed communities and support farmers will help the industry as cold weather threatens their crops. The Traverse
Berrien County has launched a new website to help businesses as they plan to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Berrien County Health Department has released the following statement: The Berrien County Health Department, Department of Economic
Michigan State Police are investigating a possible drowning in Weesaw Township. They say a trooper from the Niles post spotted an overturned boat on Rug Lake off Gardner Road around 2:15 p.m. on Thursday. The trooper found
From the Associated Press — Guns can’t be banned from Michigan’s Capitol building unless legislators change the law, says an official who helps oversee the building. John Truscott, vice chairman of the Michigan State Capitol Commission, spoke
Planning is still underway for the Benton Harbor Farmers Market this year. The Berrien County Board of Health this week accepted a $5,000 grant from the Spectrum Health Lakeland Community Health Endowment to run the market this
The Michigan League for Public Policy is making some recommendations for how the state’s unemployment system could be improved. Policy analyst Peter Ruark tells WSJM News steps have been taken recently to help the system function as
Actor Jeff Daniels is headed to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in a way. During a solo acoustic concert livestreamed from his Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, outside of Ann Arbor, Daniels said he’d had a
Berrien County Health Officer Nicki Britten says contact tracing is a key way the area can stamp out lines of COVID-19 transmission. She gave an update to the Berrien County Board of Health this week, saying the
There are more details coming out from Governor Whitmer regarding how the reopening of the state’s economy will be handled. She says there are six phases in her MI Safe Start Plan, of which we are currently
Manufacturing is gearing up to resume in Michigan amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Whitmer says automotive suppliers can resume work on Monday, with Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler slowly ramping up production on May 18. “COVID-19
Michigan is reporting 592 additional cases of COVID-19 around the state for Thursday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the total number of cases in the state since the start of the pandemic is
Multiple drug charges are being sought against a 35-year-old Paw Paw man after the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office conducted a raid at an Antwerp Township home Wednesday night. Deputies had been investigating the man for allegedly
A drive-thru COVID-19 testing site will open this week at the Walmart in Benton Township. Walmart has released the following statement: A COVID-19 drive-thru testing site will open on Friday, May 8th, in the parking lot of
Billy Joel will not be playing at Notre Dame Stadium this year. Notre Dame has pushed the show back a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Joel will now be playing in South Bend on June 26,
Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad is telling residents a shipment of personal protective equipment is arriving this week. He posted a video update to followers on Facebook Tuesday. “Speaking of masks, we do have the order out,”
Congressman Fred Upton says work on a vaccine for COVID-19 can proceed faster than it would have just a few years ago because of legislation passed in 2016. He tells WSJM News his 21st Century Cures Act
The Southwest Michigan Cares Fund has raised nearly $900,000 since it was created in March to help residents in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Berrien Community Foundation President Lisa Cripps-Downey tells WSJM News the fund is still
Spectrum Health Lakeland is asking everyone to take a moment to honor front line healthcare workers next week. Spokesperson Jessica Springer tells WSJM News that’s as they mark Nurses Week and Healthcare Week. “We’re asking community members
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says Lake Michigan continues to get deeper. For the fourth straight month in April, Michigan and Huron, considered the same body of water, set a record for the water level and
New numbers from the state show a rise of 657 in new coronavirus cases in Michigan from Tuesday to bring the cumulative total to 45,054 with 4,250 deaths. The number of deaths from the virus is up
