Local News Archives

Study Looks At Healthcare Needs Around SWM

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A year-long study done by Lakeland Health has given us a sense of what communities need to help residents live healthy, and also what folks around southwest Michigan are concerned about. The 2016-2019 Community Health Needs Assessment

Chronic Wasting Disease Suspected In MI Deer

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State wildlife regulators say another deer in southern Michigan may have been found with chronic wasting disease. The Department of Natural Resources says a hunter shot the 1 1/2 -year-old buck last week in Clinton County’s Eagle Township

SWM Home Sales Down Slightly In October

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Southwest Michigan’s housing market has been strong throughout 2016, although sales took a bit of a breather in the month of October. The Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors’ Philip Amodeo tells WSJM News sales for the month

Man Hospitalized After Catching On Fire

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A man is being treated at South Bend Memorial Hospital after being found “covered in smoke” and lying on the ground in Niles Township. The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department tells us it happened around 8:20 pm Tuesday

LaSata Names Legislative Director

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State Representative-elect Kim LaSata has started putting together her Lansing team. She’s hired Bridgman native Arthur Havlicek to serve as her legislative director. LaSata says that Havlicek brings an understanding of the legislature and the district to

Adoption Day Celebrated Across Michigan

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Judges all over Michigan are taking time this weke to finalize adoptions. Tuesday was Adoption Day, and Michigan Supreme Court Justice Joan Larsen tells us it was a special, heartwarming occasion “To the extent that I can