Americans are spending more than eight hours a day online and many are reporting losing money to bad actors in cases of fraud and romance scams. Google technology expect Grace Hoyt says if something pops up that
The Niles Police Department on Monday responded to the Popeyes Chicken at 306 S 11th Street on the report of an armed robbery. Police say they received the call at approximately 4:30 pm. When officers arrived, the
Sony Pictures Entertainment Sony Pictures dropped the trailer to Bad Boys: Ride or Die, the fourquel starring Will Smith and Martin Lawrence, on Tuesday. In the clip, Lawrence’s Marcus Burnett gets carsick from Mike Lowry’s (Smith) driving
The city of South Haven has announced Spring 2024 leaf pickup will take place during the first two weeks in April (April 1 – April 12), weather permitting. The City of South Haven provides loose-leaf pickup for
Hundreds of workers at Stellantis will be out of work at the end of the month. The automaker announced Friday it was cutting 400 technology and engineering jobs. Butzel labor and employment attorney Brett Miller says we’ve
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it’s making historic investments that will benefit farmers and food processing and distribution facilities here in Michigan and nationwide. USDA Undersecretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt says this
NBC/Nicole Weingart On Tuesday night, NBC wraps the second season of the reboot of Night Court, and as fans know, it centers on the wedding of an old-school Night Court vet, Marsha Warfield‘s Roz. The actress returned
Many of us have taken a mental health day when we just didn’t feel like going to work. Now, a new University of Michigan study finds one in five parents of middle and high school students say
Southwestern Michigan College students have had a chance to show off their musical skills during a recent SMC job fair. The college told us more: Logan Petruska of Edwardsburg, usually seen drumming with the Southwestern Michigan College
The Bridgman Public Schools Board of Education heard from a large number of band students, boosters, and parents on Monday night as a grassroots effort mounts to reinstate Bridgman High School Band Director Cliff Reppart. The Spirit
March is National Criminal Justice Month, and advocates say people with mental illness are over-represented in jails and prisons. According to the Prison Policy Initiative, 43% of people in state prisons and 44% of people in local
A Niles couple charged with several felony counts of Medicaid fraud through their counseling practice has pleaded guilty. The Michigan Attorney General’s office says Gregory Barney has pleaded to two counts of Medicaid Fraud while his wife,
St. Joseph City Commissioners have given the green light to a new playground at Silver Beach County Park. At a Monday meeting, the city commission approved an amendment to the park’s 1997 Planned Unit Development designation to
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new way for Michigan residents to track the progress of their Bridge benefits claims. The department has released a new function to the MI Bridges website
Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Flaco, the Eurasian eagle owl who escaped from his vandalized Central Park Zoo enclosure in February 2023, had high levels of rat poison in his system and was suffering
It’s down to the final round of state Representative Pauline Wendzel’s 2024 Southwest Michigan School Spirit Tournament. The tournament entered the final stage Monday with Hartford High School and Decatur Public Schools competing to show the most
Berrien County Drain Commissioner Christopher Quattrin has got his hands full in Bridgman as some major drain work is on the horizon. Quattrin tells us with the community growing, new measures are being taken to keep land
Michigan State Police at the Paw Paw post have started a new program to provide free gun safes to firearm owners. MSP Lieutenant DuWayne Robinson tells us the post is teaming up with Bronson Prevention Services, which
Michael Thomas Hazard, a talented tool & die maker and designer, bid farewell to this world on March 23, 2024, at his home with his family by his side in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born in Kalamazoo
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, will vote next month on whether they want to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. The National Labor Relations Board said Monday that the election will take
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Indigenous and conservation groups were part of a demonstration last week in Cincinnati, highlighting what they say are the risks to their region from the Line 5 oil pipeline. In the
There’s been another case of a preventable disease in Michigan. Washtenaw County has announced its second case of the measles. Dr. Rebecca Schein, a pediatric infectious disease physician at Michigan State University, calls the measles extremely infectious.
Two Berrien County elementary schools are receiving the gift of free books from the Michigan Education Trust. MET’s Heather Barthelmes tells us the trust has donated more than $1,000 each to 19 schools around the state so
Part of the former Morton Elementary School building in Benton Harbor has been condemned following a fire on Sunday. The Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety says it was sent to the building at 267 Hull Street
The Benton Harbor-St. Joseph YMCA has launched a new $4.4 million capital campaign to improve its facility on Hollywood Road in St. Joseph. The YMCA’s Jill Haboush tells us the “Another Century of Service” campaign is aimed
Coming to the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship this May will be a Field of Honor to pay respect to those who have served their country. The Exchange Club of Southwest Michigan’s Jim Ashbrook tells us the group
Coloma Community Schools is asking voters to approve two bonds in the May election. The plan is a scaled down version of a ballot proposal narrowly rejected by voters last year. The district is now seeking a
Lake Michigan College is inviting graduating high school seniors within its district to learn more about the Red Hawk Futures Scholarship program. LMC Vice President of Advancement Doug Schaffer tells us the program was started last year
Now in its new location at 133 West Main in Benton Harbor is the Corewell Health Center for Wellness, formerly known as the Center for Better Health and Wellness. Corewell Director of Population Health Nicki Britten tells
A school bus driver who transports disabled children to and from classes has been honored with this year’s Berrien RESA Special Education Parent Advisory Committee Excellence in Education Award. RESA Superintendent Eric Hoppstock tells us Henry McNeily
