An exhibit now on display at the Michigan Maritime Museum in South Haven aims to get people thinking about water quality. Museum community outreach coordinator Claire Herhold tells us Pisces Spiral is comprised of more than 300
A 76-year-old man is dead following a home fire in Edwardsburg over the weekend. The Ontwa Township Fire Department was dispatched to the 68000 block of Morton Road on Sunday and found the condo on fire with
Theresa Renee “Terri” Giacalone, 38, of Bloomingdale, passed away Friday, March 10, 2023. She was born May 10, 1984, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the daughter of Charles Giacalone and Marcia Pearl Beach. Theresa was employed with the Bloomingdale
You can dance, you can jive – having the time of your life right here in southwest Michigan. The Concert: A Tribute to ABBA is coming to Four Winds New Buffalo’s Silver Creek Event Center on Saturday,
Michigan State Police say a Benton Harbor man died while in police custody on Friday. The Southwest Enforcement Team says it purchased meth from the 48-year-old suspect on Highland Avenue in Benton Township that day and then
The state’s top medical doctor says Michigan has been through a collective trauma and the last three years since the first cases of COVID-19 hit have been exhausting. Chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian says a lot
The funeral procession for 58-year-old Rene Rangel of Decatur brought road workers to Van Buren County from as far away as Farmington Hills and Clinton County. The Berrien County Road Department and Cass County Road Commission both
The state Senate will make a big decision on Tuesday that will impact millions of workers. They’re expected to approve the repeal of Michigan’s Right to Work law. If passed, repealing the law would make it mandatory
Silver Beach Hotel in downtown St. Joseph will reopen soon after being closed for more than two years. Owned by Riverview Hospitality Group, the facility has been undergoing extensive repairs and renovations for the past year and
Legislation signed this past week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer will greatly increase the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit. Michigan League for Public Policy Fiscal Policy Director Rachel Richards tells us the credit was capped at a 6%
Coming soon to Lake Michigan College could be a new degree program in ESports. The LMC Board of Trustees signed this week on moving forward with the program that would have students earning an associate degree in
Benton Harbor City Commissioners have been briefed on challenges the city will soon face maintaining the local water system if the state doesn’t help. Consultant John Young this past week presented commissioners a report on the water
How about hunting for Easter eggs with some horses? The Spring Creek Equestrian Center in Three Oaks will hold its Annual Easter Egg Hunt with Horses at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. The center says children
From a Clue whodunnit at The Market to Twister and Jenga, St. Joseph storefronts went all out with the “board games” theme at March Mannequins Friday night. If you missed out, we captured some stills – as
St. Joseph High School robotics team Average Joes took home the FIRST Robotics District Championship alongside Hemlock’s Gray Matter and St. Clair’s Team Flurb. The three-team alliance fell behind 0-1 in the best-of-three championship series, but came
$3 million to clean up Ox Creek is coming to Benton Harbor. Mayor Marcus Muhammad announced this month the city just received notification the funds have been earmarked in the Omnibus Bill backed by now-retired Congressman Fred
The Benton Township Police Department is investigating a homicide and fire discovered on Saturday morning. It says police and firefighters were sent to a home in the 2100 block of Coolidge Avenue around 7 a.m. on a
The state’s pension tax is being phased out now that Governor Gretchen Whitmer has signed her Lowering MI Costs Plan into law. The governor says this will eliminate what she calls the retirement tax over four years.
Getty Images/Johner Images (MEXICO) — Three women have been missing for two weeks after traveling from Texas to Mexico for a shopping trip, authorities said. The women — Dora Alicia Cervantes Saenz, 53, Marina Perez Rios, 48,
A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for an improvement project in Bridgman. The Greater Bridgman Area Chamber and Growth Alliance’s Tara Heiser told us this week they’re looking to spruce up the Bridgman Courtyard, a space on
As clocks spring forward to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, the Michigan Department of Transportation is reminding drivers to watch out for pedestrians, runners, and bicyclists in low light conditions. Sunrise will occur an
A procession is planned for Monday in Van Buren County for a road commission worker killed in the line of duty. 58-year-old Rene Rangel was killed on Friday, March 3 in a construction zone. He was hit
Day one of the FIRST Robotics Competition at St. Joseph High School is complete, and two local teams are well positioned heading into day two. Lakeshore’s Team Lance-A-Bot is ranked second with a 6-2 record, while St.
It was three years ago Friday that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced the first two positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. Plenty has changed since then, including how people see their doctors.
The League of Women Voters of Berrien and Cass Counties is offering everyone a chance to learn about climate change and its effects on the Lake Michigan region with an event next week. Chapter President Faith Schoon
The Niles area now has access to medical services in a centralized location with the opening of the Corewell Health Care Center on South 11th Street. Dr. Christopher Harvey is a pediatrician with Southwestern Medical Primary Care
A group representing migrants is calling on Michigan lawmakers to support a bill that would allow undocumented migrants to get driver’s licenses. We the People MI southwest Michigan organizer Lupita Sanchez tells us legislation known as Drive
From the Associated Press — A mentally ill Michigan man accused of making death threats against Democrats and people who are LGBTQ has been charged with illegally possessing guns. Randall Berka II lives with his parents in
Southwest Michigan’s booming wedding industry is about to significantly change as a major player is about to re-enter the competitive wedding venue arena. Downtown St. Joseph’s Whitcomb Senior Living Tower will reverse course and create a new
Berrien County has had to hire an attorney to help with school recalls, specifically with an appeal filed over a failed school recall. At a Thursday meeting, the Berrien County Board of Commissioners hired Dickinson Wright PLLC
