The Michigan Department of Transportation continues floating the idea of a road usage charge to help pay for road repairs in the state. MDOT has launched an online survey to gauge how people might feel about dropping
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has honored former Berrien County Parks Director Brian Bailey, who died in December. State Representative Joey Andrews presented to commissioners this week a state tribute signed by himself, state Senator Aric
The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Global Michigan has announced $738,000 in grants for 17 ethnic and community-based organizations around the state to help them strengthen infrastructure and build capacity. Among the recipients
Legislation to regulate short-term rental properties in Michigan is expected to be introduced in Lansing next week. State Representative Joey Andrews addressed the Berrien County Board of Commissioners this week, saying the new plan will create a
NBC/Will Hart Longtime Law & Order veteran Sam Waterston is leaving the show after 400 episodes playing District Attorney Jack McCoy, a role he’s filled since 1994. On the show’s Instagram, the 83-year-old actor bade farewell to
Rich Fury/VF22/Getty Images for Vanity Fair Former Home Alone franchise star and Schitt’s Creek Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara has been tapped to co-star in the second season of Max’s The Last of Us. The streaming service broke
A 30-year-old man is facing nine felony charges after he was found in South Haven this week with a 14-year-old girl missing out of Washington state. Van Buren County Sheriff Dan Abbott said on Friday his office
From the Associated Press — A stretch of unusually warm weather has forced federal officials to suspend researchers’ annual wolf-moose count in Isle Royale National Park for the first time in more than six decades. Isle Royale
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — The mother of a Michigan school shooter testified in her own defense Thursday saying she had no role in buying or storing the handgun used to kill four students in 2021 and shifted
The Berrien County Historical Association is taking steps to improve security following some thefts from its property in Berrien Springs last year. We reported in December someone took money from the association’s cash register and donation box
Market Van Buren is taking nominations for the fourth annual Market Van Buren Awards, a set of awards reserved for organizations in Cass and Van Buren County that are leading the way toward a stronger local economy.
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s office reports a fatal crash happened last night in Antwerp township. Deputies were called just after 7:00 pm last night to a crash in the area of 62nd Avenue and 30th Street.
NFL – Jim Harbaugh is ready to resume his chase of a Super Bowl title with the Chargers Jim Harbaugh fulfilled one of his goals by winning a national championship at his alma mater. Now he’s looking
The winners of this year’s Neighbors Organizing Against Racism John Lewis Good Trouble Awards have been announced ahead of this month’s Michigan Black Summit, to be held at Lake Michigan College. Neighbors Organizing Against Racism Director Trenton
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has ordered some aerial reconnaissance. At a Thursday meeting, the board approved a six-year contact with Woolpert, Incorporated and Pictometry International Corporation to take aerial photos of properties throughout the county.
Lake Michigan College is hosting a series of on-campus workshops to answer questions and help families with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. LMC Financial Aid Director Nicole Hatter tells us the FAFSA has
Berrien County Commissioner Chokwe Pitchford has been learning about artificial intelligence as a member of the National Association of Counties A.I. Committee in the past year. Speaking to colleagues Thursday, Pitchford said the committee will soon have
Michigan Senate Republicans have unveiled new education legislation that they say will help the state’s students get back on track after a few years of declines. State Senator Aric Nesbitt helped announce the MI Brighter Future plan
A South Haven man is facing charges after he was found with a 14-year-old girl missing out of Washington state Thursday. Police say the girl went missing out of Mount Vernon January 6. Her mother told police
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a suspect who escaped after fleeing from them on Wednesday. The department says detectives with the narcotics unit were investigating the sale of meth near County Road 665
Market Van Buren has been awarded a state grant to help prepare a potential industrial site in Hartford Township. Market Van Buren Director Zach Morris tells us the $467,000 from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s Strategic Site
Home sales in southwest Michigan were at a ten-year low in 2023. The Southwestern Michigan Association of Realtors says the region experienced a burst in housing sales from 2016 to 2020, and then COVID hit, causing the
Courtesy Maximum Effort And whether or not Punxsutawney Phil, or any other local marmots, see their shadows, you’ll definitely see a new set of Groundhog Day-themed Frito-Lay ads on ABC. That’s because Ryan Reynolds‘ Maximum Effort brand
avid_creative/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — One teenager was killed and two were injured in an apparent targeted shooting in broad daylight a few blocks from their Chicago school, according to police. The three teens were walking Wednesday afternoon
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Democratic primaries in two special elections in the Detroit area seeking to break a tie in the Michigan House of Representatives were won by a county commissioner and city councilor who will now go on
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Hours after a teenager killed four students at his Michigan high school, his mother said, “He’s going to have to suffer,” an investigator testified Wednesday. “I found that odd. She was referring to someone who
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A Covert man is facing charges after a Southwest Enforcement Team raid on Tuesday. SWET says it searched a home in the 73,000 block of 34th Avenue in Covert, finding more than 60 grams of suspected fentanyl,
A celebration will be held this Sunday in South Haven to mark the completion of the new wintertime gathering place in Dyckman Park. The gathering place features an outdoor fireplace that’s been in the works for about
WNIT, the PBS station based in South Bend that serves southwest Michigan, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Station President Greg Giczi tells us a dedicated group of residents came together starting in the late 1960s to launch
