President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy have met to discuss the impasse over raising the nation’s debt ceiling. McCarthy said after Wednesday’s meeting he was optimistic and that it was a good start. Congressman Bill Huizenga
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services has announced a record number of Michiganders signed up for health insurance on the Health Insurance Marketplace during the recent open enrollment period. It just closed last month. More
St. Joseph residents Brandy (Ruff) and Wilfredo Jaquez may have sold the South Cliff Inn earlier this year, but they’re not getting out of the hospitality business. The couple plans to focus on their new wedding and
South Haven Area Emergency Services responded to a record number of calls during 2022 while experiencing a reduction in fire losses, according to the department’s annual report. SHAES says for the fifth consecutive year, the number of
Police have provided an update in last week’s murder suicide in Van Buren County. After receiving two separate 911 calls informing them that a murder suicide was going to take place at 38954 82nd Ave, Decatur Township,
The annual Stone Lake Ice Fishing Bowl in Cassopolis that was scheduled for this weekend has been canceled due to lack of ice on Stone Lake, Cassopolis Main Street announced Wednesday. The event had already been pushed
Market Van Buren is seeking nominees for the best new businesses in Van Buren and Cass Counties. Throughout February, the organization will be accepting nominations of business that have been operational for less than two years, and
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says 6,027 people tested positive for COVID-19 in the past week, an average of 861 a day. There were 245 deaths from the coronavirus. Nearly 70% of the state’s
February is American Heart Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, where someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds.
High school students in southwest Michigan are charging up for the FIRST Robotics Competition season, which means Tim Dunaj is preparing to shine a spotlight on the ups, downs, teamwork and life lessons learned through the annual
Throughout the month of October last year, BOSS Services set out to raise money for Marie Yeager Cancer Center by donating $20 of every $69 furnace check-up they performed to help fund care and transportation for patients
Set for this weekend is the St. Joseph Ice Festival. St. Joseph Today’s Daniele Crevier tells us the ice carvers will get to work downtown on Friday at 5 p.m. and everyone can check out the Fire
There’s plenty of new developments happening within the St. Joseph Department of Public Safety as Director Steve Neubecker gave an update to residents at a community meeting of the St. Joseph City Commission this week. He went
The United Way of Southwest Michigan has been awarded a federal grant of more than $900,000 for work on the Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail. Be Healthy Berrien Director Dawn Marie Smith tells us the trail already exists
A former Discovery Channel star and southwest Michigan resident is back in court. Scott Kevin Meisterheim, 55, of Kalamazoo, faced a pretrial in Kalamazoo County last week on 10 counts of illegal deer hunting, according to a
Michigan Works! Berrien, Cass, Van Buren has secured a $2.5 million in competitive grants from the State of Michigan’s Going PRO Talent Fund to help 33 local employers enhance their workforce. The Going PRO Talent Fund is
Marc Bitzer says he’s “optimistic” about the second half of 2023 and “bullish” about the ‘demand cycle’ that will drive Whirlpool’s appliance business in 2024. The Whirlpool Chairman and Chief Executive Officer met with Wall Street writers
Whirlpool has reported sales were down in 2022 by 10% from 2021. The company released its quarterly report this week showing a $2.2 billion drop in net sales for the year. The Fourth Quarter was also bumpy
General Motors workers will get profit sharing checks of up to $12,750. GM President Mark Reuss says that’s a “financial reward” for a $9.9 billion 2022 profit. “It’s a big day and an important day for GM
A lot of people would like to move to a four day work week. A Robert Half survey shows 93% of U.S. managers support a four day work week for their team. Recruiting manager Shannon Edlinger says
University of Michigan Health websites were hit with a cyber attack on Monday. They say the targets were public websites hosted by a third-party vendor, and that none of the sites impacted contain patient information. Claudia Rast
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced a settlement agreement for the cleanup of a PFAS contaminated site in Livingston County in the first such deal since the state filed suit against multiple manufacturers, back in 2020.
Congresswoman Haley Stevens of Birmingham says she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being left open by the upcoming retirement of Senator Debbie Stabenow. Stevens had been considered a possible candidate for Democrats, who have held
Tax season is upon us. Mark Steber is the chief tax information officer for Jackson Hewitt tax services and says if you think there are no changes this tax year, think again. “There were tax law changes,
Americans continue to have little faith in the mainstream news media, with many people under the age of 30 saying they trust information from social media nearly as much as local Michigan or national news outlets. Now
Two plans to improve the downtown area have been approved by St. Joseph City Commissioners. At a Monday meeting, they heard a proposal from Cornerstone Alliance to spruce up downtown facades. Cornerstone would provide $25,000 while the
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has released a Drinking Water Road Map to help Benton Harbor residents know what to do when it comes to the water coming out of their taps. The state
Congressman Bill Huizenga says he looks forward to working with the Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee to ensure Congress has more oversight of financial markets. He’s been appointed chair of the subcommittee. “I’m looking forward to
Lake Michigan College has announced the names of 720 students recognized for academic achievement during the 2022 Fall semester. There were 61 students named to the President’s List, achieving a 4.0 GPA at full-time status. The Dean’s
It’s called Comet C-2022-E-3 and you can see it this week. The last time it buzzed near the Earth was 50,000 years ago. John French, the editor of the Abrams Planetarium sky calendar for Michigan State University,
