Work will get started Monday on a Michigan Department of Transportation project on I-94 in Berrien County. MDOT spokesperson Nick Schirripa tells WSJM News it’s to prepare for a larger project next year on the highway from
Berrien Community Foundation is giving a boost in funding to nonprofits across Berrien County through For Good Grants to help them continue doing Good work locally. Mosaic CCDA and the Box Factory have each earned a portion
Daniele from St. Joe Today joins us to tell us about all of the great event happening this weekend! Plus Gerik from the OutCenter of Southwest Michigan joins us to talk about Pride Fest weekend in the
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued a statement after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade Friday, ending abortion rights, and possibly more rights. Whitmer calls the decision devastating. Below is the governor’s full statement: Today, Governor
A new report says this has been one of most violent years ever in our nation’s schools with school fights and other events on the rise. Joe Sbar is a psychologist in a school district in the
Will Michigan drivers see any relief from Lansing on those sky-high gas prices? GOP lawmakers want to suspend the state’s 27¢ per gallon gas tax for three months. But Governor Gretchen Whitmer remains opposed to that idea.
Over $132,000 is being received by Hartford Public Schools from the Native American Heritage Fund to help pay for their mascot name change. In October, the district announced Huskies had been picked by a student-led committee to
The project to map all of the available broadband internet in Berrien County is nearing completion. The Berrien County Board of Commissioners wants a comprehensive map of high-speed internet availability so it can better compete for grants
State officials are considering strategies to get drivers to slow down and stop taking risks after Michigan came out of the pandemic lockdown with a higher number of fatal crashes than before. Speaking on the MDOT podcast,
Legislation from Congressman Fred Upton to create a new medical research agency within the federal government has been approved by the U.S. House. Speaking on the House floor this week, Upton urged approval for ARPA-H, modeled after
Lake Michigan College’s athletics program has been awarded for the academic performance of its athletes. LMC Athletics has been named the Michigan Community College Athletic Association Academic School of the Year. Campus Life and Athletics Director Melissa
66% of the water service lines in the city of Benton Harbor have now been replaced or verified lead free. The state and city are working on a project to rid the city of lead water lines
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the first mosquitoes in the state to test for a mosquito-borne illness have been found in Bay County. The department says mosquitoes recently collected tested positive for Jamestown
The Benton Township Police Department is warning residents about an increased number of stolen vehicle reports it’s been getting in the past month. The majority of the cars are either Hyundai or Kia brand, and the suspects
Donna (Lugenbeal) Habenicht was born Dec.13,1934 in the Philippines. Her missionary parents later moved to South America where she grew up. Her father drowned in Lima, Peru when she was 14 so the family returned to the
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow says tax credits that would have taken 45-hundred dollars off the price of union-made electric vehicles is gone from a climate package. Democratic Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia was a critic of
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is not saying if she thinks President Biden should seek reelection in 2024. In an interview on NBC, she declined to weigh in but said if he does run, he will have her support.
As prices of groceries and the cost of gas continues to soar, so does the number of people in need. Many are turning to local food banks for help in Michigan and with the number of donations
Michigan House Republicans introduced The Protection at Conception Act to the state Legislature this week and it was met with vocal opposition. The bill proposes a 10-year prison sentence to any doctor who performs an abortion and
The Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy has announced the sixth year of its Hike Our Preserves, or HOP, program. It’s partnering with several southwest Michigan libraries to distribute free hiking sticks that come with participation in the program.
Lincoln Township now has a splash pad, and it’s open to the public. Township Treasurer Terrie Smith tells us after final testing Monday, the splash pad opened Tuesday. It was busy all day, with Smith estimating as
The AFL-CIO has proposed a partnership with the city of Benton Harbor to help residents get better access to skilled trades apprenticeship programs. The AFL-CIO’s Colleen Sullivan told city commissioners Tuesday about the Access for All program.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is seeing a die off of alewife in Lake Michigan. DNR Lake Michigan Basin Coordinator Jay Wesley tells WSJM News alewife are invasive fish that came from the Atlantic Ocean to
Southwest Michigan business giant Merlin Hanson is being remembered for his contributions to Berrien County. Hanson was president and CEO of Hanson Group, which includes several southwest Michigan businesses like Hanson Mold and Eagle Technologies. He passed
The new splash pad at Community Center Park in Lincoln Township is open. Play for more.
A trio of officials from Michigan have offered video testimony in Washington about the pressure they felt to change the results in the wake of the 2020 Presidential election. State Senator Mike Shirkey told the House Committee
South Haven Police Chief Natalie Thompson is putting out a reminder on when fireworks can be lit. She says the consumer fireworks law allows for the use of firecrackers, bottle rockets, roman candles and other devices from
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is changing the reporting day for COVID-19 data to Tuesday instead of Wednesday. The department yesterday said there were 10,681 new cases of COVID-19 in the past six days,
Benton Harbor City Commissioners have hired a new finance director. The city had been operating with day-to-day functions normally performed by a finance director being managed by accounting firm Plante Moran. The city commission voted Tuesday to
A new community center is being launched in Harbor Country and organizers are now seeking community input to learn what kinds of programming should be offered. Harbor Country Community Center Leader Katie Maroney tells WSJM News they
