Celebration Cinema in Benton Harbor started showing a limited number of open captioned screenings this weekend. The chain’s Emily Loeks tells WSJM News this means they offer subtitles up on the screen for everyone to read. “This
A new EPIC MRA poll finds a top issue of concern for Michigan voters continues to be fixing the roads. Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association Vice President Rob Coppersmith tells WSJM News 93% of Michigan residents give
$66 million in improvements to the electrical system in Berrien and Cass counties, as well as in St. Joseph County, Indiana, are planned for next year by Indiana Michigan Power. Spokesperson Schnee Doyle tells WSJM News the
The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is investigating after a house was shot in Niles Township Saturday morning. Deputies responded to the scene in the 2500 block of Bluff Street around 1:15 a.m. after getting a report of
The Mendel Center has released the schedule for the next Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speaker Series. It says guests will include former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and actor Henry Winkler. The season will kick off
A food drive is being held this month by the United Way of Southwest Michigan. Spokesperson Jennifer Tomshack tells WSJM News this is the second year for the Summer Stock Up local food drive held with the
Set for June 10 through June 12 is the annual Flag Day celebration in Three Oaks. Flag Day Parade coordinator Dyane Thomas tells WSJM News it’s the biggest Flag Day event in the country. Parade day is
A meeting will be held this coming week for Berrien County residents to learn about the results of a noise study the Michigan Department of Transportation has done on an I-94 project planned for next year. MDOT
Indiana Michigan Power has announced plans to modernize the electric transmission system in Benton Harbor with an $11 million investment. I&M says the Benton Harbor – Riverside Transmission Improvements Project will involve rebuilding about three miles of
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced some railway grants for Michigan. The two grants total around $30 million, and they’re to improve tracks and other equipment, mostly for the transport of freight. Michigan Department of Transportation
The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning says traffic fatalities in 2021 reached a 16 year high. Spokesperson Kendal Wingrove tells WSJM News there was an increase in nearly every category of fatal crashes, with 1,131 people
Michigan Works is planning a celebration for its YouthBuild program. The 2022 YouthBuild Bash Day is Thursday, June 23 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Next Level Tech Center in Benton Harbor. Michigan Works Berrien, Cass,
A proposal to make it easier for Michigan nurses to get a bachelor’s degree is the being discussed at the Mackinac Policy Conference this week. Brandy Johnson, president of the Michigan Community College Association is calling for
A sunset over Lake Michigan is the inspiration of a mosaic that will be featured at an upcoming Chicago exhibition. The piece was created by Michigan-based mosaic artist Michelle Sider, who told Michigan News Network why she
Governor Gretchen Whitmer was the keynote speaker at this year’s Mackinac Policy Conference. On Thursday she said she’s concerned about what she sees happening across the country and the world. “As I look around the world, I
The clerk who was working at the Marathon gas station in Hartford Wednesday when a 12-year-old boy pulled a gun and demanded money says it happened quickly. She only wanted to be identified as Jessica. “That’s the
An Allegan County man is on a lucky streak after winning two jackpot prizes from the Michigan Lottery within a month. The 33-year-old has chosen to remain anonymous. He bought his winning Fast Cash ticket at Main
The Mendel Center has released the schedule for the next Economic Club of Southwestern Michigan Speaker Series. It says guests will include former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and actor Henry Winkler. The season will kick off
Work is ongoing on two road reconstruction projects in St. Joseph. The city says two separate crews are handling the reconstruction of both Willa Drive and Lester Avenue. The sewer work is almost complete on Willa between
A Berrien County teacher is inviting the community to come out to a March for Our Lives rally planned in St. Joseph for next Saturday to call for sensible gun laws. Perry Heppler tells WSJM News following
Police in South Haven are looking for a man who they say made threats of assault while possibly armed with a gun on Tuesday. The South Haven Police Department says officers were called to the 16,000 block
A man and woman from St. Joseph have been charged with murder in the death of an 8-year-old child. The Berrien County Prosecutor’s office says 41-year-old Brian R. Morrow and 34-year-old Mia A. Morrow are charged with
Berrien County Trial Court will be closed on Monday, June 20 this year for the Juneteenth holiday. The Michigan Supreme Court issued an order Wednesday making Juneteenth an official court holiday. All previously scheduled hearings on June
Opioid deaths in Berrien County are already 79% what they were in 2021. Berrien County Health Department health officer Guy Miller says with 29 fentanyl-related deaths already, we could pass last year. He says people need to
A Niles Township woman is trying to get cannabis dispensaries in the township as the city of Niles and Buchanan already have them. The township board of trustees blocked the businesses in 2019, and Madelyn Patterson is
Hartford police have arrested a 12-year-old boy for armed robbery of a gas station. He walked into the Marathon station on Main Street around 4 p.m. yesterday and demanded money, firing a shot from a 9mm pistol
From the Associated Press — The Michigan Supreme Court has declared Juneteenth a statewide court holiday. Two Republican justices objected, saying taxpayers will be shortchanged. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The White House says it will celebrate Pride Month this June by signaling support for the LGBTQ community and their families amid a wave of
Celebration Cinema in Benton Harbor will start showing a limited number of open captioned screenings this weekend. The chain’s Emily Loeks tells WSJM News this means they’ll offer subtitles up on the screen for everyone to read.
There is a March for Our Lives rally planned in St. Joseph for next Saturday. The March For Our Lives is a youth-motivated movement seeking civic engagement, education, and direct action by youth to eliminate the epidemic
