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Study Finds Boost From COVID-19 Booster

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A study by Beaumont Health researchers finds a significant boost to getting a COVID-19 vaccine booster. Researchers found people have a 45% lower death rate than people who have not been vaccinated. They also had much lower

Upton Praises Zelenskyy Speech To Congress

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An address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Congress last week is getting high marks from Congressman Fred Upton. He tells WSJM News Zelenskyy painted a stark picture of what has happened to his country since Russia’s

Deer Hits Motorcycle

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A 26-year-old Jones man is recovering from non-life-threatening injuries after his motorcycle was hit by a deer late Monday night. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says they were called to Union Road just north of Calvin Hill

No One Hurt In Dowagiac Fire

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No one is injured after a house fire in Dowagiac Sunday evening. The Dowagiac Department of Public Safety says firefighters responded to the scene at 107 Telegraph Street shortly after 5 p.m. They arrived to find the

Whitmer Talks Gas Taxes

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Governor Gretchen Whitmer says she wants to give Michiganders some relief from those high gas prices. She told Michigan News Network the check is in the mail from the state’s auto insurance reform, and she is also

LaSata Introduces Broadband Bill

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Legislation intended to help counties increase broadband internet access has been introduced by state Senator Kim LaSata. She tells us Senate Bill 970 would establish the County Broadband Completion Program. “The program’s designed as a matching grant,