Michael Scott Levi
Michael Scott Levi, lovingly known as “Big Mike”, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, March 11, 2022. Mike was 56 years old and resided in St. Joseph, MI. The visitation and celebration of life services
Michael Scott Levi, lovingly known as “Big Mike”, passed away peacefully in his home on Friday, March 11, 2022. Mike was 56 years old and resided in St. Joseph, MI. The visitation and celebration of life services
Free bottled water continues to be provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) for City of Benton Harbor residents for cooking, drinking, brushing teeth, rinsing foods and mixing powdered infant formula. To arrange
Ford is going to be sending some of its Explorer SUVs to customers without the computer chip that controls some heating and air conditioning. Customers who take ownership of the vehicles will get a price reduction. Auto
It’s been dubbed “The Great Resignation,” as Americans quitting their jobs at record rates month-after-month. If you’re among this movement, don’t forget about your retirement savings at the company you would be leaving. Kyle Whipple, partner and
We’ve all been dealing with the coronavirus pandemic for two years now. There’s been less travel, although that’s picked up in the past year. Pure Michigan’s Dave Lorenz told Michigan News Network this week they had to
NBC/Mary Ellen Matthews (NOTE LANGUAGE) Jeff Bezos Blue Origins company on Monday officially confirmed a rumor that Saturday Night Live star Pete Davidson is heading to space. The stand-up and King of Staten Island star will be aboard
A positive COVID-19 test has resulted in the federal trial of four men in the Governor Gretchen Whitmer kidnapping trial being suspended. Court documents only say “an essential trial participant” has tested positive and the hope is
A Covert Township home has been destroyed by a fire Sunday night. Firefighters from the township responded along with South Haven Area Emergency Services, Bangor, and North Berrien. The fire on 82nd Street near the Van Buren-Berrien
Preparations are underway for this year’s HarborFest in South Haven. The South Haven City Council has given its approval for the event to be held June 17 and 18 and HarborFest President Ken VanHorn tells WSJM News
The Palisades Community Advisory Panel met this week and on hand for a presentation on the decommissioning of the Covert facility were representatives of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Decommissioning inspector Rhex Edwards said the shutdown of the
Congressman Fred Upton is backing a bill designed to get medical treatment to veterans who may have been exposed to toxic chemicals while serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. He tells WSJM News the Honoring Our PACT Act
Spectrum Health will collaborate with Michigan State University researchers on their portion of an $18.5 million grant to collect and analyze genetic data to address emerging infectious disease threats and improve the state’s ability to respond to
Michigan Senate Republicans this week approved a resolution calling for policies that will lead to energy independence for the United States to reduce costs. State Senator Aric Nesbitt tells WSJM News there are a few things to
As companies across the world back out of Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine, Whirlpool says it’s scaled back operations in the country as well. Whirlpool in a statement released Friday says it’s only producing essential
South Haven Area Emergency Services personnel braved frigid water on Saturday to rescue a chihuahua from a pond. SHAES says the crew responded to the pond behind the Church of Later Day Saints on 73 1/2 Street
The Berrien County Road Department will hold a meeting this month to explain an upcoming construction project planned for Red Arrow Highway in Chikaming Township. It says everyone’s invited to the informational session for the Red Arrow
The Michigan Invasive Species Grant Program is providing $3.6 million to 31 projects across the state. Michigan Department of Natural Resources Invasive Species Coordinator Joanne Foreman tells WSJM News many of the grants are going to local
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has updated its COVID-19 guidance amid dropping case rates and hospitalizations. The department on Friday announced masking in schools should be a personal choice. Chief Medical Executive Natasha Bagdasarian
Volunteers are being sought to help rid Warren Dunes State Park of invasive plants this month. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources says a volunteer stewardship day will be held Saturday, March 19 at the park. Those
Work starts this month on a rehabilitation project for the Napier Avenue bridge over the St. Joseph River in St. Joseph Township. Berrien County Road Department Interim Director Kevin Stack tells WSJM News crews will be working
Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services have announced the Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association has started the transfer of $3 billion in surplus funds to Michigan’s auto insurers, meaning Michigan drivers are already
Police say everyone is safe after they investigated a possible threatening situation involving a student at River Valley High School on Friday. The Chikaming Township Police Department says officers responded to the school around 7:50 a.m. to
From the Associated Press — Gretchen Whitmer has signaled she will veto Republican-sponsored legislation that would freeze Michigan’s 27-cents-per-gallon gasoline and diesel taxes for six months amid high prices at the pump. The Democratic governor wants Congress
A suspect in a February bank robbery in Benton Township has been caught. The Benton Township Police Department says the Huntington Bank on Pipestone Road was robbed the morning of February 23. The suspect made off with
A plan in Lansing to cut the state’s gas tax to ease prices at the gas pump has passed the state House and is expected to be taken up next week in the Senate. Many drivers are
Lawmakers got an earful from teachers across the state this. Leah Porter, a kindergarten teacher in Holt, who was named the 2021 Michigan Teacher of the Year, testified at the state Capitol about the challenges of helping
Play ball! Major League Baseball’s bitter lockout is over with a divided players’ association voting to accept management’s offer to salvage a 162-game season that will start April 7. Owners approved the five-year labor contract with a
The Michigan Legislature approved a resolution this week backing energy independence, and asking Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to call off attempts to shut down the Line 5 dual pipelines. With gas prices surging amid the Russian invasion of
From the Associated Press — The Republican-controlled Michigan House has voted to prohibit digital signatures on absentee ballot applications and to ban unsolicited mailings of applications to voters, advancing more election bills that are unlikely to be
Glowimages/Getty Images Russian forces move within 9 miles of Kyiv’s city center: Pentagon Ukraine update Matt Seyler, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Here are highlights of what a senior U.S. defense official told reporters on Thursday: Russians approaching