Michigan State Police are looking for volunteers for the Angel Program. Lieutenant Scott Ernstes of the Paw Paw post tells WSJM News the Angels Program was started locally in 2017 to help people struggling with a drug
Benton Harbor Area Schools is getting to work on its strategic plan. In July, the Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of Education approved hiring the Michigan Association of School Boards to help craft the plan that will
There are posters for TalkSooner.org, the anti-drug abuse website and app, at all 77 Michigan Department of Transportation rest stops this Labor Day weekend. TalkSooner’s Vicki Kavanaugh tells WSJM News the campaign to prevent youth substance abuse
The Michigan Department of Transportation will close several of its rest areas in the coming month for maintenance work. In southwest Michigan, the Watervliet rest area on westbound I-94 will be closed September 9 through September 29.
The Mackinac Bridge Walk makes its triumphant return this Monday after being canceled last year due to the pandemic. Michigan Department of Transportation spokesperson James Lake, speaking on the MDOT podcast Talking Transportation this week, said vehicle
From the Associated Press — It’s the height of mosquito season in Michigan and the first West Nile virus cases have been found in residents in the southeastern part of the state. West Nile virus, as well
Set for next month is the Bangor Apple Festival. It will take place between October 7 and October 9 after being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. Organizers say the annual event features food, entertainment, games,
The week of September 5 through September 11 is National Suicide Prevention Week, and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is hoping Michiganders reflect on how they can help loved ones who are struggling. Spokesperson
Now in operation in the St. Joseph River between St. Joseph and Benton Harbor is a water taxi. Cornerstone Alliance President Rob Cleveland tells WSJM News the organization has talked about having a water taxi to take
Clean, lead-free water is now available at Benton Harbor High School. The city and Nalgene have installed a water filtration system for students and staff to fill up water bottles. Nalgene’s Rasta Smith tells our newsgathering partners
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says there have been 4,448 new COVID-19 cases for Thursday and Friday. Those bring the total in the pandemic to 955,640. The state lost 51 people to coronavirus those
NEON Films Director Pablo Larraín‘s movie Spencer just debuted at the Venice Film Festival, and Kristen Stewart is already winning raves for her portrayal as Princess Diana. The Hollywood Reporter, for example, piled on the superlatives for the film, calling Stewart “incandescent,” and
The Michigan Career and Technical Institute graduated 207 students during the 2020-2021 school year. The school hosted a student recognition and graduation ceremony at its campus in Barry County on Tuesday to honor 64 graduating students from
Congressman Fred Upton is anticipating some rough weeks ahead in the U.S. House as lawmakers will return this month with two major spending bills to contend with. He’s tells WSJM News anxious for a House vote on
South Haven’s new public disk golf course will open Friday. Retired South Haven Visitors Bureau Director Scott Reinert tells WSJM News the course is a partnership between several South Haven area groups. It’s located on property owned
Berrien County residents are invited to weigh in on the county’s next master plan with a survey that’s now online. The county is updating its master plan, which is a framework for future land use and physical
A formal integration agreement has been signed by Beaumont Health and Spectrum Health. The two say this is the latest step in their plan to merge into a new health system. In June, Beaumont Health and Spectrum
A police officer from Hartford is headed to trial for misconduct and assault and battery. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office announced on Thursday 31-year-old Matthew Mistretta was arraigned in May in 7th District Court of Van
From the Associated Press — The first day of classes at Oakland University in suburban Detroit has started with a strike by professors. The faculty union represents more than 800 people at Oakland. Members stood along streets
Should people who buy “union made” electric vehicles get an extra tax credit? Several foreign carmakers, which don’t have UAW represented plants, object to the idea, saying it discriminates against workers who have chosen not to unionize.
Governor Gretchen ?Whitmer has released a statement, slamming the new abolition law in Texas. Her office has released the following: Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued the following statement in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to allow a draconian
ArtPrize returns to Grand Rapids this year and Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park will showcase one of the entries,”Sword in the Sphinx” by Virginia Lee Montgomery. Assistant curator at Meijer Gardens, Jochen Wierich, says he’s excited for
Water activists are calling on Canadian officials to back Michigan’s efforts to close the Line 5 dual pipelines, which have spilled more than a million gallons of oil into the Straits of Mackinac and surrounding waters. Gov.
Lake Michigan College has received a grant of nearly $29,000 for its Fab Lab, the makers space in the Hanson Technology Center. Lake Michigan College has released the following: Lake Michigan College has received a $28,900 grant
From the Associated Press — Republicans who control the Michigan Legislature want to limit Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s ability to send statewide emergency alerts to wireless devices and broadcast stations except for “immediate” threats. The Democratic governor’s administration
A career fair in Southfield at the Best Western Premier Hotel this week offered on the spot hiring and even incentives, but people didn’t show up. CJ Eason, known as the “Job Doctor,” normally holds seminars on
More than 80% of Michigan voters age 25 to 64 think the state should make it easier for workers to save for retirement, according to a new poll from the AARP of Michigan. Two in three respondents
The Mackinac Bridge Labor Day Bridge Walk is on for this coming Monday, but COVID-19 numbers have been on the rise again in Michigan with the Delta variant. Kim Nowak is the director of the Mackinac Bridge
The Michigan Department of Transportation is suspending road projects around the state for Labor Day weekend. MDOT spokesperson Nick Schirripa tells WSJM News lanes will be open where possible in order to help reduce traffic congestion as
Congressman Fred Upton says it’s a tragedy the U.S. didn’t have enough time to get all of the Afghans who helped the country throughout the last 20 years out of Afghanistan as the deadline withdrawal approached this
