Governor Gretchen Whitmer last week announced the creation of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. Its goal is to work across state government and private industry to enhance Michigan’s mobility system and pave the way
State Representative Pauline Wendzel has introduced legislation intended to increase the security of elections as absentee voting this year will hit record numbers in Michigan. Wendzel tells WSJM News her bill would make it a felony for
The St. Joseph Department of Public Safety says two women are alive after being pulled from Lake Michigan on Sunday. It says officers were dispatched to Lions Park Beach just before 4:40 p.m. on a report of
Lake Michigan College’s Fab Lab is offering workshops and classes throughout the summer to give everyone something to do in this year of coronavirus. Hanson Technology Center Director Chad Dee tells WSJM News the makers space allows
A fire was discovered by a passing South Haven police officer on Fruit Street on Sunday. The officer saw a garage on fire in the 400 block around 6:30 Sunday morning. South Haven Area Emergency Services reports
Rescue crews from South Haven Area Emergency Services were out late Sunday night looking for a man who was in distress in Lake Michigan. The man went missing near North Beach around 9:20 p.m., and crews were
A celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act will be held in southwest Michigan this month. The Disability Network of Southwest Michigan’s Kristen Potts tells WSJM News the group celebrates the ADA each
There will be a community recycling event this week in Berrien County. Berrien County Parks Department Environmental Property Manager Jill Adams tells WSJM News the county is teaming up with Green Earth Electronics Recycling for an Extended
Congressman Fred Upton is planning a series of tele-town halls with older Michiganders. He wants to talk with seniors to learn more about how he could help them during the COVID-19 pandemic. Upton tells WSJM News he
From the Associated Press — Republican challenger John James raised $6.4 million over three months in his campaign in Michigan for the U.S. Senate, again topping Democratic incumbent Gary Peters, who collected $5.2 million. It was the
Michigan is reporting 390 additional cases of COVID-19 for Sunday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had 69,338 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. It reported one
A new survey finds that 40% of Michiganders are less concerned about the coronavirus today than a month ago. The results are being highlighted by a coalition of healthcare and business leaders from across the state. DTE
It’s been a strange year with a global pandemic, and some young people in northern Michigan are going to bury a time capsule with letters about what it’s been like. It’s the idea of Dakota Morris, an
A growing number of Michigan residents are experiencing anxiety and depression due to the stress of the coronavirus pandemic. Bob Sheehan is the CEO of the Community Mental Health Association. He told Michigan News Network this week
Lake Michigan College’s campuses in Benton Harbor, Niles, and South Haven will reopen on Monday with in-person services returning for current and prospective students. LMC says students can come to campuses to meet with staff for services
Michigan is reporting 653 additional cases of COVID-19 for Saturday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had 68,948 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. It reported 28
The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department says it will not enforce the governor’s latest order regarding masks. The sheriff’s department has released the following statement: In response to the Michigan Governor’s 147th executive order of 2020, the
Governor Whitmer has ordered all health workers in Michigan to receive implicit bias training. The governor’s order is aimed at addressing the coronavirus pandemic’s disproportionate impact on people of color. Michigan Chief Medical Executive Joneigh Khaldun says
Live Music is coming back to the Mendel Center at Lake Michigan College. The center is planning a drive-in concert series to be held in the Grand Upton Hall parking lot starting on August 9. There will
Spectrum Health Lakeland has announced a new summer jobs program for African American and Latinx students. Spectrum Health Lakeland clinical educator Ashley Offord tells WSJM News as part of the organization’s ongoing effort to promote racial equity,
State Senator Aric Nesbitt is questioning a Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency claim about how it’s been handing a backlog of filings during the CODID-19 pandemic. He tells WSJM News the UIA said this week it met its
Michigan State Police are looking for new troopers. Trooper Kellie Shaffer from the district headquarters in Paw Paw tells WSJM News the agency is always looking for recruits to fill out its ranks as retirements take place.
Some relief is in store for mid Michigan counties hit by flooding in May as President Donald Trump has declared Midland, Gladwin, and Iosco counties a major disaster area and the federal government will provide more than
A Black Lives Matter street mural is being planned in Benton Harbor. Benton Harbor citizen activist Trenton Bowens tells WSJM News it’s a grassroots effort that matches what we have seen in many cities around the country
The water park at the state’s largest amusement park will be welcoming visitors back next week. Laure Bollenbach is the spokesperson for the WildWater Adventure water park, part of Michigan’s Adventure near Muskegon. She told Michigan News
Michigan is reporting 612 additional cases of COVID-19 for Friday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had 68,295 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. It reported 15
The pandemic pushed the tax deadline from April 15 to July 15. CPA James Jenkins of Jenkins and Company says you’re running out of time if you haven’t filed yet. “Nothing even shadows doing your taxes, and
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive order regarding the use of masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. This new order requires businesses to refuse service to someone who refuses to wear a mask, with
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has issued an executive directive for the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to begin developing requirements for implicit bias training for those seeking licenses as medical professionals in Michigan. Speaking at a Thursday
The next COVID-19 relief bill is coming together in Washington. Congressman Fred Upton tells WSJM News there will likely be liability protections in the package. “It’s very hard to prove where someone might have contacted COVID, and
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