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Fifth Third Bank has made a $7,000 donation to Southwestern Michigan College for Steve’s Run. Due to the pandemic, a virtual run will be held this year from July 25 through August 1. SMC President Joe Odenwald

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is searching for a man who went missing in the St. Joseph River on Friday. It says deputies were called out to the river about a mile from the Jasper Dairy boat

Just hours after the Michigan House on Thursday approved a resolution opposing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s policies on nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic, the Michigan Senate followed suit. State Senator Aric Nesbitt tells WSJM News state policies

from the Associated Press — Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country – in both states that began reopening their

This was a week of progress when it comes to COVID-19 in Berrien County. The numbers were kept low, and there was even a day with no new cases of the illness to report. Berrien County Health

Comcast has announced it’s extending its offer of free internet service to low income residents for the rest of the year. When the COVID-19 pandemic first reached the United States, Comcast started to offer its Internet Essentials

With the COVID-19 pandemic limiting large gatherings, the St. Joseph Municipal Band has had to adjust so it can still perform for the community this summer. St. Joseph Public Works Deputy Director Greg Grothous tells WSJM News

A 19-year-old South Haven woman has died after she was pulled out of Lake Michigan off of South Haven’s South Beach on Tuesday. The South Haven Police Department says Jazmyn Patterson died at a Kalamazoo hospital. She’d

Employees will take less time off this summer because of COVID-19, according to a study by the firm Robert Half. Senior Regional Vice President in Detroit Trisha Plovie told Michigan News Network this week about their findings.

Michigan is reporting 211 new cases of COVID-19 for Friday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had 60,829 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. It reported just

As Spectrum Health Lakeland begins a new initiative to reduce racial inequities in health around southwest Michigan, it’s named Dr. Lynn Todman as its vice president of health equity. She tells WSJM News it will be her

Doctors have announced a new breakthrough in the treatment of the coronavirus. Henry Ford Medical Group CEO Dr. Steven Kalkanis told Michigan News Network this week their infectious disease experts found positive results in the use of

Michigan drivers could see big savings on their auto insurance bills starting next month, but they do want to be careful about how they go about it. Under reforms passed last year, starting on July 2 drivers

Michigan is just one of two states “on track to contain” the coronavirus, that’s according to the website COVID Act Now. Dr. Joneigh Khaldun, the chief medical executive for the state of Michigan, says we’re not totally

The Berrien County Youth Fair is off for this year. Fair leaders say the 75th Berrien County Youth Fair will instead be held in August of 2021. The Berrien County Youth Fair has released the following statement:

Chikaming Township Open Lands is seeking the public’s thoughts on what it should prioritize moving into the future. Director Ryan Postema tells us they’ve put up an online survey. “We’re interested to find out what people think

The Berrien County Administration Center will reopen on Monday. Speaking to the Berrien County Board of Commissioners Thursday, Interim County Administrator Mike Henry said the preparations are going well. “The staff has done a remarkable job getting

The Michigan House has approved a resolution opposing Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s nursing home policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. State Representative Pauline Wendzel says Whitmer has continued with a plan that places COVID-19 patients into long-term care facilities,

06-18-20 WSJM Afternoon News

After being closed since mid March, the Henry Ford Museum in Detroit is reopening with pandemic precautions starting July 2. Christian Cullen oversees security and safety for guest services. He says some places will be closed like

Berrien County’s disaster declaration due to COVID-19 has been extended through July 10. Berrien County Board of Commissioners Chair Mac Elliott said at a Thursday meeting the decision was made at the Berrien County Emergency Operations Center

It’s back to the drawing board for the Berrien RESA Board of Education as its choice to be the new RESA superintendent has opted not to leave his current position. The RESA board this year settled on

Michigan is reporting 225 new cases of COVID-19 for Thursday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had 60,618 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. It reported 26

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended the COVID-19 emergency declaration in Michigan through July 16. The governor’s office has released the following statement: Governor Whitmer today signed Executive Order 2020-127, which extends the state of emergency declaration related

It won’t be long before South Haven City Manager Brian Dissette takes on his new role as the Berrien County Administrator. He took part in his final South Haven City Council meeting as manager this week. “I

Congressman Fred Upton is hailing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the DACA program. He has released the following statement: “Today’s Supreme Court decision provides much-needed certainty for those living in the United States under the

The Michigan Department of Transportation has started a $3.1 million project in Cass County. MDOT says it’s doing crack filling and chip sealing on more than 25 miles of US-12, M-62, and M-217. The investment will be

Michigan school districts are hoping to be back in the classroom this fall. One northern Michigan school district, the Pellston Public Schools, is doing everything it can to kill the coronavirus, investing in air scrubbers from Global

The city of Benton Harbor has changed the way people pay for parking at Jean Klock Park. It’s gone to a pay by plate system. There are now two kiosks at the beach where visitors pull in

A new statewide poll shows Joe Biden’s lead in Michigan is widening over President Trump. EPIC-MRA is out with the results of a new survey that shows 55% of respondents said they would vote for Biden, while