Economists at the University of Michigan say in an annual forecast that they think the U.S. unemployment rate will stay below 5 percent next year. Five researchers at the university’s Department of Economics put out the report Thursday.
Police departments in southwest Michigan are hoping to build a sense of trust and mutual understanding with citizens. That’s why a forum organized by Advocates And Leaders For Police And Community Trust — or, ALPACT — was held
Set for this weekend is the 6th annual Kids Christmas Carnival at Lake Michigan College’s Mendel Center. The event, partly sponsored by Mid-West Family Broadcasting, will feature all kinds of fun, says 98-3 The Coast’s Stef Williams.
Police could use your help in figuring out who stole as much as $15,000 worth of wire from two businesses in Allegan County. The thefts happened in late October, and then again very recently. Both were at
Don’t veer for deer. That’s AAA of Michigan’s message this month, as the prime time for car-deer crashes is now here. AAA spokesperson Susan Hiltz tells WSJM News when deer are on the move, you should know what
Benton Harbor will light up Friday night to welcome the holiday season. A special program is planned for 6 p.m. at City Center Park for the third year in a row, as a Christmas tree and other
Women in Michigan are smoking while pregnant at a higher rate than just a few years ago. The Michigan League for Public Policy released data Thursday showing an 18% jump in pregnancy smoking since 2008. The organization’s
We now know the contents of a time capsule from Mercy Hospital, and they are now on display. WSJM’s Jacob Holmes reports.
St. Joseph High School is saluting area veterans. For the third year, the school’s Student Senate has held their annual veterans breakfast to say thank you around the Veterans Day holiday. Mia Altholz is the Student Senate
The winner of this season’s American League Cy Young Award is former Detroit Tiger Rick Porcello of the Boston Red Sox. Porcello led the American League in wins with 22 wins. There are a lot of fans
If you happen to be in the Grand Rapids area soon, Celebration Cinema locations there are taking turkey donations. Mel Trotter Ministries CEO Dennis VanKampen tells us they hoping to get lots of donations at Celebrations North
Media companies continue being squeezed by declining readership and ad revenues. Michigan News Network Business Editor Murray Feldman says newspapers have lost a third of their readers in the past three years, as more adults are getting
The weather this winter is expected to be colder and snowier than usual. WNDU Meteorologist Mike Hoffman tells WSJM News not to be fooled by the warm fall we’ve been having. “I know we’ve been very warm for the
Downtown St. Joseph will be all lit up this Friday night as the 22nd annual Luminary Festival is held. St. Joe Today’s Brian Smith tells us everyone will hit the shopping district as around 1,000 luminaries are
The Southwest Michigan Association of Realtors has collected more than $5,500 and 130 bags filled with personal items for kids in the foster system with the 10th annual Suitcases for Kids drive. The association’s Meryl Greene tells us
The Rev. Jesse Jackson says voting needs to be more accessible for Americans in future elections. His comments came Wednesday in Ann Arbor, where he’s being honored at the University of Michigan for his decades of fighting for
Staff from 97-5 Y Country radio are out at Roger’s Foodland in St. Joseph all week, collecting food as part of the 20th annual Stuff a Truck drive. As of Wednesday afternoon, they’d stuffed a 23-foot truck
A class-action lawsuit potentially affecting tens of thousands of people in the Flint water disaster will go to a local court, not miles away to federal court. A federal appeals court made the decision Wednesday, affirming a ruling
Michigan Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley has signed legislation he says provides people facing mental health issues with access to intervention and treatment earlier. The bill enacted Wednesday updates “Kevin’s Law,” a series of underutilized laws passed in 2004
The anchor of a once-mighty Great Lakes steamship is back above water for the first time in six decades. Crews raised the Greater Detroit’s anchor, all 6,000 pounds of it, on Tuesday. Three divers from the Great Lakes
The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department and Michigan State Police are investigating a fatal crash between a semi and a pedestrian in Niles Township. 71-year-old Connie Brown was hit and killed while crossing South 11th Street near Stateline
Conservationists are hoping the changing political climate won’t mean that decades of work to protect natural beauty and habitat will be undone. The same bipartisan approach to preserving public lands and wildlife refuges is needed now after
With hunting season underway, Consumers Energy is reminding all those folks who head into the woods to remember its own property is off limits. Spokesperson Roger Morgenstern tells our newsroom hunting on company property could mean damaged
A longtime employee of the city of South Haven has announced he’s running for mayor. Paul VandenBosch tells us he wants to be mayor so he can continue utility reconstruction, implement rental regulations, and provide better customer
It’s time once again to help make the holidays a little better for the military. Congressman Fred Upton’s office is holding yet another Holidays for Heroes greeting card drive. Between now and December 2, anyone can send
State Representative-elect Kim LaSata now has one of her committee assignments. New state House Speaker Tom Leonard this week told LaSata that she’s one of two freshman lawmakers to be assigned to the Committee on Committees for
The demolition of the old Mercy Hospital building in Benton Harbor has led to at least one interesting find. Berrien County Treasurer Bret Witkowski tells WSJM News they found a time capsule from the 1940s in one
A lot of us are planning to hit the road next week for Thanksgiving. AAA of Michigan’s holiday travel forecast is predicting a 2% increase in the number of Michigan residents who will go at least 50 miles from
Authorities say that about 200 pigs got loose after a truck heading to Indiana was involved in a crash on a foggy southwestern Michigan roadway. Bob Dykhuis tells The Holland Sentinel that the tractor-trailer owned by Dykhuis
A U.S. Supreme Court justice has rejected Michigan’s request to halt a lower court decision that found the state unconstitutionally put additional restrictions on sex offenders long after their convictions. Justice Elena Kagan denied Tuesday the emergency appeal
