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A Dowagiac woman is dead after being struck by a golf cart on Friday afternoon. The Cass County Sheriff’s Department says it happened at her home in the 25,000 block of 67th Street in Wayne Township around

The United Way of Southwest Michigan is teaming up with other United Way organizations from around the state for a campaign to tell the story about what they’ve been doing to help their communities during the COVID-19

Cornerstone Alliance continues to work with southwest Michigan businesses hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, helping them to apply for assistance. Cornerstone Vice President of Communications Christina Frank tells WSJM News even before the pandemic shut everything down,

From the Associated Press — The Michigan State University football team has suspended workouts and its players will quarantine for 14 days after a second staff member and a player tested positive for the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Governor

Covivid-19 has made the craft show, pie eating contest and the beer tent not possible this year but, other events are still happening.  August 7th is Farm Day, folks can visit local blueberry farms, see the products

Market Van Buren is encouraging small businesses hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic to reach out to it for help in applying for assistance. The agency says they can now fill out applications for the Michigan Small Business

There’s a new staircase now installed at Cherry Beach in Chikaming Township. The old staircase was destroyed by high water levels and wild conditions on Lake Michigan back in January. Chikaming Township Supervisor David Bunte tells us

Now that Michigan lawmakers have resolved the budget deficit faced by the state for the current fiscal year, they’ve set their sights on the next fiscal year. State Representative Beth Griffin tells WSJM News when the pandemic

$249,000 in scholarships for Berrien County students have been announced by the Berrien Community Foundation for the coming school year. BCF Program Manager Susan Matheny tells WSJM News there are 62 scholarships this year. “Throughout the past

Berrien County will expand Paw Paw River County Park in Watervliet thanks to a state grant. The Michigan Legislature this week signed off a list of Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund projects for 2020. Berrien County Parks

Legislation has been introduced in Lansing to eliminate the sales tax on purchases of personal protective equipment in Michigan. State Senator Aric Nesbitt introduced the bill as a way to help residents and businesses as they try

Michigan is reporting 594 additional cases of COVID-19 for Friday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had 76,541 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. It reported three

From the Associated Press — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has extended a ban on family visitors at nursing homes and congregate care sites through August 31. There’s an exception for people who want to see someone in serious

The vice president of the Michigan Board of Education is taking aim at legislators, accusing them of placing the economy above the health of the state’s children in the push to reopen in the fall. Pamela Pugh

Some water quality groups say Michigan needs to take a stronger stance against Enbridge for its refusal to assume responsibility for losses related to a potential Line 5 oil pipeline failure in the Great Lakes. The Michigan

A partnership between Michigan Works, the city of Benton Harbor, and engineering firm Abonmarche is providing some young people from Benton Harbor with summer work while sprucing up curbsides. Abonmarche Asset Management Coordinator Bret Witkowski tells WSJM

Congressman Fred Upton has wrapped up a series of tele-town halls with senior citizens in the Sixth District. He tells WSJM News he held the events to get the thoughts of seniors during this COVID-19 pandemic. “I

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is highlighting a package of bills on jail and pretrial reforms. They say the bills address factors which contribute to Michigan’s county jail populations while balancing the goals of protecting the

The Michigan Senate has approved a list of Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund projects for 2020, including three development projects and two acquisition projects in Berrien and Cass counties. The office of State Senator Kim LaSata says

A decision from the Michigan Supreme Court is having major implications for Berrien County. During a Thursday meeting of the Berrien County Board of Commissioners, Community Development Director Dan Fette said the state court recently ruled that

The Michigan House has approved a plan for getting students back to school this fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. State Representative Beth Griffin tells WSJM News the Return to Learn plan empowers local school districts and health

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a backlog of cases at the Berrien County Trial Court. Berrien County Commissioner Jim Curran told the Berrien County Board of Commissioners this week there are at least 115 felony trials

The Michigan Legislature this week approved supplemental budget bills to resolve a $2.2 billion deficit in the current year’s budget caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. State Senator Aric Nesbitt tells WSJM News lawmakers on Wednesday agreed to

Berrien County has passed the 1,000 case mark with COVID-19. Berrien County Health Department spokesperson Gillian Conrad tells WSJM News it’s an unfortunate milestone to mark as the county sees more younger patients getting the illness. She

There has been a rumor going around on social media regarding the funding of Michigan State Police. It started going around Wednesday night as Michigan lawmakers were approving a supplemental budget bill to close out the fiscal

Michigan is reporting 699 additional cases of COVID-19 for Thursday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had 75,947 cases of the illness since the start of the pandemic. It reported seven

Two college hockey players have been roller blading across the country and wound up in mid-Michigan’s Mason Wednesday afternoon. They’re raising money for the American Cancer Society. The University of Massachusetts – Boston roommates, Andrew Walker of

From the Associated Press — Michigan State University says it will take a residence hall out of regular service and use it for students who test positive for the coronavirus. Students who signed up to live on

A Detroit Tigers pitcher is talking about his fight with the coronavirus. Talking with reporters on Tuesday, Daniel Norris says he tried to convince himself that he didn’t have the virus. “It wasn’t that heavy of symptoms,”

State Representative Hank Vaupel, chair of the Michigan House Health Policy Committee, introduced a plan in Lansing on Tuesday to improve prescription drug price transparency in Michigan. The bipartisan proposal requires drug manufacturers to submit information about