WSJM Morning News – January 2, 2019

  • Divided government is back in Michigan with the inauguration of Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
  • Michigan’s new secretary of state has a bold plan for improving customer service.
  • Attorney General Dana Nessel says everyone in the state is entitled to equal protection under the law.
  • Two New Year’s shootings are under investigation in Berrien County.
  • A family dog has died from a house fire in Casco Township.
  • Following Tuesday’s swearing in ceremony…. the real work begins. But WHEN will lawmakers be back on the job?
  • A 72-year-old pilot has died in a small plane crash on Beaver Island in Lake Michigan.
  • An Oval Office get together is on-tap amid the partial government shutdown.
  • 25 migrants were arrested trying to force their way into the country along the US/Mexico border.
  • A short lived emergency on board a float in the Rose Parade on Tuesday.