WSJM Morning News-7/6/2020

July 6, 2020 Newscasts, Podcasts

WSJM Morning News-7/6/2020

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In this edition:

  • The Berrien County Health Department is hard at work helping local school districts prepare for the resumption of classes in the fall.
  • Michigan educators are concerned about funding for schools as the state continues to respond to the pandemic and braces for a possible second COVID-19 wave.
  • Flexibility is a main theme with Lake Michigan College’s reopening plan for the fall semester.
  • The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a Saturday shooting in Hartford Township.
  • The Allegan County Fair has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The budget deal announced last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer and state legislative leaders is a good start. So says state Representative Beth Griffin of Mattawan.
  • Congressman Fred Upton has introduced a bill that would help support researchers during the COVID-19 pandemic.