WSJM Morning News-8/21/2020

August 21, 2020 Newscasts, Podcasts
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WSJM Morning News-8/21/2020

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In this edition:

  • A $600 million settlement has been reached between the state of Michigan and Flint residents for the water crisis under the administration of former Governor Rick Snyder.
  • Congressman Fred Upton is still holding out hope leadership in Washington will return to the negotiating table for a new coronavirus relief package.
  • Michigan reported 419 additional cases of COVID-19 for Thursday, along with 19 additional deaths.
  • The next Berrien County land auction will be on September 26, and it will be all online.
  • Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad says Governor Gretchen Whitmer is committed to addressing racial inequities in Michigan and systemic racism.
  • Nine people have been arrested in Van Buren County as part of a warrant sweep.
  • A 27-year-old Berrien County man is in the Van Buren County Jail for meth possession, a concealed weapons charge, possession of a gun during a felony, and two outstanding Berrien County warrants.