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Michigan State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer urges safety when cooking this Thanksgiving. He tells WSJM News it’s the number one day for ...Read Full Story

Quick progress is being made on shoring up the Lake Michigan shore along Silver Beach in St. Joseph. Speaking to the Berrien County Board of ...Read Full Story

As Thanksgiving arrives, Congressman Fred Upton urges everyone to be safe. He tells WSJM News people should listen to what the experts are ...Read Full Story

Andrews University is receiving a grant of $2.25 million to help at-risk students succeed and to improve the enrollment of minority students, ...Read Full Story

Do you expect the conversation to get hot over Thanksgiving and Christmas with family members if the talk turns to politics? Birmingham Maple ...Read Full Story

Some inmates who have tested positive for the coronavirus will be moved to the Macomb County Correctional Facility. These inmates with COVID-19 are ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Attorney General is warning everyone of an unemployment-related scam that’s targeting people as Thanksgiving approaches. ...Read Full Story

Michigan is reporting 4,273 new COVID-19 cases for Wednesday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services says the state has had more than ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Enbridge is fighting an order to shut down its oil pipeline that crosses the waterway connecting Lake Huron and ...Read Full Story

The M-63 Blossomland Bridge is closing December 1 for two and a half months. The Michigan Department of Transportation will have it shut down from ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey has sought to downplay his recent meeting with Donald Trump, saying ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Republican John James has conceded to Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan, nearly three weeks after the ...Read Full Story

Students at Central Michigan University are heading home for the holidays with Wednesday the last day of finals. University President Bob Davies ...Read Full Story

Holiday travel is expected to be down because of the coronavirus, but 50 million Americans are expected to travel even though the CDC has advised ...Read Full Story

Health experts are reminding everyone that COVID isn’t the only illness you have to guard against over Thanksgiving. USDA food safety ...Read Full Story

You may have seen Congressman Fred Upton pop up in the national media this week as he urged a peaceful transition of power in Washington. He got ...Read Full Story

The Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department has received more than $127,000 in federal CARES Act money. The department says it worked closely with ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is recommending a $200,000 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant for a parks project in St. Joseph ...Read Full Story

A new video has been released by Governor Gretchen Whitmer asking everyone to be safe this Thanksgiving. She says with COVID having risen ...Read Full Story

6,290 new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Michigan for Tuesday. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ...Read Full Story

Lake Michigan College will continue to offer remote learning options for students when the spring semester starts. LMC has released the ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new page on its coronavirus website to keep track of COVID-19 lab tests. The ...Read Full Story

A physical education teacher for Berrien RESA has been named the Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Society of Health and ...Read Full Story

Drug store chain Rite Aid says it’s updating its COVID-19 testing rules. The company has released the following: To continue to provide its ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new virtual way seniors can mark Thanksgiving this week. It’s holding a ...Read Full Story

The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi this week made a donation of 1,000 Thanksgiving boxes to those in need. The distribution will be completed by the ...Read Full Story

The Rotary Club of St. Joseph-Benton Harbor has provided Senior Nutrition Services and Meals on Wheels of Southwest Michigan with a $3,750 grant. ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association has announced a new campaign called “Thanksgiving To Go: A Takeout Tradition” as the ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — General Motors will recall about 7 million big pickup trucks and SUVs worldwide to replace potentially dangerous ...Read Full Story

The city of St. Joseph is working with organizations on the timing of 2021 special events. The city commission voted to authorize staff to begin ...Read Full Story