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The Michigan Restaurant and Lodging Association has received a $2.5 million grant from the Michigan Department of Treasury to support restaurant ...Read Full Story

It’s almost time for the next Adopt A Highway clean-up in Michigan. Dan Weingarten with the Michigan Department of Transportation tells WSJM ...Read Full Story

Aerial spraying for mosquitoes is being done around Michigan as more cases of eastern equine encephalitis are discovered. Michigan Department of ...Read Full Story

COVID-19 doesn’t mean there won’t be Blossomtime pageants this year. Organizers say the pageants originally slated for March will ...Read Full Story

Cancer is the leading cause of death in firemen. That’s why Macomb Township firefighter Joe Warne is walking 140 miles beginning this ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — A man who admits he strangled a woman in Kalamazoo has successfully challenged his murder conviction after ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — A police department in western Michigan will be solving crimes with a Tesla. Detectives at the Holland Department ...Read Full Story

More options are coming for Michigan residents who return empty bottles and cans to receive their deposits. The Michigan Department of Treasury has ...Read Full Story

Berrien County is receiving just over $28,000 in a federal grant for public safety. Congressman Fred Upton says the money is through the Edward ...Read Full Story

Michigan homeowners and renters only have two weeks left to apply for the state’s Home Heating Credit. The Michigan Department of Treasury ...Read Full Story

A four-vehicle crash in Covert Township has claimed one life. Covert Township police say seven-year-old Damian Enriquez of Covert died Saturday ...Read Full Story

The fall is about here, and that will mean opportunities for color tours. County Road Association of Michigan spokesperson Dustin Earley tells WSJM ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is now reporting the number of COVID-19 cases that appear in school outbreaks. Spokesperson ...Read Full Story

Hartford Public Library staff are settling into their new home. After about a year of construction, the brand new Arthur and Bonna Vanderlyn ...Read Full Story

Michigan Works is closing its office in Dowagiac and opening three new locations in Cass County. The agency says the move is being made to reach ...Read Full Story

Some new incentives to give are being offered by the United Way of Southwest Michigan as it embarks on a new fundraising campaign. Marketing ...Read Full Story

Michigan has 483 new COVID-19 cases as of Saturday, with 15 deaths. The Department of Health and Human Services says that includes 12 identified in ...Read Full Story

The Berrien County Sheriff’s Department is looking for the owner of a Cadillac that was destroyed by an Amtrak train Friday night. It was on ...Read Full Story

Michigan State Police are continuing their enhanced patrols in the city of Benton Harbor through October 3. The agency says six troopers and one ...Read Full Story

State Senator Kim LaSata is holding a children’ coat drive ahead of the winter. Her office has released the following: State Sen. Kim LaSata ...Read Full Story

A grant of $250,000 has been awarded by the Consumers Energy Foundation to Kalamazoo RESA for its Youth Opportunities Unlimited program. Consumers ...Read Full Story

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting everyone to head to the great outdoors in the next week as it marks Michigan Trails Week ...Read Full Story

Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services have announced a deal between the state and several ...Read Full Story

A case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been identified in a deer in Allegan County. The Allegan County Health Department has released the ...Read Full Story

For the first time a sitting Michigan governor has pledged to spend tax dollars to beef up security at the state Capitol if a commission votes to ...Read Full Story

If you’re working from home and you’re kids are learning from home, why not take it on the road? That’s what officials on ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — President Donald Trump is calling Michigan’s top election official a “Democrat Trump Hater” ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Michigan authorities say cooler temperatures expected this weekend should help control the spread of a ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — A judge has cleared the way for more absentee ballots to be counted in Michigan. Envelopes postmarked by the eve ...Read Full Story

Berrien County’s foreclosed properties auction is set for September 26, but some county commissioners have concerns about how it’s ...Read Full Story