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Economic development organizations and others are working on making southwest Michigan a more attractive place for young workers to live as they ...Read Full Story

Foster children in Berrien County will have a happier Christmas this year thanks to the annual Operation Good Cheer. Michigan Department of Health ...Read Full Story

The St. Joseph-Benton Harbor Rotary Club Foundation has announced its grant recipients for 2019. Secretary Bill Healy tells WSJM News the Rotary is ...Read Full Story

Congressman Fred Upton is getting to work on an update to what he says is landmark health legislation from 2016, the 21st Century Cures law. That ...Read Full Story

As online shopping becomes more prevalent and physical stores continue to shut down, Michigan Works has launched a program to help retail workers ...Read Full Story

Michigan House Republicans are pleased to see progress on the state budget, months after Governor Gretchen Whitmer line item vetoed nearly $1 ...Read Full Story

There will be a formal inauguration for Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad this month. Muhammad was re-elected in November, and now the city says ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Governor Gretchen Whitmer has named an ethics expert to Michigan State University’s governing board as it ...Read Full Story

$116,000 has been donated to 70 charities by the Niles Scream Park following the close of the attraction’s 2019 season. Park secretary Kelly ...Read Full Story

Winter storms have blocked snowmobile trails across the Upper Peninsula as well as in some parts of the northern Lower Peninsula. Michigan ...Read Full Story

Van Buren County Sheriff Daniel Abbott heads to New York next week to tape a segment for the A&E show, Live PD. He tells us the show is flying ...Read Full Story

The city of Bridgman is taking action to protect its beach house at Weko Beach from the high water level on Lake Michigan. Bridgman Parks and ...Read Full Story

Congressman Fred Upton is once again calling for a permanent storage facility for spent nuclear fuel to be created at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. He ...Read Full Story

A group hoping to pressure Michigan lawmakers into not loosening the state’s term limit laws brought its message to the Benton Harbor-St. ...Read Full Story

Could Michigan be about to head into a recession? One Michigan State University economist thinks so. Charles Ballard said in a pocast this month ...Read Full Story

A new president has been hired for the Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber. Chamber Interim President Greg Parrett tells WSJM News the board on ...Read Full Story

Kathy Yates is the new supervisor of Benton Township. The Benton Township Board of Trustees appointed her to the post on Tuesday night. Yates ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Michigan’s Republican-led Legislature has given final approval to a bill that would lift a state ban on ...Read Full Story

Bids for garbage collection services are being sought by the city of Benton Harbor. The city this week put out a request for bids, or an RFP, ...Read Full Story

The search for a new superintendent at Benton Harbor Area Schools could be over soon. At a Tuesday meeting, Benton Harbor Area Schools Board of ...Read Full Story

The South Haven City Council spent part of its meeting on Monday night reviewing its accomplishments in 2019. City Manager Brian Dissette tells ...Read Full Story

This week opened up with part of Main Street in Benton Harbor closed to traffic again due to flooding, although it was opened back up on Tuesday ...Read Full Story

It is time to get your flu vaccine. So says the Berrien County Health Department. Spokesperson Gillian Conrad tells WSJM News it’s not too ...Read Full Story

The office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced that, as of this week, survivors of sexual assault can seek help via text message. They can ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — More than 100 antique snowmobiles are expected to cross the Mackinac Bridge as part of the fourth annual ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled against Nestle Waters North America’s proposal for a building ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Marijuana sales totaled more than $200,000 on the first day of business at a handful of Michigan shops. Adults 21 ...Read Full Story

The South Haven City Council has added its voice to the growing list of those seeking disaster relief funds due to coastal erosion. City Manager ...Read Full Story

Police are looking for a missing Benton Harbor woman after investigating a possible shooting on Monday. The Benton Township Police Department says ...Read Full Story

From the Associated Press — Governor Gretchen Whitmer says no progress was made on resolving a budget impasse over the Legislature’s ...Read Full Story