Berrien County Clerk not seeking reelection
Berrien County voters will select a new county clerk this year.. ...Read Full Story
Berrien County voters will select a new county clerk this year.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — Schools nationwide have been at the center of the country’s culture wars. Restrictions on education and programs relating to race, gender, and sexual orientation have been implemented in several states, while schools and libraries are facing increasing waves of book-banning attempts.. ...Read Full Story
A new book from a University of Michigan Law School Professor says that advancements in technology are amplifying false claims and disinformation.. ...Read Full Story
The County Road Association of Michigan on Wednesday released a report outlining how much funding is needed to keep fixing more than 90,000 miles of roads in the state.. ...Read Full Story
A new EPIC-MRA poll surveyed 600 likely Michigan voters about a potential matchup between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.. ...Read Full Story
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan man whose 2-year-old daughter shot herself in the head with his revolver last week pleaded not guilty after becoming the first person charged under the state’s new law requiring safe storage of guns.. ...Read Full Story
Retired Congressman Fred Upton says Republican efforts to impeach President Joe Biden are dead on the vine.. ...Read Full Story
The Benton Township Board of Trustees this week approved some changes to the employee handbook to make management of staff simpler. One change would make township employees at-will employees, rather than “just cause” employees.. ...Read Full Story
State Senator Aric Nesbitt is calling for Governor Gretchen Whitmer to release a second, contingency budget.. ...Read Full Story
With early voting now underway across Michigan for the first time ever, in-person turnout has been slow.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — Poverty in New York City is rising at a startling rate and it’s affecting the city’s most vulnerable residents — children, according to a newly released report.. ...Read Full Story
The Great Lakes have seen record low levels of ice cover this winter.. ...Read Full Story
State Representative Pauline Wendzel has announced the return of the Southwest Michigan School Spirit Tournament.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — The Justice Department unsealed new charges against a leader of the notorious Japanese Yakuza gang who they accuse of attempting to traffic weapons-grade nuclear materials from Burma to other countries, according to a newly announced superseding indictment.. ...Read Full Story
(FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.) — A young girl has died and a boy has been hospitalized after they fell into a hole in the sand at a beach Tuesday at Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida.. ...Read Full Story
For the first time, Michigan voters are heading to the polls early, ahead of next week’s presidential primary election in the state.. ...Read Full Story
Decades ago, Congress approved the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. At the time, it committed to funding 40% of special education in classrooms, but consistently have come up short.. ...Read Full Story
Volunteers picked up more trash out of Michigan rivers and streams last year than in previous years.. ...Read Full Story
(WASHINGTON) — The informant accused of fabricating a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden taking $5 million each in bribes allegedly had high-level Russian intelligence contacts, according to newly filed court documents.. ...Read Full Story
About 200 properties in Benton Township that currently have no access to broadband internet will soon be able to get it, thanks to Berrien County and the Benton Township Board of Trustees.. ...Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal from Sidney Powell and other lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump over $150,000 in sanctions they were ordered to pay for abusing the court system with a sham lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results in Michigan.. ...Read Full Story
A new partnership has been formed in South Haven to honor the iconic Nichols Bridge.. ...Read Full Story
Construction starts in early March on a major I-94 project in Berrien County.. ...Read Full Story
Property inspections are now underway in the city of St. Joseph.. ...Read Full Story
The question of how to regulate floating homes, or houseboats, in South Haven is being explored by the city council.. ...Read Full Story
Early voting is now underway throughout Michigan for next Tuesday’s primary election.. ...Read Full Story
(ST. GEORGE, Utah) — YouTube vlogger Ruby Franke, who pleaded guilty to aggravated child abuse of two of her children, was sentenced Tuesday to four consecutive sentences of one to 15 years in prison.. ...Read Full Story
Police have identified a body that was found along the Lake Michigan shore in Allegan County last week.. ...Read Full Story
Lead testing is now mandated for Michigan children.. ...Read Full Story
State Representative Mike Harris of Waterford is calling for the state Legislature to pass a package of school safety bills that have been sitting for a year.. ...Read Full Story
A six-month moratorium on short-term rentals has been approved by the South Haven City Council.. ...Read Full Story
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is urging Democrats in Michigan to vote “uncommitted” in the upcoming presidential primary election, rather than voting for President Joe Biden.. ...Read Full Story
Coming up soon will be auditions for the Citadel Dance and Music Center’s production of Mean Girls.. ...Read Full Story
Michigan has experienced record low levels of ice cover on the Great Lakes this year, and scientists are highlighting why that’s important.. ...Read Full Story
A giveback night for the Caring Connection Empowerment Center will be held next month at Plank’s Tavern in St. Joseph.. ...Read Full Story
It turns out drivers in the St. Joseph area have lots of thoughts about how Main Street downtown can be improved.. ...Read Full Story
The Salvation Army of Niles will soon begin work on a new building.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — After Speaker Mike Johnson rejected the Senate-passed national security supplemental, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a new proposal late last week to provide defense-only aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and funds for the U.S. southern border — however, it’s not yet clear if GOP leadership will consider it.. ...Read Full Story
The Berrien County Sheriff’s Office reports no one was seriously injured after a suspect crashed his vehicle trying to run from police early Sunday morning.. ...Read Full Story
(LIVINGSTON, Texas) — Authorities are searching for an 11-year-old Texas girl who vanished Thursday and police say a person of interest in the case has been taken into custody.. ...Read Full Story
A new Michigan law, signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer in December, will expand access to dental care for children statewide.. ...Read Full Story
Early voting for the February 27 primary began across Berrien County Saturday.. ...Read Full Story
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is expanding its Michigan Chemical Exposure Monitoring project into Benton Harbor and Benton Township.. ...Read Full Story
(WASHINGTON)– Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday wouldn’t definitively say if she’ll back primary rival Donald Trump in the general election but stressed that she’s staying in the race against him because of what she called his unfitness for office.. ...Read Full Story
St. Joseph City Commissioners have approved the special event permit for the 2024 Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff.. ...Read Full Story
Congressman Bill Huizenga has joined colleagues from around the region to introduce a reauthorization of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.. ...Read Full Story
Coming up this month at Lake Michigan College will be the 2024 Cloverleaf Spelling Competition.. ...Read Full Story
There’s a major renovation project planned at the public safety building in Hagar Township.. ...Read Full Story
The Michigan Reconnect program is making its three-year anniversary.. ...Read Full Story
Everyone’s being reminded of the importance of getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases this February. Berrien County Health Department community health services supervisor Dionne Rigozzi tells us those who are sexually active and not in a monogamous relationship should get tested on a regular basis.. ...Read Full Story
An Adopt A Beach cleanup event is planned at Weko Beach in Bridgman for this spring.. ...Read Full Story
The final defendant in a federal guns case out of Benton Harbor has been convicted.. ...Read Full Story
The Southwest Michigan Regional Chamber has announced some new programs to promote the region and better serve its members.. ...Read Full Story
When the 2024 Michigan Black Summit kicked off Friday in Benton Harbor, attendees received a recorded welcome message from a special speaker. Governor Gretchen Whitmer sent in a video to begin the two-day gathering.. ...Read Full Story
The Region IV Area Agency on Aging’s Computer Learning Center at the Campus for Creative Aging will have a special guest instructor next week. It will welcome Ms. Wheelchair USA, Fanchon “Fannie” Pierce, for a program on managing Google Photos.. ...Read Full Story
The effort to raise funds for a new playground at Silver Beach County Park is about 72% complete.. ...Read Full Story