St. Joseph Ice Fest this weekend
Coming up this weekend is the St. Joseph Ice Fest.. ...Read Full Story
Coming up this weekend is the St. Joseph Ice Fest.. ...Read Full Story
The Berrien County Road Department has enacted seasonal weight restrictions on county roads.. ...Read Full Story
The Michigan Department of Transportation will begin a bridge demolition project in Niles on Thursday night.. ...Read Full Story
Following the death last week of a Michigan State Police trooper on the side of I-75 in Saginaw County, drivers are being reminded of one of their duties when behind the wheel.. ...Read Full Story
Set for this Saturday is the annual Southwest Michigan Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Michigan.. ...Read Full Story
Congressman Bill Huizenga has nominated ten Fourth District high school students to U.S. military academies for the year.. ...Read Full Story
South Haven Area Emergency Services responded to a record number of calls during 2023, according to the department’s annual report. . ...Read Full Story
The new trailer for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire dropped on Monday — and with it, the jaws of millions of the franchise’s fans.. ...Read Full Story
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators will not seek a recall after a seven-year investigation into complaints alleging that Dodge and Ram vehicles can roll away after being shifted into park.. ...Read Full Story
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — An 11-year-old girl who was hospitalized for burns following a northern Indiana house fire has died, bringing the fire’s death toll to six children, all of them siblings, authorities said Monday.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — King Charles III is heading home after undergoing a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate, according to Buckingham Palace.. ...Read Full Story
Anyone can help raise funds for a new playground at Silver Beach County Park on Monday with a special promotion being run below the bluff in St. Joseph.. ...Read Full Story
St. Joseph City Commissioners have urged the Krasl Art Center to follow a “name your price” model this summer when it comes to charging admission to the Krasl Art Fair.. ...Read Full Story
The next St. Joseph Heritage Museum and Cultural Center lecture will be February 19, featuring an expert on Abraham Lincoln.. ...Read Full Story
Michigan Works is planning a hiring event for next month.. ...Read Full Story
Monday brings the start of tax season, as the Michigan Department of Treasury will start processing returns.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning clinicians to remain on alert for measles cases due to a growing number of infections.. ...Read Full Story
The St. Joseph Public Schools Board of Education is placing a $98,500,000 bond proposal on the May 7, 2024, ballot to fund district-wide facility improvements and upgrades.. ...Read Full Story
St. Joseph City Commissioners have approved a 50-year lease of the Dickinson Park baseball and softball fields with St. Joseph Public Schools so the school district can continue using the facilities for its athletics programs while making improvements to them.. ...Read Full Story
The city of Buchanan is a new member of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.. ...Read Full Story
Traditionally, January is a down month for retailers, especially when it comes to brick and mortar stores. However, the Detroit Lions have changed all of that around Michigan as fans snap up merchandise. They’re buying everything from jerseys to hats to jackets to jewelry.. ...Read Full Story
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has honored the University of Michigan’s football team for winning the National Championship this year.. ...Read Full Story
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is inviting everyone to help remove invasive plants at Warren Dunes State Park next weekend.. ...Read Full Story
There’s a lot happening lately at Berrien County Animal Control.. ...Read Full Story
Drivers are advised to be careful about flooded roads now that the huge amount of snow southwest Michigan got this month is melting.. ...Read Full Story
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has gotten an update on progress with the Red Arrow Highway Linear Trail.. ...Read Full Story
Friday was the 187th birthday of Michigan. Governor Gretchen Whitmer drew attention to the date on social media.. ...Read Full Story
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors on Friday sought to portray the mother of a Michigan school shooter as an aloof parent more interested in horses than the mental health of her teenage son who was apparently having hallucinations months before killing four students.. ...Read Full Story
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden ‘s campaign manager traveled to Michigan on Friday, where many Arab American leaders are enraged over the administration’s Israel policy, and found a number of leaders unwilling to meet — exposing a growing rift between the White House and groups otherwise loyal to Democratic causes in a critical swing state.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — As some of Alaska Airlines’ 737 MAX aircraft take flight again on Friday, online travel booking website Kayak has seen an uptick in users who are filtering out the airplane when searching for flights.. ...Read Full Story
In her State of the State address this week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer called for pre-K education for all children, a caregiver tax credit, community college for all high school grads, and rebuilding Michigan with a housing investment.. ...Read Full Story
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A school shooting that killed four students in Michigan could have been prevented if the mother of the armed teen had removed him after seeing his violent drawings that same day, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday in an uncommon trial about parental responsibility.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — Nearly five years ago, then-president Donald Trump repeatedly denied allegations that he sexually assaulted columnist E. Jean Carroll in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s.. ...Read Full Story
39-year-old Michigan State Police Trooper Joel Popp is dead after being hit while outside his vehicle on a traffic stop on I-75 near Birch Run this week.. ...Read Full Story
Lions fans all over the state are making plans to watch Sunday’s NFC championship game.. ...Read Full Story
Most legally free Michiganders possess their vital records, but some people recently coming back to society after incarceration do not. A package of bills in the Michigan Legislature would ensure the Michigan Department of Corrections and Secretary of State provide those returning to society with their birth certificate and driver’s license or state ID, and then also work with the federal government to provide their Social Security card.. ...Read Full Story
The Berrien County Health Department is offering lead testing for children under the age of six. County Health Officer Guy Miller tells us there are many possible sources of the contamination.. ...Read Full Story
Market Van Buren is highlighting its role in helping to expand broadband internet availability in the Van Buren County.. ...Read Full Story
Benton Harbor Area Schools is moving forward with more than $1.2 million in improvements at two buildings following a vote this week by the board of education.. ...Read Full Story
Coming up next weekend will be the 30th annual South Haven Ice Breaker Festival.. ...Read Full Story
Governor Gretchen Whitmer has announced a $300,000 Michigan State Housing Development Authority grant for the Berrien County Land Bank to pay for energy efficient home rehabilitation projects.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley, will testify in her own defense, lawyer Shannon Smith said Thursday as her manslaughter trial got underway with opening statements.. ...Read Full Story
While auctions of Hollywood memorabilia are nothing new, some items about to hit the block have a provenance that’s really unique.. ...Read Full Story
DETROIT (AP) — The man accused of slaying a Detroit synagogue leader whose body was found in October outside her home will face trial, a judge ordered Tuesday.. ...Read Full Story
More people are going back to the office, but 31% of workers say they would like to reduce time spent in the office. Many of them say it’s to save time and money with a less frequent commute.. ...Read Full Story
There’s movement in Congress to help those affected by long power outages.. ...Read Full Story
The Michigan State Police early this morning announcing the death of one of their troopers on Wednesday. The MSP says Trooper Joel Popp of the Tri-City Post near Midland, MI was struck by a motorist while he was outside of his vehicle investigating a suspected impaired driver. Popp is the 56th Michigan State Trooper to be killed in the line of duty.. ...Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up an endorsement from the United Auto Workers union Wednesday, an important boost to the Democratic president’s reelection bid as he pushes to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin.. ...Read Full Story
State Senator Aric Nesbitt isn’t impressed with Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s State of the State address.. ...Read Full Story
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is looking to increase the construction of new housing and get more people on the path to an education in 2024. She delivered her State of the State address Wednesday night, covering legislative victories from the past year while looking ahead.. ...Read Full Story
Anyone can help raise funds for a new playground at Silver Beach County Park on Monday with a special promotion being run below the bluff in St. Joseph.. ...Read Full Story
The news Wolverine fans didn’t want but suspected was coming… is finally here. Jim Harbaugh is headed (back) to the National Football League. . ...Read Full Story
Part of Botham Avenue in St. Joseph will be reconstructed next year.. ...Read Full Story
Southwestern Michigan College has started the spring semester with increased enrollment.. ...Read Full Story
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury was selected Wednesday in the trial of a Michigan woman who faces involuntary manslaughter charges in a school shooting committed by her teenage son.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $370 million civil lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House.. ...Read Full Story
The city of St. Joseph has announced a water main break that’s affecting water service to some addresses. The city has released the following:. ...Read Full Story
Everyone’s expected to recover after a residential fire in Niles on Sunday.. ...Read Full Story
Seven people have been arrested after the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Department did a sweep of a motel where individuals out of jail on parole were staying.. ...Read Full Story