Two arrested in Benton Harbor, Benton Twp drug raids
Two Benton Harbor men are facing charges after a couple of drug raids in Benton Harbor and Benton Township Thursday.. ...Read Full Story
Two Benton Harbor men are facing charges after a couple of drug raids in Benton Harbor and Benton Township Thursday.. ...Read Full Story
Cass County Sheriff Richard J. Behnke reports that on Sunday morning, February 11, at approximately 7:40 am, his deputies responded to a fatal crash on Dutch settlement near Nubour Street in Wayne township.. ...Read Full Story
The Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates program in southwest Michigan has expanded by inducting middle school students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Michigan. An event was held this week at the club in Benton Harbor to welcome the kids.. ...Read Full Story
A giveback dinner is planned at Bentwood Tavern in New Buffalo for Fernwood Botanical Garden in Niles.. ...Read Full Story
The Benton Township Police Department is investigating after two people were shot at Briarwood Apartments on Sunday.. ...Read Full Story
Could lifeguards be coming back to the city of South Haven’s beaches? The South Haven City Council is talking about it as the public asks for more protections for swimmers.. ...Read Full Story
The Speakers Series of South Haven has announced its upcoming programs commemorating a decade of lectures.. ...Read Full Story
River Valley Public Schools will have a couple of questions for voters on February 27.. ...Read Full Story
The Benton Township Police Department is working with Michigan State Police to bring new technology to the area that could help prevent gun crimes.. ...Read Full Story
Benton Harbor City Commissioners have approved the design for the Unified Civic Monuments Project, the monument to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. that’s planned for Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park.. ...Read Full Story
(Sacramento, CA) — Sweeping advances in artificial intelligence have elicited warnings from industry leaders about the potential for grave risks, including weapon systems going rogue and massive cyberattacks.. ...Read Full Story
The Benton Township Fire Department is raising funds to launch a public education program.. ...Read Full Story
ALPENA, Mich. (AP) — A jury convicted a man of murder in the deaths of a teenage girl and a woman in northern Michigan, including one victim whose body was buried in a backyard.. ...Read Full Story
More young Michiganders than ever are facing dating violence.. ...Read Full Story
The Clark Equipment Company Complex in Buchanan has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, one of 19 Michigan locations added to the list in 2023.. ...Read Full Story
Work on a new parking ordinance for the city of Benton Harbor is underway.. ...Read Full Story
Congressman Bill Huizenga paid a visit to Holtec International’s Corporate Technology Center in Camden, New Jersey Thursday to learn more about the company and its plans to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County.. ...Read Full Story
We may be enjoying weather in the 50s for a few days, but Western Michigan University professor of environment Dr. Lisa DeChano-Cook is concerned about trees and flowers. She says unseasonably warm weather could harm some plants.. ...Read Full Story
A forum is planned for Tuesday for St. Joseph residents to offer their thoughts on downtown development to city leaders and Cornerstone Alliance.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — A 15-year-old has been taken into custody after allegedly shooting and injuring a tourist in Times Square and firing at a responding officer, law enforcement sources told ABC News.. ...Read Full Story
With news the Oscars will soon be giving kudos to the people who help pick the stars for a given project comes praise from Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan on what he calls “one of most consequential casting decisions ever made.”. ...Read Full Story
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Top Biden administration officials were meeting Thursday with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan in an effort to mend ties with a community that has an important role in deciding whether President Joe Biden can hold on to a crucial swing state in the 2024 election.. ...Read Full Story
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana jury has awarded more than $11 million to a Michigan man and his wife who accused a doctor of failing to diagnose a painful limb issue, leading to the amputation of one of the man’s legs.. ...Read Full Story
The Super Bowl is coming up this Sunday as the Kansas City Chiefs face off against the San Francisco 49ers. Aside from the game, a lot of us will be watching the commercials.. ...Read Full Story
If you’re planning to connect a utility, be careful of imposters. DTE spokesperson Katie Susko says scammers have been creating fake ads on websites, pretending to be utility providers.. ...Read Full Story
The Michigan Senate Oversight Committee heard testimony Wednesday on legislation to amend the state’s Freedom of Information Act, which requires government to disclose public information when requested.. ...Read Full Story
Governor Gretchen Whitmer spent time Wednesday laying out the priorities of her $80 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2025.. ...Read Full Story
A new guest speaker has been announced for the Michigan Black Summit planned in Benton Harbor for next weekend. Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson will kick off the event with a speech.. ...Read Full Story
Border security has been in the news all week with the U.S. Senate failing to approve a long-sought bipartisan border deal. That came after House Speaker Mike Johnson declared the package “dead on arrival” if it was sent to the House.. ...Read Full Story
The Berrien County Board of Commissioners has rejected a plan to put another section of Napier Avenue on a road diet.. ...Read Full Story
Indiana Michigan Power will be doing some aerial tree trimming in southwest Michigan next week.. ...Read Full Story
A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized after they were found unresponsive in a parked vehicle in Hartford on Wednesday.. ...Read Full Story
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A conviction in the unprecedented trial of a Michigan school shooter’s mother will stand as a milestone to law enforcers across the U.S. as well as a stark reminder to parents with guns in their home.. ...Read Full Story
We’re all enjoying the afternoon sunshine, and it’ll be hanging around more and more each day.. ...Read Full Story
Are you getting enough sleep? It’s one of the wellness trends of 2024, to sleep.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — Last month’s global temperatures led to the warmest January on record, continuing a pattern of eight consecutive hottest months on record, according to scientists.. ...Read Full Story
Two fugitives from justice are behind bars after several days on the run from law enforcement.. ...Read Full Story
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders, according to three people familiar with the matter, as his administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war frustrates members of a key constituency in a 2024 battleground state.. ...Read Full Story
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Holtec International held a meeting this week to discuss some of the technical aspects of Holtec’s plan to restart the Palisades nuclear power plant in Van Buren County.. ...Read Full Story
The Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates program in southwest Michigan has expanded by inducting middle school students from the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Michigan. An event was held this week at the club in Benton Harbor to welcome the kids.. ...Read Full Story
Young LEGO enthusiasts are being invited to submit creations to the Silver Beach Center in St. Joseph for a special exhibit that will be going up this month.. ...Read Full Story
River Valley Public Schools will have a couple of questions for voters on February 27.. ...Read Full Story
(ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday renewed his request to the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and dismiss the indictment against him, saying that her “egregious misconduct demands” it.. ...Read Full Story
A new exhibit has been unveiled at the Curious Kids Museum Discovery Zone exploring the things that can be found in a kitchen, and it’s a partnership between the museum and the Whirlpool Foundation.. ...Read Full Story
Benton Township Trustees have been briefed on plans for a new trail development along M-63.. ...Read Full Story
Everyone’s being reminded of a survey the Michigan Department of Transportation has launched ahead of a construction project in downtown St. Joseph.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial this week in New York City to determine whether he will have to pay former Elle magazine columnist E. Jean Carroll additional damages for defaming her in 2019 when he denied her allegations of sexual assault.. ...Read Full Story
Paramount Pictures has just released the trailer to A Quiet Place: Day One, starring Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o.. ...Read Full Story
Michigan’s new gun laws take effect in a week. One of them has do with safe storage. By law, guns will have to be unloaded and locked with a trigger-locking mechanism or stored in a locked storage container. Michigan State Police First Lieutenant Mike Shaw says gun owners can get a lock for free at any state police post.. ...Read Full Story
A was held in Lansing Tuesday on a plan to encourage big-budget movie productions to once again bring their projects to Michigan. The Michigan Production Alliance supports the program, which does not provide rebates to filmmakers. The newly-designed legislation would instead offer a tax credit. Barton Bund, an actor and board member for the MPA, says Michigan is missing out by not offering incentives, while neighbor states are benefiting.. ...Read Full Story
(NEW YORK) — California search and rescue crews are looking for a missing helicopter with five Marines aboard, the U.S. Marine Corps said.. ...Read Full Story
There’s a push to make water more affordable in Michigan.. ...Read Full Story
Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson is reminding Michiganders to stay vigilant after a threatening note was found at a school in his county last week.. ...Read Full Story
OXFORD, Mich. (AP) — Jurors have convicted a Michigan school shooter’s mother of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four students at his school. It is the latest development in the shooting that occurred Nov. 30, 2021, in Oxford, Michigan, just north of Detroit.. ...Read Full Story
A giveback dinner is planned at Bentwood Tavern in New Buffalo for Fernwood Botanical Garden in Niles.. ...Read Full Story
A program is coming up at the Silver Beach Center that ought to please lovers of LEGO.. ...Read Full Story