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Burn Run Weekend raises funds for camp designed for kids with burn injuries
NILES, Mich. (WSBT) — Burn Run Weekend continues in Niles to raise money for a good cause. The Burn Run Car Show will be held on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Niles Riverfront Park. Registration to enter a vehicle is open until 11 a.m. A...
Seven-year-old girl raising money after losing horse
Eau Claire, Mich. (WSBT) — An Eau Claire seven-year-old is raising money for a new horse after losing hers to colic just weeks ago. Tragedy hit when Maylie Bell’s horse unexpectedly died from colic weeks ago, but Bell didn’t let it get her down. She is now...
Early voting in Michigan starts Saturday, locations in St. Joseph and Berrien Counties
Early voting for the Michigan primary starts Saturday, with voting taking place locally in St. Joeseph and Berrien Counties until Tuesday, August 6. In Berrien County, early voting will be at the South County Courthouse in Niles. In St. Joseph County, it will be at their training facility in Centreville.
Ox Creek: Flowing toward economic revival and Environmental Justice
On the brink of a summit dedicated to the communitywide revival of Ox Creek in Southwest Michigan’s Berrien County, work and investments keep rolling. Efforts have come far since the 1980s, when now-Benton Harbor Interim City Manager Alex Little recalls the city buying the railway along the creek with a vision for a future nonmotorized trail.
Northern Lights Will Glow This Week And Be Visible In Michigan
If you always wanted to see the northern lights and missed the opportunity the last time Michigan caught a glimpse of this incredible experience, you may have a chance to see them soon. The odds are in our favor that parts of Michigan may get to see the aurora borealis.
Veteran Storm Chasers Predict First Michigan Snowfall of 2024-2025 Winter
While it may be the middle of summer as this article is being written, winter is coming. It does every year. So when the winter of 2024-25 strikes Michigan, when will we see the first wrath of snow and ice?. The question came up recently on the Michigan Weather Facebook...
Michigan’s UP Faces Unseasonably Warm and Muggy Weekend
Marquette, MI – Residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula are in for an unseasonably warm and muggy weekend as high pressure and elevated dew points move into the area. Temperatures are expected to soar into the lower 90s in many parts, with cooler conditions near Lake Michigan and the Bay of Green Bay.
How business in Michigan is affected by dispensary density
NILES, Mich. -- Cannabis was legalized nearly six years ago in Michigan, creating an influx of dispensaries. Now, in Niles, Michigan, those same shops that started here are thriving. In other parts of Michigan, cannabis dispensaries are not doing as well. Many having to shut their doors after too many...
National Labor Relations Board investigates alleged union threats at Michigan hospital
GRAND BLANC TWP. Mich. - Two nurses at Ascension Genesys in Grand Blanc Township are filing a claim with the National Labor Relations Board. The nurses say the union threatened to fire them. They say union bosses told them they would be fired if they didn't sign paperwork authorizing the...
Revisiting Michigan’s Worst Flood: The Great Log Jam of 1883
As Hurricane Beryl rains down on Michigan, much of West MI is under a flood watch sustained rainfall is suspected throughout the Midwest. Since making landfall as a category 1 hurricane, Beryl has been downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone. However, that has not stopped it from dumping nearly 6 inches of rain across parts of the state.
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