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Newly-appointed Benton Harbor City Manager Ronald Carter says that he's ready to get down to the business of turning the municipal finances around. On Tuesday, he was already headed to Lansing to submit an application for up to five million dollars in the form of a Revenue Revitalization Bond. ...

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In a surprise move, Benton Harbor City Commissioners on Monday night hired consultant Ronald Carter to be the new city manager. Carter has been advising Benton Harbor on several programs to get its financial ...

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No one was hurt, but a disabled elderly woman was left without a home, following a Royalton Township fire on Thursday morning. Royalton Fire Chief Ronald Koebel tells us that firefighters were called to the scene at 6402 Hollywood Road, near the intersection of Rocky Weed, around seven AM. ...

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More progress on repairs to the Cook Nuclear Power Plant's Unit One reactor this week, as it was brought to full power on Tuesday after completing tests and monitoring of its restored turbine generator system. ...

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Four people have been arrested in a Van Buren County beating that left a man in critical condition. South Haven Deputy Police Chief Thomas Martin says that around eight PM on Monday, officers responded to the twelve-hundred block of Phoenix Street on a report of an assault. ...

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A marijuana growing operation worth an estimated 223-thousand dollars was busted in Berrien County on Monday. The sheriffs department says that officers of the narcotics unit raided a home at 319 Lake Street in Buchanan after a month-long investigation into alleged drug activity there. ...

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Benton Harbor Commissioners heard City Consultant Ronald Carter's 90-day report Monday night. One of Carter's new recommendations is involves the city's committees. Carter says Benton Harbor can get more input on its decisions, if it utilizes city committees the way they were intended. ...

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The State Fire Marshall says a Bangor Township house fire was an act of arson. No one was living inside the home at 61064 County Road 378. Bangor Fire Chief Derek Babcock says the homeowner passed award in March. ...

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The completion of the new carousel complex below the bluff in Saint Joseph was celebrated on Thursday night, as donors and other key backers of the effort were recognized for their contributions. The carousel ...

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A Saint Joseph Republic is in Copenhagen for the international climate change conference. Congressman Fred Upton flew out Wednesday night to attend the summit. He says he plans to put U.S. jobs first and voice opposition to the Obama administration's plan to reduce greenhouse gases. ...

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Watervliet's Mayor turned in a letter of resignation this week. Prince turned in the letter on Monday. City Manager Troy Clay says Prince said in his resignation letter the decision was because of changes in his job.

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Bruce Bittenbender is close to becoming the winningest coach in the history of Michigan high school wrestling. Bittenbender has been the wrestling coach for Lakeshore since 1970, and Athletic Director ...

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The US Army Corps of Engineers will get an additional 13 million dollars to fend off the spread of Asian carp into the Great Lakes, thanks in part to the efforts of Michigan's congressional delegation. ...

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Investigators still don't know what caused the fire at the Indiana Michigan Power Benton Harbor substation in Coloma Township. I&M Spokesperson Marta Elliot says it'll take a while before there are any answers, because there's so much damage. ...

























