ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph school board gave its stamp of approval for an upcoming city project that will improve student safety at Lincoln Elementary School.

ST. JOSEPH — Have you ever heard of Williston, N.D, Lititz, Pa., or Carroll, Iowa?

ST. JOSEPH — A St. Joseph High School student has received the highest honor in a summer engineering class at Oxford University in Oxford, England. During the closing ceremony of the Oxbridge Academic Program held at Pembroke College, Rhett Huie was selected as lead engineering student from …

ST. JOSEPH — On what would have been Shimika Hicks' 43rd birthday, her mother asked a Berrien County judge Thursday to keep the man who killed her daughter in prison and throw away the key.

ST. JOSEPH — Work that will make Napier Avenue, from the St. Joseph River to Colfax Avenue, into a three-lane roadway including a turn lane, should begin in a couple of weeks, Berrien County Road Department Director Jason Latham told the Board of Commissioners on Thursday.

ST. JOSEPH — Whether it’s swinging at the playground, sliding on the ice or splashing in the Whirlpool Compass Fountain, St. Joseph officials want to make sure that all kids get to have fun.

ST. JOSEPH — After three years of trying to get several modular office trailers removed from a property along M-139, Royalton Township is trying another tactic.

ST. JOSEPH — If St. Joseph decides to purchase the historic lighthouse keeper’s house from the Coast Guard, it’s going to be a bit of a fixer-upper, with an estimated price tag of around $1 million over several years for repairs and renovations, commissioners learned Monday.

ST. JOSEPH — Students from Lake Michigan Catholic School in St. Joseph provided a lesson in caring Monday.

ST. JOSEPH — Royalton Township trustees approved a resolution Monday night to correct an oversight in the job title of one of its municipal employees.

STEVENSVILLE — Students from four local high schools were challenged Friday to figure out better ways to use common home appliances during the 2019 Whirlpool Youth Innovation Challenge.

ST. JOSEPH — United Federal Credit Union settled a class action lawsuit regarding overdraft fees for about $1.75 million – but still disputes the charges.

ST. JOSEPH — Just two months after Family Video closed along Cleveland Avenue in St. Joseph, a Dollar General store has opened in its spot.

ST. JOSEPH — Those traveling in and out of the Twin Cities in the coming months may have to take alternative routes.

ST. JOSEPH — To architect and preservationist Stephen Byrns, every house in the Old St. Joseph Neighborhood tells a story.

ST. JOSEPH — Downtown St. Joseph has planned a series of activities for all ages, starting Friday and running through Labor Day. 

ST. JOSEPH — Cornerstone Alliance is working to address one of Southwest Michigan’s biggest obstacles – stagnant population growth.

ST. JOSEPH — U.S. Rep. Fred Upton has yet to say whether he plans to run for an 18th consecutive term.

CASSOPOLIS — A St. Joseph man has pleaded no contest to child abuse and manslaughter in the 2016 death of his 2-year-old stepdaughter in Silver Creek Township near Dowagiac.

ST. JOSEPH — James White is excited to be a Laker.

ST. JOSEPH — Cody and Nicole Railsback started their business based on the phrase, “together we rise.”

ST. JOSEPH — Now that the St. Joseph school board has its new superintendent, the board is turning its focus on improving the district for the next few school years.

ST. JOSEPH — When Walter Ignatovich joined the Masons in 1949, gasoline cost 17 cents a gallon, a new car could be bought for $1,400 and Harry Truman – a fellow mason – was in the White House.

ST. JOSEPH — A butterfly mural on the stairs leading up to St. Joseph’s Lake Bluff Park and downtown will remain at least through the fall, but it’s unsure whether it will morph into a more permanent work of art.

ST. JOSEPH — Melanie Owen hadn’t been working for more than 20 minutes when the lights went out Tuesday.

ST. JOSEPH — Officials with the Krasl Art Center say they need about $32,000 more to fully fund its Sculpting Community project.

ST. JOSEPH — The St. Joseph school board approved a contract for its new superintendent Thursday.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph Township police say they are looking into a number of vehicle larcenies that have taken place this week.

ST. JOSEPH — The owner of Scooter Joe’s Rentals and Harbor Shores officials are trying to garner public support to allow low-speed vehicles to cross bridges and golf carts to cruise the streets of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor.

ST. JOSEPH — Deb Koroch is getting half of her old job back with the city of St. Joseph.

There will be plenty of food and fun for people of all ages as local police and fire departments host two events to celebrate the 36th annual National Night Out in Benton Harbor and St. Joseph.

ST. JOSEPH — On the cusp of leaving for college, Alicia Kusaka found a new perspective on how lucky she is to get an education.

ST. JOSEPH — St. Joseph’s Lake Bluff Park is lined with monuments to the veterans of conflicts from World War I through Vietnam, along with a memorial honoring police officers killed in the line of duty, and a statue saluting the firefighters who died at the Yore Opera House fire in 1896.

BENTON TOWNSHIP — Matt Davis loves to be outside.

ST. JOSEPH — Much like gymnastics, running your own business requires balance.

ST. JOSEPH — For Brittney and Jonathan Meier, starting an outdoor specialty store answered a question they’d already been kicking around: Why not just follow your passion?

ST. JOSEPH — After three hours worth of interviews and 30 minutes of discussion Monday night, the St. Joseph school board chose Thomas Bruce to be the district’s next superintendent.