WSJM Morning News-10/16/2020

Dan Seibert | Posted on October 16, 2020 |

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In this edition:

While Berrien County has seen an increase in the number of confirmed COVID cases each day this month, Health Officer Nicki Britten doesn’t think there is a need for panic.
Michigan is reporting more than 2,000 additional cases of COVID-19 around the state for Thursday.
When the Michigan Supreme Court struck down Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 emergency orders, local governments were left wondering how to conduct their meetings.
Watch out for people walking when you’re driving. This is Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Week, according to Jon Ross, of the Office of Highway Safety Planning.
Berrien County Sheriff’s deputies will take part in “Operation Safe Stop” from October 19th through the 23rd.
We’re less than three weeks from Election Day, and the latest polls show Joe Biden maintaining his lead over President Trump here in Michigan.
A northern Indiana grandfather has pled guilty to a negligent homicide charge in Puerto Rico.
The Michigan Farm Bureau has given Congressman Fred Upton an award.

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