Largest snowfall from winter storm reported in South Haven
The National Weather Service is releasing data on just how much snow fell during the massive winter storm that sweep across the state this week. South Haven, on the coast of Lake Michigan, saw 20...
View ArticleShipwreck found in Lake Michigan
According to one estimate, there are around 3,000 shipwrecks in Lake Michigan (estimate from Jim Jarecki, President/Archivist of the Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago).Now, add one more to...
View ArticleInvestigation shows event at Palisades Nuclear Plant was of "substantial...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says a week-long shut-down of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in September was of "substantial safety significance." The plant is located in South Haven about...
View ArticleNRC Chairman: Palisades needs to work on “the basics of nuclear safety”
The head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says operators of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant must improve plant safety.NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko shared his thoughts following a three-hour...
View ArticleSouth Haven celebrates top crop at National Blueberry Festival this weekend
Michigan is the largest blueberry producing state in the country, and Van Buren County produces the most blueberries in Michigan.“It’s natures perfect fruit, if you stop and think about it. There’s not...
View ArticleNew water leak forces Palisades nuclear power plant to shut down again
The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant near South Haven is shut down again. This is the second time this summer Entergy Corporation has had to shut down the plant for repairs.The plant shut down to refuel...
View ArticlePalisades nuclear power plant's safety record will be the subject of a public...
The safety of west Michigan’s Palisades nuclear power plant will be the topic of a public meeting tonight in South Haven.Palisades has one of the worst safety ratings in the country.Maintenance...
View ArticlePalisades critics still doubt nuclear power plant's management's commitment...
The owners of the Palisades nuclear power plant promised last night to improve their “culture of safety." But dozens of people at the public meeting doubted that promise. Catherine Sugas spoke for...
View ArticlePalisades nuclear power plant inspection to begin this week
A critical two week federal inspection of the Palisades nuclear power plant begins Monday.Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors want to determine if Palisades’ owners have addressed problems that...
View ArticleTIMELINE: 8 shutdowns at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in past 2 years
Michigan Radio has been following the problems at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant for the last several years.Our West Michigan reporter, Lindsey Smith, has been on top of all the leaks, shutdowns,...
View ArticleWaterfront Film Festival will go on, despite power outage in South Haven
The show will go on tonight in South Haven.It looked for a while this morning that the start of the 15th annual Waterfront Film Festival might be delayed. Last night’s wind storm knocked out power to...
View ArticleSouth Haven implements beach safety program, pays drowning victim's family
Aaron Mueller of the Kalamazoo Gazette reports on a settlement reached between the family of a 2009 drowning victim, and the "Michigan Municipal Risk Management Association." Martin Jordan of St....
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