An appeals court granted South Haven governmental immunity Wednesday in a wrongful death lawsuit. In the wrongful death ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — The City of South Haven is considering lifeguards returning to its Lake Michigan beaches. The South Haven City Council voted to appoint a resident to create a plan to reintroduce ...

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Thursday, Sept. 17 overturned a lower court's ruling that denied South Haven governmental immunity in the drowning death of 18-yuear-old Brandon Chambers.

For Dave Benjamin, protecting beachgoers from drowning along the shores of the Great Lakes is simple: station lifeguards at any beach that charges for parking. But it's not easy. The Great Lakes are ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — Monday night, the City of South Haven approved a motion to seek someone who could possibly put more lifeguards on all seven of their beaches and access points along Lake Michigan.

The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled South Haven is immune from tort liability if an injury or death happens during a government function, in this case the operation of the beach, unless they are ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — On Monday, the South Haven City Council requested Heather Welsh-Johnson gather information from water safety experts and draft a plan that council members could potentially use to ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — South Haven city leaders now have a plan in front of them to bring lifeguards back to their Lake Michigan beaches. This comes after an increase in drownings over the past few ...

Brandon Chambers knew he was in trouble in the waters of Lake Michigan on that Sunday of Labor Day weekend. He had been pulled into a rip current and tried to save himself, clinging to a buoy for a ...

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. — For the first time in two decades, lifeguards could potentially be coming back to South Haven's shores. On Monday, South Haven City Councilmembers brainstormed ideas and ...

SOUTH HAVEN, MI -- South Haven is investing in a new grant program and equipment donations to make its Lake Michigan waterfront more accessible. The beach town welcomed 2.6 million visitors in 2024, ...