A proposed Kalamazoo City ordinance that would require parents to monitor their kids' parties has been tabled while staff and commissioners deal with some of the rules' unintended consequences. …

Western Michigan University and other schools are in the process of opening medical schools in part to address a shortage of physicians that is expected to grow in coming years. The President of the Michigan Academy of Family Physicians says the shortage of primary care doctors is even more critical.…

President Obama leads by three points for Michigan's 16 electoral votes…

The W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek is funding a nationwide program to fight "institutional" racism.…

For the first time since 1965, Western Michigan University plans to build new student housing on campus.…

Increase follows efforts to boost literacy…

Western Michigan University ranks sixth in out of state students with 10.2%…

West Michigan Congressman Vern Ehlers says he will retire from Congress at the end of the year. The Grand Rapids Republican is stepping down after 16 years.…

Many Native American languages around the country are in serious danger of becoming extinct. Three groups of the Potawatomi tribe in southwest Michigan have joined forces to try to prevent their language from dying…

Kalamazoo City Commissioners are allowing a downtown improvement plan to move forward. The proposal approved Monday night includes retail and residential developments, increased connections to student communities and beautification projects. …