The city of Battle Creek, is trying to decide what regulations are needed for businesses related to Medical Marijuana. State voters approved a law in 2008 that allows the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. The city currently has a six month moratorium on new businesses related to medical marijuana that started in July.…

State Court of Appeals to rule Monday on whether proposal to strengthen collective bargaining rights will appear on November ballot…

Kalamazoo City officials think they may have found the source of a smell that has been plaguing an area along the Kalamazoo River on the northeast side of the city. …

There will be two candidates on the ballot for two seats on the Kalamazoo School Board in May. Three candidates are seeking two seats on the Portage School Board.…

President Obama says he'll donate part of his Nobel Peace Prize money to a group that brings low-income students to Kalamazoo College.…

Supreme Court upheld Affordable Care Act but found states can opt out of expanding Medicaid rolls…

Governor Granholm has signed the K-through-12 schools budget. The governor's action allows school aid payments to be electronically transferred on time although schools are bracing for cuts adding up to $165 for every student.…

While trying to resolve issues between their two sons, two sets of parents learn they aren't as good at resolving conflict themselves. A comedy play by Yasmina Reza.…

Two members of Michigan's congressional delegation are trying again to keep a southwest Michigan businessman from being deported. Federal officials want to send Ibrahim Parlak back to Turkey saying he didn't disclose his arrest following a gunfight there in 1988. But Parlak's supporters say he did tell immigration authorities about the incident when he was granted political asylum in 1992. …

Plan will get first reading at City Commission meeting…