The kids will be selling their wares at this Friday's Art Hop in Kalamazoo. …

Mlive/Kalamazoo Gazette reporter Emily Monacelli reports on the new ordinance which makes small amounts of pot a misdemeanor enforceable by an appearance ticket…

The featured speaker for this year's Martin Luther King Junior Celebration at Western Michigan University runs a magazine that he says focuses on positive stories, rather than conflict. Lee Jones is the President of InSpire Magazine.…

State Representative Robert Jones says he is being treated for esophageal cancer. The Kalamazoo Democrat says he has started chemotherapy. …

Embryonic stem cell research may soon face tougher regulations in Michigan. A Republican-led panel of senators approved bills that would tighten restrictions around embryonic stem cell research.…

Series on Marcus Buggs illustrates challenges of at-risk students. Buggs is part of WMU's Seita Scholars Program for former foster kids…

A plan for governments in Southwest Michigan to collaborate and share services is moving forward. Kalamazoo County Commissioners endorsed the plan Tuesday night. Kalamazoo City Commissioners and the Portage City Council previously gave their approval. The report was written by the Kalamazoo City Manager Ken Collard Portage City Manager Maurice Evans and Kalamazoo County Administrator Peter Battani.…

A coalition will launch a campaign Wednesday to get state officials to act on a report issued last June. It says Michigan fails to ensure that people who can't afford an attorney get proper legal representation…

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The board is considering whether a news release should be mailed to explain a decision to create a superintendent's position…