Student spellers dueled for a chance to represent Kalamazoo County in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Fifth graders skipped into the halls of Edison Academy, folders in hand, on Saturday, March 8. They were ...

The Michigan Department of Education was established through state law and operates as an arm of the state government.

Kalamazoo's historic Chenery Auditorium is set to celebrate its 100th anniversary with a special community concert this month ...

Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) will be hosting kindergarten and pre-k orientation sessions on Wednesday at all 17 of their elementary schools.

Western continues to be a leading contributor to the state's workforce; 76% of recent graduates working full time are ...

Update: The list has been updated with additional participants who’ve been added by the spelling bee. KALAMAZOO, MI — Some of ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — A Kalamazoo Public Schools employee has reached a settlement agreement with the district in a March 2023 whistleblower lawsuit. Tabatha Coleman sued the district nearly two years ...

The U.S. Department of Education is set to fire nearly half its staff, and may be moving toward closing. Educators and experts in Southwest Michigan reacted to the steep cuts.

Pastor Stricjavvar Strickland and Deacon Armond Barnes have been charged with embezzlement of nearly $90,000 in church funds ...

A Mississippi pastor, who was arrested and charged and with embezzling thousands of dollars in church funds, denied the allegations. Stricjavvar Strickland, ...

VICKSBURG, Mich. (WOOD) — A standoff that lasted hours in Vicksburg ended with a man surrendering inside an apartment, police ...