Michigan's new task force on school safety is discussing whether to station more police officers inside school buildings among other solutions to increase school safety following the deadly Oxford High School shooting. Additionally, a plan already moving through the Michigan...
Vicksburg Community Schools lead mechanic Allen Reynolds has been fixing buses for the district for more than two decades. He said he prides himself on making sure buses are safe as possible every time they go out. “It’s important to...
Dozens of catastrophic care providers for victims of automobile crashes in Michigan closed downin 2021 amid changes to the state's auto insurance laws. The changes were designed to make insurance cheaper, but sharply cut and capped reimbursement for around-the-clock care...
Calls for more security at Kalamazoo's bus and train station following a random shooting last month continue to go unanswered. Unarmed security guards were the only line of immediate defense during the Nov. 27 Kalamazoo Transportation Center shooting that left...
A growing group of self-described First Amendment auditors have been recording video around public buildings across west Michigan. For the last several years, groups of private citizens nationwide have organized social media campaigns to “audit” government spaces and agencies...
More guns are on the streets of Kalamazoo, including weapons that are modified to hold more bullets, police said. Whether during a traffic stop or recovered in an investigation, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety (KDPS) said officers are...
Less than two minutes after Battle Creek Police officers arrived to pick up a 40-year-old woman on a court-order mental health petition, the woman drew a weapon and nearly shot a mental health worker at a psychiatric urgent care facility...
For months, hospital leaders across Michigan have warned the surge of COVID-19 is pushing them beyond their limits and could lead to canceled procedures and diverted ambulances. Now, they say they’re past that point, leaving some patients with nowhere to...
