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Battle Creek City Commissioners have decided to go in a new direction with their next city manager. The commission voted 5-4 Tuesday night to enter into…

Two Western Michigan University Professors evaluate the political climate in Southwest Michigan and beyond.Political Science Professors Peter Wielhouwer…

The late author wrote close to 50 novels, and several of them, including Get Shorty and Out of Sight, were made into films. His 1978 book The Switch has been turned into a film called Life of Crime.

Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Gates of Youth Advocate Programs, a lifelong resident of one of Chicago's most violent neighborhoods, about the changing nature and daily experience of violence there.

Steve Inskeep talks to Michel Martin about the community conversation covering race and law enforcement that was held Thursday night in Ferguson, Mo. There was also a Twitter chat at #BeyondFerguson.

The Kalamazoo Public Library is using the month of September to show that having a library card has its privileges.Its cardholders can get discounts at…

Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans and swept away many of its public schools. Now, the city's largest district is unveiling a transformed school system, composed entirely of charter schools.

Many of the 2 million men serving time in the U.S. have formed their sense of manhood while incarcerated. And becoming a different kind of man isn't easy — either behind bars, or beyond them.

Regulations passed in Texas, which affected clinics that perform abortions there, have been blocked by a federal judge, on the grounds that they unconstitutionally restricted access to legal abortion.

From bike shops to breweries, Kalamazoo businesses cater to many passions.Some are exceptionally well-covered; a reader could spend a day or more…