Fewer infants are dying in Kalamazoo County, and state health data also shows a record low in the county’s Black infant mortality rate.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer has declared a state of emergency for Cass, St. Joseph and Branch Counties after four people were killed and several more were injured in Friday's severe storms that included tornadoes.

The WMU Board of Trustees is set to decide on the acquisition of the former Newell Brands Design Center, as it looks to move its physical plant operations out of a century-old building.

Unless blocked by the Senate, Stryker and Zaagman will replace trustees Chen-Zhang and Edgerton at the end of their terms.

The peace group Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War is inviting residents to protest the US war with Iran Sunday. Indivisible Paw Paw is planning a protest on Saturday, March 14.

A state House bill introduced last month would ban kratom and 7-OH statewide.

US Rep. John Moolenaar (R) from Michigan said Congress should not hamstring the President.

WMUK reached out to state and federal authorities to ask if Michigan National Guard members have been deployed in relation to the United States' ongoing war with Iran.

The DCCC's "Red to Blue" program will support Democrat Sean McCann. A WMU political scientist said the seat won't flip easily.

Story Beat with Cecilia Garcia