The department’s most recent chief, James White, recently took a job as the new CEO of the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network, according to media reports in October 2024. Bettison is Detroit Police Department’s current interim police chief.

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Western Michigan University Provost Julian Vasquez Heilig has resigned. Vasquez Heilig’s resignation was announced in an email from the university on Thursday, Jan. 30. Vasquez Heilig will continue at WMU as a faculty member.

A 5-year-old Michigan boy was killed Friday morning when a hyperbaric chamber he was inside of exploded, officials said.

As a result of the Trump administration's decision to enact a freeze on federal funding for several programs, nonprofits in Michigan are feeling confused.

Figure skaters in West Michigan are ‘shaken and heartbroken’ after skaters they shared the ice with died in a plane crash in Washington, DC.

Dozens of posts warning of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in West Michigan have sprung up on social media in recent days. It prompted one Kalamazoo nonprofit to warn against spreading possible rumors.

A Kalamazoo man will go to prison on a federal possession charge involving fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine.

ICE arrests in Michigan cause fear and misinformation in communities; advocacy groups respond with education on rights.

Dreams of "a responsible but very wet February" take hold as Kalamazoo Craft Beverage Week kicks off Feb. 1 with 90-plus events.

Pilots in West Michigan are reacting after a deadly midair collision involving a commercial plane and a Black Hawk Helicopter near Reagan Washington National Ai

The Western Michigan women's basketball team suffered a 73-40 loss against Buffalo at University Arena on Wednesday afternoon.The Broncos (8-11, 5-4 MAC) were h

Under Doug Hallerberg's leadership, students with cognitive impairments are getting the chance to play the drums and develop their own rhythm.