After being caught up in February's mass firings of VA employees, a veteran has been rehired by the Battle Creek VA Medical Center, but he was immediately placed on paid administrative leave.

Art Beat with David Phillips

Republican Representative Bill Huizenga has faced criticism for not holding in-person events with constituents.

Two infected trees were found in Van Buren State Park, marking the eleventh county in Michigan with evidence of the invasive species.

Under a proposed policy change, only "government related" events could be held at City Center Park in Benton Harbor, but one local group said it’s not clear what that means.

Ryan Gage heard rumors of a preserved Art Deco room in the downtown Kalamazoo skyscraper.

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.

Art Beat with Dagnija Lācis

The Republican-controlled U.S. Congress hopes to slash over $800 billion from the federal budget. That would likely be hard to do without cutting Medicaid.

The drop coincided with issues with the federal student aid application.