SW Michigan

Lansing - Attorney General Bill Schuette said Wednesday he is creating a state commission to combat human trafficking in Michigan, starting with a report on what new laws and policies are needed. The report will go to lawmakers and Gov. Rick Snyder in six months, Schuette said.

EAU CLAIRE - The Berrien Springs school district's decision last week to end its summer migrant program has the Eau Claire school district scrambling to see if it can take in the students Berrien Springs will no longer serve.

Shane Clipfell seemed to want the moment the Western Michigan University women's basketball team experienced in Cleveland on Wednesday to linger for a while. Clipfell led the Broncos into the second round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland in his first year as head coach, which was a goal reached but not a mission accomplished as ninth-seeded Western Michigan fell to fifth-seeded Bowling Green, 55-53.

A recent survey told the Calhoun Great Start Collaborative it needs to engage more businesses and local governments in the cause of early education. In 2012, half of local parents, partners and members of the local collaborative surveyed said local businesses and governments were "more than somewhat" committed to our youngest residents, according to the survey released late last month.