Student spellers dueled for a chance to represent Kalamazoo County in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee in May.

The spelling bee at Lindon Grove Middle School included 33 of the best spellers in grades four to eight from 17 Kalamazoo public schools.

Daylight saving time, or DST, is upon us once again. Except for those in Arizona and Hawaii, we’ll "spring forward" on March 9 by moving our clocks ahead by one hour. "That one-hour change may ...

Natural disasters, from wildfires, floods and mudslides in western states to large earthquakes in Japan, have rocked, burned and flooded parts of the world in the first months of 2025. What’s next?