The popular fast-food restaurant Raising Canes has expressed plans to expand the chain to new locations in Michigan, namely ...

KALAMAZOO, MI -- College freshman are little fish in a big pond. But Kalamazoo Public Schools high school freshmen can take a swim long before they enroll in college, thanks to a returning ...

"War Eagle" is the school's motto and battle cry, but all its athletic teams are nicknamed the Tigers. That sometimes proves ...

It's Community College Week at SoLAcc and several events happened on Tuesday. First, the school unveiled Soleil, their new mascot. Soleil (that is the French word for "sun") is an owl.

In 1891, according to the Purdue University website: "Under accusations of recruiting athletes from boiler shops, the ...

COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI – A dog that police say attacked a Kalamazoo County deputy during a traffic stop late Monday afternoon was fatally struck when the deputy discharged his weapon in response.

The Brewers have the Racing Sausages. And now the Mets will have the “Five Borough” mascot race at Citi Field this season. The Amazin’s revealed the new in-game entertainment during Tuesday ...

Video footage captured a man in Asheville, bravely approaching a ferocious-looking black bear in his own brown bear costume that more closely resembled a college mascot. The man emerges from the ...

In 1889, a student snagged the original Handsome Dan from a blacksmith for five bucks—and just like that, America's first live college mascot was born. He might rock a sweater now, but Bucky ...

The history of Purdue's nickname and mascot stretches back more than 130 years. Purdue basketball is in the Sweet 16, playing Midwest No. 1 seed Houston on Friday night at Lucas Oil Stadium in ...

NORMAL — Jacob Beard of Eureka was recently promoted to lieutenant colonel during a ceremony held Saturday, March 15, at Heartland Community College in Normal. Beard is officer in charge of the ...

In 1925, two cougar cubs named Cleo and Tarbo were brought to campus to serve as mascots. The kittens were kept on the south side of campus but broke out of their cages in 1929, causing some in ...