Sparta has a lower overall crime rate than the vast majority of U.S. cities. For comparison, the national total crime rate is 2,489 incidents for every 100,000 people. Sparta's overall crime rate is ...

Beer could soon be back on the shelves of some stores in Sparta as an upcoming referendum asks residents to re-evaluate its status as a dry city. For about five decades, the city of Sparta has been ...

SPARTA (WKBT) — The mayor of Sparta will seek a second term, she announced over the weekend. Kristen Gust was elected two years ago to lead the city in Monroe County. “Over the past several years, we ...

SPARTA, Mich. — After 142 years as a village, Sparta is considering a change in governmental status. A committee has recommended that the West Michigan community move up to city status. Village ...

MADISON — The Sparta Water Department is seeking approval of a 6 percent rate increase, but a slightly smaller increase is likely. The department sought an increase based on a 7 percent rate of return ...

SPARTA, Mich. — A committee set up to explore what it would look like for the Village of Sparta to become a full city government wrapped up its months-long work, adopting its final report, and ...

SPARTA, Mich. (WOOD) — After more than a century as a village, Sparta could soon become a city. A citizen advisory committee is recommending the change after weighing the pros and cons. The drafted ...

With a tornado bearing down on the small Missouri town of Sparta, the lone warning siren stayed silent because a downed tree kept the mayor from getting downtown to flip the switch that activates it.