Leona Larson
Reporter, WMUKLeona has worked as a journalist for most of her life - in radio, print, television and as journalism instructor. She has a background in consumer news, special projects and investigative reporting.
Along the way, Leona earned two Emmy awards for her work in regional television. Her favorite part of the job is learning about the people in our community and telling their stories. She prefers to use her middle name on air because it just sounds better.
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The City of Portage sent letters requesting detailed damage estimates for 800 properties hit by the May 7 storms. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) declares August “Tree Check Month.” -
Nineteen priests who had worked in the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo after 1950 are named in the Michigan Attorney General’s report on clergy abuse. -
Kalamazoo County Sheriff Rick Fuller said "everything indicates" one tornado was on the ground in the county Tuesday. Radar indicated a second one that may not have touched down. -
The alleged victim came to the United States from India and is married to one of the accused. -
The Food & Drug Administration added stronger warnings to certain chemotherapy drugs in March. Some people said the agency needs to go further. -
A federal district court in Kalamazoo heard closing arguments in a redistricting case. At issue are nine Detroit-area state legislative districts. -
A Michigan researcher is working on reversing the decline of a fungal disease has killed millions of bats across North America. -
An all-terrain wheelchair is coming to Warren Dunes State Park this summer. -
If Republicans nominate Donald Trump for president... a self-described bipartisan political group plans to offer another choice.
