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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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. -
Transparency advocates say it's harder to learn who’s telling the truth when the current law exempts state legislators. -
Michigan lawmakers plan to re-introduce bills to give the state more power to respond to environmental crises. -
The League of Michigan Bicyclists warns that bicyclist deaths in the state have stayed high since the first year of the pandemic. -
Last month a school librarian accused the district of breaking its own rules for reviewing books. Now the school board has heard public comments and discussed next steps. -
Someone complained about the book, which is in the collection at the Galesburg-Augusta High School library. The superintendent denies the district broke its rules. -
A man whose side job led to an investigation at the Kalamazoo Public Schools has left his day job at a private medical school affiliated with Western Michigan University.Jack Mosser was the Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Affairs at the Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine. He joined the staff in March 2020. A spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday that he left his post in the first week of January. -
Joseph Alfonso ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary for Congress, in Michigan's Fourth District. But will he appear on the ballot in November?
