Michael Symonds
WMUK ReporterReport for America national service program corps member Michael Symonds joined WMUK’s staff in 2023.
He covers the “rural meets metro” beat, reporting stories that link seemingly disparate parts of Southwest Michigan. He started his journalistic career at Western Michigan University’s student newspaper, the Western Herald. He was also a news intern at WMUK and hosted the talk show “Stupid Questions” on WIDR-FM, where he interviewed guests from political experts to student leaders. Michael is a graduate of WMU with a B.A. in Journalism and Digital Media.
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Republican Steve Frisbie picked up a few votes in the close race against incumbent Democrat Jim Haadsma. -
Former first lady Michelle Obama headlined the rally with the vice president. "Kamala Harris is a grownup. And Lord knows, we need a grownup in the White House," she told the cheering crowd Saturday.
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Fall is harvest time for Southwest Michigan crops such as corn and soybeans, but with high temperatures, are the crops feeling the heat? -
A public-private partnership that aims to alleviate the financial burden of having a child announced it’s coming to Kalamazoo. -
On July 9, President Joe Biden signed a bill that among other things will change the mission statement of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer made the request to President Joe Biden Thursday. -
Two of the region's three drive-in movie theaters recently announced their closure. That leaves just the Capri, in Coldwater. -
FEMA finds over 500 residential properties impacted by the May 7 tornado in Kalamazoo County. -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be visiting Kalamazoo County to survey the damage from the May 7th tornado. -
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.
