https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news WMUK News en-US Copyright Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:54:43 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-08/i-threw-their-proposal-in-the-trash-american-axle-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall A union representative said contract negotiations appeared to be going well this weekend, but they fell apart Monday. Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:54:43 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-08/i-threw-their-proposal-in-the-trash-american-axle-strike-continues-after-negotiations-stall Michael Symonds https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-05/about-8-000-trees-near-rural-roads-in-kalamazoo-county-may-be-removed-this-fall A plan to cut down thousands of trees along rural roads in Kalamazoo County has some residents organizing against it. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:09:59 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-05/about-8-000-trees-near-rural-roads-in-kalamazoo-county-may-be-removed-this-fall Michael Symonds https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/whitmer-visits-kalamazoo-to-sign-an-executive-order-re-establishing-a-gun-violence-task-force The order also declares June to be Gun Violence Prevention Month. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:08:14 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/whitmer-visits-kalamazoo-to-sign-an-executive-order-re-establishing-a-gun-violence-task-force Anna Spidel https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/will-bess-be-back-in-comstock-township Battery Energy Storage Systems, or BESS, allow for generated energy to be used at a later date. But communities have mixed feelings about them. In Comstock, a proposal to build large-scale battery storage caused controversy. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:56:51 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/will-bess-be-back-in-comstock-township Annabella Tetner https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/controversy-over-wmed-professors-paper-on-spreading-tickborne-disease-leads-to-snopes-article A paper by a pair of professors at a medical school in Kalamazoo has stirred controversy on social media and drawn the attention of fact-checking website Snopes. Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:30:01 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/controversy-over-wmed-professors-paper-on-spreading-tickborne-disease-leads-to-snopes-article Michael Symonds https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/story-beat-giving-hope Story Beat with Gwendolyn Hooker Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:30:00 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-04/story-beat-giving-hope Zinta Aistars https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-03/chaingangtenth The Chain Gang Cycling Group will pay tribute to the victims with a “Finish the Ride” memorial event on Tuesday, June 9. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:32:18 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-03/chaingangtenth Elliot Russell https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-03/the-obama-presidential-center-has-a-little-shout-out-to-kalamazoo A photo in the center's museum depicts former President Barack Obama's stop at a Kalamazoo high school graduation ceremony in 2010. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:51:00 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-03/the-obama-presidential-center-has-a-little-shout-out-to-kalamazoo Michael Symonds https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-02/friends-and-colleagues-of-late-congressman-joe-schwarz-remember-his-life-and-legacy Former US Representative Joe Schwarz died on May 27, 2026 at age 88. Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:38:27 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-02/friends-and-colleagues-of-late-congressman-joe-schwarz-remember-his-life-and-legacy Anna Spidel https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-01/they-got-a-war-nearly-1000-american-axle-workers-go-on-strike-after-midnight-deadline-passes The United Auto Workers had warned of a strike if the company did not revise its contract offer. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:51:15 GMT https://www.wmuk.org/wmuk-news/2026-06-01/they-got-a-war-nearly-1000-american-axle-workers-go-on-strike-after-midnight-deadline-passes Michael Symonds