Elliot Russell
ReporterElliot Russell joins WMUK for the 2025-2026 academic year as a news intern. He grew up in Kalamazoo’s Westnedge Hill neighborhood and now lives in the Stuart neighborhood, studying English at the nearby Kalamazoo College.
A graduate of Loy Norrix High School, he got his start writing and editing for its student newspaper, Knight Life, until his graduation in 2022. He relocated to New York in 2024, where he worked at the Bronx Documentary Center and created a guerrilla internet radio station called Audio Ergo Sum during a New York Arts Program residency.
Outside the newsroom, he can be found biking downtown, developing film in the Kalamazoo College darkroom, or hanging out at house shows in the Vine neighborhood.
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A recent investigation accuses Black Bear Sports Group of charging extra fees to youth sports organizations and players. -
The nine thousand square-foot hall is the new forever home for Kalamazoo's winter market. -
Ritsema led the city through 12 years that included major community development projects and, in 2020, civil unrest. -
A climate action group is speaking out against Costco’s partnership with a bank and seeking support in Southwest Michigan. -
The Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant emits over a ton of noxious hydrogen sulfide gas annually. -
The college says that a budget deficit means cuts had to be made, but some faculty are concerned by how they happened and the lingering impact. -
In Niles, cannabis dispensaries can now open as early as 5 a.m. and close as late as midnight. -
Cass County is expanding broadband, while in Van Buren County, you can borrow a mobile hotspot from the library.
