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 field neighboring the Portage District Library was transformed into a battlefield during a Revolutionary War reenactment. -
Kalamazoo, Parchment and Vicksburg are planning to host a reading of the Declaration Wednesday evening as "America 250" celebrations continue. -
A subcommittee of the House Committee on Education and Workforce held the hearing Tuesday morning. -
With new solar panels, a commercial kitchen, and an upgraded community room, the building will provide shelter during severe weather and amenities for the neighborhood. -
The powwow in southwest Calhoun County will feature drum and dance ceremonies, artisans selling handmade goods, and food vendors. -
The Chain Gang Cycling Group will pay tribute to the victims with a “Finish the Ride” memorial event on Tuesday, June 9. -
Private equity-backed company Black Bear Sports Group plans to reopen Wings West in Texas Township as the Biggby Ice Cube later this year. -
A WMU spokesperson said conversation had taken place between the parties, but declined to disclose when or whether it's ongoing. -
"Walt's Pilgrimage," a class where students visit Disney-related sites across the country, was first offered at Western Michigan University in 2015. In late April, students made their first stop at the Gilmore Car Museum, which Disney visited in 1964. -
An email to a parent mentions "potential anticompetitive and unfair trade practices" resulting from corporate owners, "including but not limited to Black Bear Sports Group."
