Leona Larson
ReporterLeona 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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In the last ten days of January, volunteers in twenty Michigan municipalities pick a night to count the homeless populations in their communities. -
Stacy Chambliss previously faced a felony charge for a car theft she says she committed under duress. -
What went wrong when Stacy Chambliss sought help from the police and later, the Kalamazoo YWCA? Hear her story in this documentary. -
After decades of passing under a railroad bridge on Kalamazoo's east side, Kalamazoo native Kim McBain-Maycroft spotted something interesting. -
When the park closed in 2022 officials expected it would open in April. After numerous delays, it opened Friday without fanfare. -
WMU alumnus Abdelaziz AbuShaaban lost a daughter in an October airstrike. He and his wife hope to seek medical care in the U.S. -
Mayor Brandon Johnson picked the Western alumna to help advise the city on how best to help migrants. -
The county emphasized that the clerk had no role in an attempt to remove elected delegates, and warned the party not to say otherwise. -
A federal district court in Kalamazoo heard closing arguments Wednesday in a redistricting case. At issue are nine Detroit-area state legislative districts. -
The mayors of Kalamazoo and Portage both won new two year terms on Tuesday
