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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Temperatures in Southwest Michigan have fluctuated this month, jumping between the high 60s to below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. -
A local ordinance appears to bar elected officials from selling alcohol while in office. Township officials expect a crowd at the rescheduled meeting. -
Both of WMUK's signals went out in a major outage around 9:10 am on the university's main campus. Both 102.1 FM and 89.9 FM are back on the air, as are HD-1 and HD-2. -
The city's planning commission invites community feedback at a meeting Thursday evening. -
The library is asking Branch County residents to submit their photos, videos and firsthand accounts so future generations can better understand the tornado's impact on the community. -
The Kalamazoo Board of Trustees accepted Sherine Miller's resignation Monday morning. It's not yet clear when residents will vote on the office. -
Two packages were discovered at the headquarters, later found by law enforcement to only contain multiple folded pieces of paper with writing on them, according to the head of the local branch. -
The group claims it wiped 200,000 Stryker systems, servers and mobile devices, along with stealing 50 terabytes of "critical data." -
The group said these funds will go to local branches helping the hardest hit areas by Friday's tornadoes and storms, like St. Joseph County United Way, which has been helping Three Rivers residents recover. -
The peace group Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents of War is inviting residents to protest the US war with Iran Sunday. Indivisible Paw Paw is planning a protest on Saturday, March 14.
