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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A New York Times investigation found that Acadia Healthcare facilities around the country held patients unnecessarily to maximize insurance payouts. -
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced last week that a viral disease found in deer has been detected in Southwest Michigan. -
A public-private partnership that aims to alleviate the financial burden of having a child announced it’s coming to Kalamazoo. -
Kalamazoo supporters of Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris have a new nickname for the city. -
Kalamazoo aims to keep sidewalks clean and safe this winter with a change to its snow removal ordinance. -
AACORN, based in Kalamazoo County, teaches farm-based skills to support young adults with developmental disabilities. -
The City of Buchanan in Berrien County has lost another official. Mayor Sean Denison submitted his resignation on Monday. -
Within three weeks the Biden-Harris ticket turned into the Harris-Walz campaign and yard signs across America were out-of-date. New ones are coming. -
Michigan Sen. Gary Peters and other riders took off from a Kalamazoo union hall Wednesday morning to begin his ninth annual state motorcycle tour. -
Palisades originally shut its doors over two years ago, but according to Holtec, the plant is on course to reopen in the fall of next year.
