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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The three-day online symposium organized by WMU's Climate Change Working Group is set to bring together voices from around the world to raise awareness and discuss solutions for climate-related migration. -
Over 100 soldiers with the Michigan National Guard gathered at Western Michigan University’s Lawson Ice Arena Friday before being deployed to the United States’ Southern border. -
Western Michigan University students pass by it everyday, but the name and purpose of the 120-foot steel structure remains unknown to many. -
After operating for over 170 years, the Kalamazoo Ladies' Library Association will be inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame on Oct. 22. -
Despite concerns on social media, Western Michigan University is taking steps to protect old oak trees in an area of campus construction, biologist Todd Barkman says. -
About 20 people gathered in Dowagiac Tuesday night to discuss the impacts of Trump administration policies. Organizers hoped people on the left and right would attend. -
Amid high-profile incidents of political violence, local organizers say they're focused on safety for the next No Kings protests on October 18. -
The car wash proprietor who owns the land has sought to rezone and develop it before. Proposals to build next to the nature preserve have proven controversial. -
The Schoolcraft Historical Society celebrated the completion of renovations to the Dr. Nathan Thomas House on Saturday, marking 50 years since its original renovation and the group's founding. -
A controversial plan to build a car wash near the Asylum Lake Preserve in Kalamazoo may be back, after an application to rezone land near the lake was submitted to the planning commission.
