Anna Spidel
Anna Spidel is a news reporter for WMUK covering general news and housing.
Anna hails from Dexter, Michigan and received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Michigan State University in 2022. She started her public radio career with member station Michigan Public as an assistant producer on Stateside, and later joined KBIA News in Columbia, Missouri as a health reporter. During her time with KBIA, Anna also taught at the University of Missouri School of Journalism as an adjunct instructor and contributed to Midwest regional health reporting collaborative Side Effects Public Media.
Anna joined the WMUK team in June 2025 and will focus on daily news reporting and covering housing in Kalamazoo and southwest Michigan. She is passionate about data-focused investigative reporting and also enjoys reporting on health and healthcare access, aviation, science and environment. When she’s not in the studio, Anna loves camping, dining at local bars and restaurants, exploring Michigan’s beautiful Great Lakes beaches and spending time with her family, her fiancé, Cameron and her cat Luna.
Anna is constantly looking to connect with the community and hear more about the issues that matter to southwest Michiganders. You can reach her at (269)387-5724.
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The Mid-American Conference has filed a formal appeal challenging the results of the Sept. 5 game between Western Michigan University and the University of Michigan. -
A Western Michigan University professor who published a book on Lake Ontario in 2024 has been popular in the press over the past few weeks following an executive order to rename the Great Lake. -
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is making a change that will effectively cut reimbursements for certain providers this fall. BCBS says the move protects patients, but some in the healthcare industry have concerns. -
To help track wild turkey populations, the DNR is asking anyone who sees a mother wild turkey leading a line of baby turkeys to snap a picture and send it in. -
The order also declares June to be Gun Violence Prevention Month. -
The settlement means the state of Michigan's lawsuit will not proceed. The state sued Eagle Creek for damages stemming from a dam drawdown that caused as much as 400,000 cubic yards of sediment to be released into the Kalamazoo River. -
New permit zones were introduced this year, along with new rules for reporting harvests, a new electronic kill tag system and a youth hunting permit opportunity. -
The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi, or Gun Lake Tribe, announced the project as a collaboration between the tribe, the city of Kalamazoo and a native plants group. -
A gambling case involving several NCAA basketball players and teams has made major headlines — and court filings allege one incident took place during a University at Buffalo vs. Western Michigan University basketball game. -
Since its creation in 2014, the Affordable Care Act has offered subsidies, which are income-based credits that help lower premium costs.
