Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Village of Constantine looks at financing options for new fire station
CONSTANTINE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Constantine village council has begun the process to build a new fire station. The council Monday voted 6-1 to adopt a resolution establishing a Village Building Aut...
Feb 08, 2024 (courtesy Constantine Fire Department)
Early In Person Voting for Michigan Presidential Primary starts February 17
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Clerk and Register of Deeds Kimberly A. Hinkley has announced a collaboration with 19 municipalities in Calhoun County for the Early In-Person Voting Si...
Feb 07, 2024 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
BC armed robbery suspect apprehended by police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 48-year-old Battle Creek man was apprehended following an apparent armed robbery on Monday. Battle Creek Police says they got a report about the robbery at around 11:0...
Feb 06, 2024
Man accused of killing Van Buren County Road Commission worker convicted on two counts
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Hartford man accused for striking and killing a Van Buren County Road Commission worker has been convicted after several hours of jury deliberation. 58-year-old Rene Range...
Feb 05, 2024 Photo of Rene Rangel provided by the Van Buren County Road Commission.
Homicide suspect apprehended in Lapeer, turned over to BCPD
LAPEER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A homicide suspect was turned over to Battle Creek Police on Friday after being taken into custody by police in Lapeer. The Lapeer Police Department says they got information ...
Feb 05, 2024
Jackson County man arrested after fleeing from school bus crash in Homer
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 26-year-old Jackson County man was arrested on Friday after the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says he crashed into a school bus in Homer and fled from the scene. Deputi...
Feb 03, 2024 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Constantine man and two dogs die in St. Joseph County crash
FABIUS TWP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Friday head on crash on U.S. 131 near M-60 in St. Joseph County took the life of a 66-year-old man from Constantine along with two dogs riding in the vehicle with him. M...
Feb 03, 2024
Suspect formally charged with murder of woman at Springfield trailer park
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A suspect in the murder of a woman whose body was found at the Avenue A Trailer Park in Springfield on December 13, 2023 was arraigned on Wednesday in Calhoun County Dis...
Feb 01, 2024 Best Law
Battle Creek suspects arrested following Hillsdale County business break-in
CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Four Battle Creek residents between the ages of 18 and 23 were lodged without bond in the Hillsdale County Jail on Wednesday following a business break in and pursuit in w...
Feb 01, 2024
Missing teenage girl from Grand Rapids maybe in this area
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A missing 15-year-old girl from Grand Rapids has not been seen since New Year's Eve. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children says Evilynn Mohr maybe in Gr...
Jan 31, 2024 Courtesy National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
