Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Kalamazoo man to receive Carnegie Medal for heroism today
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 4th District Congressman Bill Huizenga this morning will present a Carnegie Medal to a Kalamazoo man who saved a boy from drowning in Lake Michigan. Gerold Prather will rece...
Dec 18, 2023 (courtesy The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission)
Two dead following Saturday night BC shooting, suspect surrenders
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 22-year-old suspect voluntarily turned himself in to police on Sunday and is in the Calhoun County Jail after a 22-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man died from appa...
Dec 18, 2023
Man dies after hitting tree in Kalamazoo County's Ross Township
ROSS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man was killed when his vehicle hit a tree in Kalamazoo County's Ross Township Saturday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m., deputies with the Kalamazoo County...
Dec 16, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
UPDATE: One dead, one injured in Battle Creek shooting Saturday evening
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is still at large after a 22-year-old woman was killed and a 44-year-old man was critically injured from apparent gunshot wounds in Battle Creek Saturday even...
Dec 16, 2023 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Paw Paw woman receives serious injuries in I-94 crash Friday morning
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 41-year-old Paw Paw woman apparently lost control of her vehicle and crashed into the median wall on westbound I-94 near Oakland Drive Friday morning. Michigan State Polic...
Dec 16, 2023 A crash on I-94 near Oakland Drive Dec. 15, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Discover Kalamazoo in planning stages for possible new youth sports complex
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo tourism officials say their study shows a new youth sports complex for the county would boost tourism, in addition to providing more recreational opportunities. ...
Dec 15, 2023 Possible layout for a new youth sports complex in Kalamazoo (courtesy Discover Kalamazoo)
Death of woman in Springfield trailer park called suspicious, person of interest arrested in Illinois
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A woman was found dead at the Avenue A Trailer Park in Springfield on Wednesday and the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office say a person of interest was arrested in Illinois....
Dec 14, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
WK Kellogg investment in Battle Creek to save 170 jobs, create 43 others
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - WK Kellogg Co has announced an expansion in Battle Creek that will retain 170 jobs and create another 43 high-wage jobs. The company has approximately 750 employees and ...
Dec 14, 2023 Courtesy Battle Creek Unlimited Facebook page
Soup kitchen to serve free steak and lobster tail Christmas dinners in Battle Creek and Portage next week
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan, an area private non-profit hunger relief organization, will be holding a pair of free community Christmas dinners next week. The first dinner will...
Dec 13, 2023 (courtesy God's Kitchen of Michigan)
Woman rescued from apartment fire on Sunday morning in BC
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Battle Creek Fire Department says they had to respond to an apartment fire Sunday morning on South 22nd Street where a woman was trapped inside of her apartment and ...
Dec 12, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
