Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Police say alcohol and speed factors in double fatal crash
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were killed after a pickup truck slammed into a tree early Saturday morning in St. Joseph County. At 12:08 a.m. deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff'...
Mar 01, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Two Battle Creek firefighters recovering after injuries in Friday morning house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two firefighters sustained minor injuries after falling through a large hole that had burned through the first-floor dining area of a home in Battle Creek Friday mornin...
Feb 27, 2026
St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office offering free Boater Safety Education Courses
CENTREVILLE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office will host two Boater Safety Education Courses in April. The first will be April 4th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with the second on Apri...
Feb 27, 2026
"Move Over or Get Pulled Over" enforcement in Calhoun County during March
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office will participate in the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning grant-funded "Move Over or Get Pulled Over" enforcement campaign ...
Feb 27, 2026
Woman gets 20-40 years in prison for fatal Stadium Drive crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 24-year-old old woman could spend four decades in prison for a fatal 2023 crash in Kalamazoo. Nyra Antinique Whitelow was sentenced this week to 20-40 years in prison fo...
Feb 26, 2026 Nyra Antinique Whitelow (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Cereal Sale returns to Battle Creek; 10,000 boxes for sale to tackle food insecurity
BATTLE CREEK, MI WKZO AM/FM) - WK Kellogg Co and Post Consumer Brands will be celebrating National Cereal Day a day early with a cereal sale offering 10,000 boxes of cereal to benefit United Way of So...
Feb 26, 2026
WMU College of Aviation receives $819,000 in federal funding to expand workforce development
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Western Michigan University's College of Aviation say a new $819,000 federal grant will help them bolster aviation workforce training at the school. The mon...
Feb 23, 2026 (courtesy WMU College of Aviation)
One dead, one wounded in shooting after dispute at child's birthday party Sunday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect is still at large in a shooting that killed another man and injured a woman at a birthday party Sunday afternoon in Kalamazoo. Around 5:00 p.m. officers with the...
Feb 23, 2026 zimmytws / Depositphotos.com
Pennfield Township man arrested on charges including domestic violence
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Pennfield Township man is in the Calhoun County Jail on domestic violence charges. The sheriff's office arrested him Saturday at a home in the 10000 block of Br...
Feb 23, 2026 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Gas prices drop 13¢ in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are 13 cents a gallon lower than last week. AAA Michigan says the average price is now $2.85, four cents less than last month and down 24 cents from ...
Feb 23, 2026
