Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Multiple accidents close down snowy eastbound I-94 near Mattawan Monday
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A stretch of eastbound I-94 between the Mattawan and Oshtemo Township exits was closed Monday morning into the afternoon due to multiple crashes, including a semi-tractor t...
Dec 18, 2023 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
KDPS looking into three shootings in one night, with two victims hospitalized
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says officers responded to three separate reports of shots fired within a four-hour window of time over the weekend, but say whet...
Dec 18, 2023 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Springfield head on crash early Monday kills one driver, seriously injures another
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A head on crash early Monday morning in Springfield killed one man and seriously injured another. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department said in a news release that the ...
Dec 18, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
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.
