Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Juvenile pedestrian sustains serious injuries in hit-and-run accident
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A teenager was seriously injured after being struck in a hit-and-run accident in Kalamazoo County's Comstock Township Saturday evening. The accident happened just ...
Jan 17, 2026 72soul / Depositphotos.com
God's Kitchen of Michigan to celebrate milestone on MLK Jr. Day, kick-off $15-million capital campaign
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As part of their Free Martin Luther King Jr. Soul Food Dinner Monday, God's Kitchen of Michigan will celebrate its 15th anniversary and announce a $15-million capital camp...
Jan 17, 2026
Suspect charged with Open Murder in domestic violence case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An elderly Kalamazoo woman is dead in a case of what the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety calls elevated domestic violence. KDPS officers responded to an apartment co...
Jan 15, 2026 Murder suspect Jose Louies Mata (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Former presidential candidate, author, scholar, and activist to highlight WMU Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University will host its 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Monday, January 19, with a program the university says will focus on the call to stan...
Jan 13, 2026 Dr. Cornel West
No injuries in Post Consumer Brands fire in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No one was hurt in a fire Sunday afternoon at Post Consumer Brands in Battle Creek. Firefighters were called to the scene just before 5 p.m. and Post employees told the...
Jan 13, 2026
Average gas price in Michigan up 11¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It is 11 a gallon more expensive to fill the gas tank in Michigan to start the week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now up to $2.81, which is 10 lower than las...
Jan 12, 2026
Fear of grain elevator fire in Decatur causes evacuation and Amtrak disruption
DECATUR, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A handful of businesses and homes in the village of Decatur were evacuated and Amtrak rail service was disrupted for several hours Saturday after sensors indicated there wer...
Jan 11, 2026 Biker loads his bike onto the Amtrak train. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Police rescue numerous animals, find several dead in Bedford Township animal neglect investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - No arrests have been made yet, but the case is expected to be forwarded to the Calhoun County Prosecutor's Office for review after Battle Creek Police discovered severa...
Jan 09, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Two arrested in Battle Creek New Year's Day shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police executed a search warrant Wednesday at a residence in the 1000 block of Columbia Avenue, resulting in the arrest of two men linked to a shooting tha...
Jan 08, 2026
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office seizes firearm, recovers stolen vehicles in domestic assault investigation
CLARENCE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities are searching for a Clarence Township man after a domestic assault investigation led to the discovery of stolen property and narcotics on Tuesday. Depu...
Jan 08, 2026
