Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Downtown Kalamazoo vandalism suspect arraigned
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 46-year-old man arrested Thursday after allegedly going on a vandalism spree in downtown Kalamazoo was arraigned Friday. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says A...
Feb 20, 2026 Andrew Anthony Blackmun (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Calhoun County Deputy placed on administrative leave following arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - A Calhoun County Sheriff's deputy was arrested by the Battle Creek Police Department on February 18, 2026, following an investigation into an alleged domestic assault. The de...
Feb 20, 2026 Screenshot
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office seizes 61 dogs from Sheridan Township home
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Animal cruelty charges are being sought after 61 dogs were removed from the residence in Calhoun County's Sheridan Township Thursday. Around 9:30 a.m., the Calhoun...
Feb 19, 2026 ellandar / Depositphotos.com
Sturgis man dies in head-on crash Wednesday evening
NOTTAWA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Sturgis area man was killed Wednesday evening in a head-on crash as he was attempting to pass another vehicle in St. Joseph County's Nottawa Township. Around 6:20...
Feb 19, 2026 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Galesburg man arrested after allegedly making violent threats toward a Battle Creek-area school and its students
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 57-year-old Galesburg man after he allegedly made violent threats toward a Battle Creek-area school and its students on a social med...
Feb 19, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office deputy placed on administrative leave
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says a member of its Road Patrol Division was taken into custody by the Battle Creek Police Department Wednesday following an invest...
Feb 19, 2026 (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
Two pedestrians struck and killed in St. Joseph County early Thursday
WHITE PIGEON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A vehicle that reportedly was trying to avoid an oncoming vehicle that had crossed the centerline swerved and struck and killed two pedestrians in St. Joseph C...
Feb 19, 2026 zeferli@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Coldwater man killed after being struck while riding his electric scooter
COLDWATER TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A man riding a scooter just north of Coldwater was struck and killed Thursday afternoon in Branch County's Coldwater Township. The Branch County Sheriff's Office says a...
Feb 19, 2026
Federal government identifies Battle Creek federal building for disposition
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Hart-Dole-Inouye Federal Center in downtown Battle Creek has been identified for accelerated disposition by the U.S. General Services Administration. The GSA plans ...
Feb 19, 2026
Southbound U.S. 131 reopens after concern that overpass was struck
WAYLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One lane of US-131 near Shelbyville in Allegan County was closed Tuesday evening for several hours as authorities tried to determine if an overpass was damaged. The...
Feb 17, 2026 mmaxer / Depositphotos.com
