Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Michigan Strategic Fund awards $65 million to MAEDA to develop land near paused battery plant
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan Strategic Fund has awarded $65 million to the Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance for future development of land near the Ford Blue Oval Battery Park. T...
Sep 27, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
16-year-old girl killed after being hit by a car on U.S. 131 near Three Rivers
FABIUS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 16-year-old girl from Three Rivers was killed late Monday night while walking on U.S. 131 near Broadway Road in St. Joseph County's Fabius Township. Deputies from ...
Sep 26, 2023
KCC and Davenport University sign partnership agreement to streamline student transitions
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kellogg Community College and Davenport University leaders have formed a strategic partnership aimed at facilitating a seamless educational journey for students. The agr...
Sep 26, 2023 Courtesy Kellogg Community College
Online scheduling for flu shots introduced by Calhoun County Public Health Department
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department has introduced an online scheduling tool for flu shot appointments. Officials say the new online scheduler is designed to s...
Sep 26, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
More ramp work at I-69/I-94 interchange scheduled to start Monday
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - Work continues at the interchange of I-94 and I-69 as part of a Michigan Department of Transportation project. MDOT says crews will begin rebuilding the westbound I-94 ramp to no...
Sep 26, 2023 Courtesy of MDOT
Ford pauses construction on EV battery plant in Marshall "until we're confident about our ability to competitively operate the plant"
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with Ford Motor Company announced Monday they are pausing work on a multi-billion dollar electric vehicle battery plant in Marshall. Ford spokesman T.R. Reid told...
Sep 25, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
Battle Creek Police investigating two weekend shootings, asking for public's help
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police are looking for information that will help their investigations into a pair of weekend shootings. The first took place early Saturday morning at a Li...
Sep 25, 2023 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
One man dies in St. Joseph County house fire
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 66-year-old man died Thursday night in a St. Joseph County fire. Deputies from the St Joseph County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the 13000 block of Riv...
Sep 23, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Two from Kalamazoo arrested after high speed chase that ended in Indiana
FREMONT, IN (WKZO AM/FM) - Two suspects from Kalamazoo were arrested Friday in Fremont, Indiana after the Steuben County Sheriff's Office assisted the Branch County Sheriff's Office with a vehicle pur...
Sep 23, 2023 (courtesy Steuben County Sheriff’s Department)
KVCC, Kellogg Community College among those getting state grants
Kalamazoo Valley Community College is receiving a grant from the state for $58,850 to address "unmet transportation needs of adult learners as part of a wider effort to support adult student and immig...
Sep 22, 2023 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
