Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Crews find the body of pilot in his plane wreckage in Cass County
DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Search crews have found the wreckage of Richard Martin's home-built plane and his body about two miles north of Dowagiac in Cass County. The 83-year-old had been missing si...
Sep 15, 2023 Missing pilot Richard Martin (courtesy Dowagiac Department of Public Safety)
Judge rules in favor of rezoning action, Ford Motor Company battery plant construction to continue
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Calhoun County Circuit Court judge has ruled against a lawsuit filed to stop the Ford Motor Company battery plant under construction in Marshall. Judge William Marietti i...
Sep 15, 2023 (Photo of preliminary site plan courtesy of City of Marshall)
Police planning for traffic tie-ups with Luke Bryan concert in Allegan Township Saturday
ALLEGAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A concert stop near Allegan by country superstar Luke Bryan is expected to cause traffic tie-ups in the area Saturday. For his "Farm Tour 2023," Bryan is performing...
Sep 14, 2023 (graphic courtesy Big Tickets)
13-year-old girl seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Albion while waiting for school bus
ALBION, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 13-year-old girl was seriously injured on Wednesday morning when she was struck by a vehicle while waiting for a school bus in Albion. The Albion Department of Public Safety...
Sep 14, 2023 Albion Department of Public Safety logo
Tips help Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety to locate hit and run vehicle and suspect
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - With tips from the public, the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety has located the vehicle and suspect involved in an accident that seriously injured a motorcyclist earli...
Sep 12, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Woman arrested for drunk driving after crashing into utility pole in St. Joseph County
PARK TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A woman from Marcellus was arrested Sunday night by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office after crashing into a utility pole. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman reports the c...
Sep 12, 2023 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Pilot, home-built airplane missing in Dowagiac
DOWAGIAC, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A small, home-built airplane and its 83-year-old pilot are missing after taking off around 11:00 a.m. Sunday from Dowagiac for what should have been an hour-long flight. Th...
Sep 12, 2023 Missing pilot Richard Martin (courtesy Dowagiac Department of Public Safety)
Massive I-94 and Portage Road interchange construction projects entering final stages
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation says the project to widen I-94 to six lanes from Lovers Lane to Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo County, as well as to rebuild the Port...
Sep 11, 2023
Three men shot in Battle Creek's Post Addition, BCPD investigating
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police are investigating the shooting of three men in their mid 20s on Sunday night in the Post Addition area. Police say they were called to the area of Ne...
Sep 11, 2023 Tex Texin / CC
Capital Avenue bridge rebuilding timeline tweaked by MDOT
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - There has been a change in the schedule for the rebuilding of the Capital Avenue bridge over I-94 in Battle Creek. While it is still is expected to be completed by Septe...
Sep 11, 2023
