Category Archives: Battle Creek News
AUDIO: Names of 2 shot and killed in St. Joseph County double murder released by authorities
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Authorities have released the names of the two victims in Saturday night's double homicide in St. Joseph County where it's believed they were shot by 30-year-old D...
Aug 07, 2023 (Image provided the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)
Former LiUNA labor leader bound over on CSC charges
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 40-year-old Jonathan Byrd, 40, of Battle Creek was bound over on one count of fourth degree Criminal Sexual Conduct on Thursday, August 3. Michigan's Attorney General Dana N...
Aug 04, 2023 Best Law
Support dog now available for Calhoun County 911 dispatchers
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is providing support for dispatchers in the form of Hope, a dog from the organization Canines For Change. Hope is a one-...
Aug 04, 2023 Photo courtesy of Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority
MQ-9 makes its debut in Battle Creek at Air National Guard base
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles will be at the Battle Creek Air National Guard Base on Friday. They are part of Michigan's annual multinational training exercis...
Aug 04, 2023 US Air Force
One dead after several shootings in Battle Creek over the last 48 hours
BATTLE CREEK MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Numerous shooting incidents in the city of Battle Creek over the last two days have claimed one victim. A spokesperson for the city's police department stated that polic...
Aug 03, 2023
Beam work at new Capital Avenue bridge over I-94 expected to snarl traffic this weekend
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - This will not be a good weekend for Type A drivers in the area of I-94 and Capital Avenue in Battle Creek. The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced that c...
Aug 02, 2023
Lack of drivers forces Battle Creek Transit to make additional bus service adjustments
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Transit has announced that due to continued driver shortages, they will make additional adjustments to its fixed bus route service starting this Monday, Aug...
Aug 02, 2023 A Battle Creek Transit bus (courtesy of City of Battle Creek)
Suspect seriously injured in high speed pursuit
KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A suspect who attempted to flee after a traffic stop in Kalamazoo County is undergoing treatment at Bronson Hospital after crashing in Calhoun County. Richland police had s...
Jul 31, 2023 Jason Rojas / CC
Martin sentenced for 2021 killing and concealing body of jogger Melody Rohrer
WHITE PIGEON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A White Pigeon Man who admitted to hitting and killing a 64-year-old jogger and then hiding her body was sentenced on Monday, July 31. Authorities say Colby Martin rece...
Jul 31, 2023 64-year-old Melody Rohrer. (Photo courtesy Van Buren County Sheriff's Office).
Saturday night fire in abandoned Battle Creek home called an arson by investigators
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A fire in an abandoned house at 23 Boardman Avenue in Battle Creek on Saturday night is being treated as an arson by Battle Creek fire investigators. The Battle Creek Fi...
Jul 31, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
