Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Format issue causes City of Battle Creek to take down allowable animals on line survey
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek had to take down an on line survey Tuesday night as the city's Planning Division is seeking input from residents about whether or not domestic d...
Jim Measel Jul 20, 2023 Courtesy City of Battle Creek

Boyfriend of missing Portage mother of eight requests to withdraw guilty plea
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - He pleaded guilty in a federal escape case, but now is working to reverse that plea. The boyfriend of missing Portage Mother of eight Heather Kelley on Monday requesting t...
Jerry Malec Jul 18, 2023

Judge turns down preliminary injunction request from opponents of BlueOval Battery Park
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A request for a preliminary injunction from a group opposed to the BlueOval Battery Park near Marshall was denied by a judge on Monday. Visiting judge William Marietti...
Jim Measel Jul 18, 2023 Chris Potter / CC

Man charged in 2022 crash that paralyzed KDPS officer sentenced on Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man charged with hitting and paralyzing a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer back in August of last year has been sentenced. 31-year-old Deymeon Todd was to o...
Jerry Malec Jul 17, 2023 KDPS Officer Tom Maher. (Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)

Family of missing Three Rivers woman offering 10K reward for information leading to her being found
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The search for a Three Rivers woman who went missing in late May continues. St. Joseph County Undersheriff Jason Bingaman says his office is still looking for 73-y...
Jerry Malec Jul 17, 2023 Marilee Furlong of Three Rivers, MI (courtesy St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office)

Sturgis man seriously injured after crashing into LaGrange County deputy's vehicle
LAGRANGE COUNTY, IN (WNWN/WTVB) - A Sturgis man was badly injured Saturday afternoon when the Indiana State Police say his pickup truck and a LaGrange County Sherriff's Department vehicle crashed at a...
Jim Measel Jul 17, 2023

Man accused of threatening Hillsdale County sheriff facing charges
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - A Hillsdale man who allegedly wasn't happy charges weren't filed in a complaint he made is now facing charges of his own. At a Wednesday preliminary examination in District Cour...
Ken Delaney Jul 15, 2023 Michigan Attorney General logo (courtesy of Michigan Attorney General)

Amish community, fairgrounds to relocate barns at site of future EV battery plant in Marshall
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Marshall Area Economic Development Alliance (MAEDA) is working with the local Amish community in Albion and the Calhoun County Fairgrounds to repurpose and preserve bar...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2023

Driver in medical situation crashes onto airport property at Battle Creek Executive Airport
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 47-year-old man is in stable condition after crashing onto the grounds of the Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg Field early Thursday morning. According to sec...
Jerry Malec Jul 13, 2023

Battle Creek police officer on leave following officer-involved shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek police officer is now on leave following an officer-involved shooting on Wednesday, July 12. According to the Battle Creek Police Department, the inciden...
Jerry Malec Jul 12, 2023




