Category Archives: Battle Creek News
State's average gas price down seven-cents a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Gas prices in Michigan are down seven-cents a gallon from last week on average. Triple-A Michigan says the price is now $2.83, three-cents less than last month and down 27-...
Feb 09, 2026
One man in critical condition after Battle Creek shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday morning. A 60-year-old man is hospitalized in critical condition after he was found with a gunsh...
Feb 09, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Kalamazoo College students explore what makes a city 'stick,' developing ideas to get students to stay in town after graduation
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Students at Kalamazoo College who will soon be graduating are working on a project that might encourage recent graduates to stay in Kalamazoo. A 2024 report from the W.E. ...
Feb 08, 2026 Senior business majors at Kalamazoo College (courtesy Kalamazoo College)
Woman dead after flames engulf camper in St. Joseph County
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A woman died in a camper fire on Mitchell Road in St. Joseph County Friday night. According to a news release deputies along with fire personnel responded to the 57000 b...
Feb 07, 2026 Arseni Mourzenko
Former Mattawan school bus driver suing district
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former bus driver at Mattawan Consolidated Schools is suing the school district for wrongful termination. Sarah Robinson says she was fired last year after passing out ho...
Feb 05, 2026 Bill McChesney / CC
Comstock Township man arraigned after hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a pedestrian
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Comstock Township man faces charges related to a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a pedestrian last month. 23-year-old Aaron David Alvarado was arraig...
Feb 05, 2026 Premium_shots / Depositphotos.com
Kalamazoo man convicted in 2024 shooting that injured four
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man has been convicted in connection to a 2024 shooting that resulted in numerous people being injured. A Kalamazoo County Circuit Court jury Wednesday found J...
Feb 04, 2026 Javion Jamar Jackson (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Three dogs taken into protective custody in Calhoun County
FREDONIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three dogs are in protective custody after a search warrant was carried out Tuesday afternoon in Fredonia Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Animal Cont...
Feb 04, 2026
Calhoun County Treasurer, Independent Bank launch Homebuyer Assistance Program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Treasurer Melinda Weaver is partnering with Independent Bank to announce the launch of the Calhoun County Homebuyer Assistance Program. It's an effort to...
Feb 03, 2026
Congressman Barrett introduces term limits for federal judges
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Congressman Tom Barrett has introduced a constitutional amendment to limit the terms of federal judges. The amendment would also apply to the U.S. Supreme Court ...
Feb 03, 2026 Congressman Tom Barrett, R-Charlotte. (Photo courtesy of the office of Tom Barrett).
