Category Archives: Battle Creek News
BC Police seeking public's help during death investigation of 61-year-old man
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police are asking for the community's help as they investigate the death of 61-year-old Christopher Kendrick. His body was discovered at about 1:30 p.m. Sun...
Jun 22, 2023
Police seek help in finding missing Bedford Township teen who may be in Kalamazoo
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Battle Creek are asking for the community's help in finding a missing teenager. They say 13-year-old Kyra Lynee Jones-Kelley has been missing since she left h...
Jun 21, 2023 (Photo of missing teenager 13-year-old Kyra Lynee Jones-Kelley provided by the City of Battle Creek)
Suspect held without bond in murder of Battle Creek Burger King employee
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A suspect in the shooting death of a teenager over the weekend in the parking lot of the Burger King on West Columbia Avenue is being held without bond following his arr...
Jun 21, 2023 Brian Turner / CC
Megasite petitions calling for citizen vote rejected, committee plan legal action
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A petition drive calling for a city-wide vote on a rezoning request connected to the new Ford Motor Company electric vehicle battery plant at the Marshall Megasite has faile...
Jun 21, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
Battle Creek Fire Department Hazmat Team responds to fuel truck spill accident in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Multiple agencies responded to Monday's two-vehicle crash in in Kalamazoo County that caused a propane fuel delivery truck to tip over on it's side and spill fuel out onto...
Jun 20, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Traffic stop leads to discovery of crystal meth, charges being sought against 2 suspects
STURGIS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A traffic stop by the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department on Sunday in Sturgis led to the discovery of crystal methamphetamine. Undersheriff Jason Bingaman reports deputie...
Jun 20, 2023 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
No injuries in Post cereal hopper fire believed to be caused by system clog
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Firefighters extinguished an early morning fire at Post Foods on Monday, June 19. Fire crews responded around 5:43 a.m. to Building 4 at 265 Cliff Street w...
Jun 19, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Two teens among six persons charged following Friday gunfire at BC apartment complex
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Six persons including a pair of teenagers are facing citations and charges after a shooting Friday afternoon at Freedom Lane Apartments. Police believe the situation sta...
Jun 19, 2023
Marshall woman with dementia found safe and sound after being reported as missing
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Police in Marshall updated their social media platforms early Sunday night to announce that a local woman who had been reported as missing earlier in the day was safe and so...
Jun 19, 2023 Photo courtesy Marshall Police Department Facebook page
Jury convicts man on drug and gun charges following St. Joseph County trial
CENTREVILLE, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A St. Joseph County jury convicted a man last Wednesday after he was found to be in possession of a large amount of drugs and a gun during a traffic stop in November of 2...
Jun 19, 2023 Rumble Press / CC
