Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Some residents call for the closing of Graphic Packaging plant because of odors and health concerns
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A concerned and at times angry group of Kalamazoo residents appeared at last night's Town Hall to talk about odors coming from Graphic Packaging, some of them demanding th...
May 19, 2023 A Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Town Hall on Graphic Packaging in Kalamazoo May 18, 2023 (courtesy John McNeill)
Battle Creek police charge two people with illegally moving body after suspected overdose
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police have released more information about a body that was discovered in a grassy area north of the Battle Creek River on on Wednesday, May 17. Authoritie...
May 18, 2023
Grant helps Bronson Healthcare implement program to expedite opioid use disorder treatment
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare has implemented a new program with a goal of treating opioid use disorder quicker in the emergency room. This is due in part to a nearly $350,000 grant ...
May 18, 2023 Bronson Battle Creek (Photo by John McNeil)
BCPS partner with W.K. Kellogg Foundation on new scholarship program
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - What is being called an historic investment in Battle Creek Public Schools graduates was made on Wednesday thanks to a partnership between BCPS and the W.K. Kellogg Foun...
May 18, 2023 Courtesy Battle Creek Central High School Facebook page
Battle Creek Police conducting murder investigation after body is found
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police are conducting a murder investigation after a body was discovered late Wednesday morning near the intersection of Van Buren and Poplar streets. The d...
May 18, 2023 Alan Cleaver / CC
Road work on U.S. 27 north of Marshall starts this Monday
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Road Department has announced that construction will begin on Old U.S. 27 north of the Marshall city limits to Highfield Road in Marshall Townshi...
May 17, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Road Department
Calhoun County Senior Expo to be held at Kellogg Arena on Thursday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The 2023 Calhoun County Senior Expo will be held on Thursday at the Kellogg Arena in downtown Battle Creek from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.. Organizers say over 100 vendor...
May 17, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Government
Multiple shootings on Mother's Day result in one killed and three others injured
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It was a violent Mother's Day Sunday in Kalamazoo according to KDPS officials who say three shootings occurred within a span of less than three hours, with one killed, and...
May 16, 2023 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
19-year-old Kalamazoo resident sustaining gunshot wound to the head in May 11 shooting dies
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officials say a Kalamazoo resident involved in a shooting last week on Thursday, May 11 has died. According to KDPS, 19-year-old Omar...
May 16, 2023
Local radio legend Bob Salmon (Bob King) passes away at home at age 81
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo radio veteran Bob Salmon (Bob King) has died. The announcement of Salmons' death was made on Tuesday, May 16. Salmon spent 20 years in Kalamazoo on the radio and...
May 16, 2023 Local Kalamazoo radio legend Bob Salmon, (Bob King) passed away at age 81 on Sunday, May 14, at his home in Modesto CA.
