Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Calhoun County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) now available for viewing by county residents
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department (CCPHD), Summit Pointe and various community organizations have completed the county's first Community Health Improvement ...
May 10, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Health Department Facebook page
New competency exam sought by defense for Battle Creek teen murder suspect
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 14-year-old Battle Creek teen accused of killing a 17-year-old Battle Creek Central High School senior back in February may undergo a second evaluation to see if he i...
May 10, 2023 Rumble Press / CC
KCC and Grand Valley State sign articulation agreement to help students with transfers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Leaders from Kellogg Community College and Grand Valley State University signed an institutional articulation agreement last Friday that officials say will provide smoot...
May 09, 2023 Pictured from left to right, are KCC Vice President for Instruction Tonya Forbes, KCC President Dr. Paul R. Watson II, GVSU President Philomena V. Mantella and GVSU Provost Fatma Mili. (Photo provided by Kellogg Community College)
Billingsley formally charged in connection with April 19th killing of Albion man
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man who Albion Police say murdered a 61-year-old and assaulted another person on April 19 has been arrested and formally charged. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports 44-year-...
May 09, 2023 (Photo of Orlando Capado Billingsley, provided by the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office)
KCC holding 65th commencement ceremony Thursday night at Kellogg Arena
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kellogg Community College will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 1,000 candidates for graduation during its 65th commencement ceremony on Thursday night in Batt...
May 08, 2023 Courtesy Kellogg Community College
1988 cold case suspect in Three Rivers murder found dead in SC jail cell
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Cold case suspect Robert Waters has died. According to a WOOD-TV report on Saturday, May 6, 53-year-old Waters, who's accused of killing Cathy Swarts of Three Rivers in...
May 07, 2023 (Photo of Robert Waters provided by the Beaufort County, SC jail)
Man robs Cass County liquor store at knifepoint Thursday
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police are searching for man with a knife who robbed a liquor store in Cass County's Howard Township Thursday night. Troopers at the Niles Post say the ar...
May 05, 2023 The suspect in an armed robbery at Sunrise Corner liquor store in Cass Co. May 4, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Suspect who hit and killed Albion man sought by police
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Albion are searching for a man they say murdered a 61-year-old and assaulted another person two weeks ago. Authorities say 44-year-old Orlando Capado Billingsley is...
May 04, 2023 (Photo of Orlando Capado Billingsley, provided by the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office)
Calhoun County adds third mobile recycling center thanks to EGLE grant
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Government added a new mobile recycling center in Sheridan Township during the month of April. Calhoun County received a 2020 EGLE Recycling Infrastruct...
May 04, 2023 Photo courtesy of Calhoun County Government
Victim of Barry County fatal crash identified by Sheriff's Office
RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barry County Sheriff's Office has released the name of a Hastings man who died in a two-vehicle crash on Monday, May 1. Authorities say 41-year-old John Lewis F...
May 03, 2023 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
