Category Archives: Battle Creek News
One dead in Christmas Eve two car crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead and two others injured after a crash in Kalamazoo Wednesday afternoon. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers responded to a report of a t-bone ...
Dec 25, 2025 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Bronson Healthcare and UnitedHealthcare reach new contract agreement
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare patients covered by UnitedHealthcare are breathing a sigh of relief after healthcare officials announced Tuesday all Bronson hospitals, outpatient locat...
Dec 23, 2025
Pedestrian seriously injured after being hit by car on M-40 in Hamilton
HEATH TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pedestrian suffered serious injuries after being struck by a car in Allegan County's Heath Township on Tuesday evening. Around 6:00 p.m. multiple deputies from the ...
Dec 23, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
ECHL players prepared to strike after Christmas
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Members of the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) have served the ECHL with a strike notice indicating a potential work stoppage starting this Friday, the day...
Dec 23, 2025
Cause of Sunday night blaze at Battle Creek home under investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There were no injuries in a fire Sunday night at a home in Battle Creek. The Battle Creek Fire Department and LifeCare Ambulance were dispatched to the report of a resi...
Dec 22, 2025
Housing projects in downtown Kalamazoo get major boost with state Brownfield Plan program grant
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Brownfield Plan program grant from the State of Michigan will be leveraged for the redevelopment of property in downtown Kalamazoo to add 115 new housing units. The Mich...
Dec 22, 2025 The Speareflex Building on Kalamazoo Avenue (courtesy PlazaCorp Properties)
Multiple injuries as horse drawn buggy struck in Hillsdale County
CAMDEN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Several people were injured, including two seriously, after a pickup truck struck an Amish buggy in Hillsdale County's Camden Township Sunday afternoon. The Hillsdale Coun...
Dec 21, 2025
Over $1-million damage in fire at Battle Creek commercial building
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A portion of a commercial building on Surby Avenue in Battle Creek was destroyed after a vehicle inside the building caught fire. Friday at 8:57 p.m., the Battle Creek ...
Dec 20, 2025
Kalamazoo Beer Exchange, which priced beer like stock market prices, set to close this weekend
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A restaurant and bar in downtown Kalamazoo is set to close its doors for good this weekend. After 15 years of beer prices that rose and fell every 15 minutes based on dema...
Dec 18, 2025
Bronson BirthPlace says Theodore and Violet are their top names for this year
KALAMAZOO, M (WKZO AM/FM) - Theodore and Violet top the list of Bronson BirthPlace's most popular baby names of 2025. Bronson welcomed more than 4,500 newborns in 2025, bringing with them a fresh list...
Dec 17, 2025
