Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Four horses rescued from icy pond
NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Area Law Enforcement Underwater Rescue Team helped three fire departments rescue four horses in Newton Township yesterday. The horses escaped thei...
Michael Arney Feb 02, 2026

Former long time owner of Schuler's Restaurant & Pub in Marshall dies
MARSHALL, MI ( WTVB) - Hans Schuler, the third-generation leader of the landmark Schuler's Restaurant & Pub in Marshall, passed away on Tuesday, at the age of 88. Growing up in the family business...
Brett Briscoe Jan 29, 2026

Battle Creek man found guilty of 2023 double murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek jury has found 25-year-old Todd Bolden Jr. guilty of murder and other charges in connection with a December 2023 double homicide. The verdict, delivered ...
Brett Briscoe Jan 29, 2026

Woman convicted of second-degree murder in 2023 Kalamazoo car crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Grand Rapids woman was found guilty murder this week in connection with a 2023 car crash in Kalamazoo that killed one person and severely injured another. Tuesday the Ka...
Ken Delaney Jan 28, 2026 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com

Brothers headed to prison in shooting death of Kalamazoo man in 2024
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole and another will spend decades behind bars as well after being convicted in the shooting death of...
Ken Delaney Jan 27, 2026 Don'quay Jyshonne White (left) and Deyonte James Armstrong (right) were convicted in the shooting death of Charles Weir (courtesy Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)

United Airlines to return to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO MI, (WTVB) - United Airlines will officially return to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport this spring, ending a four-year absence from the region. Airport officials announced on Tu...
Brett Briscoe Jan 27, 2026

Calhoun County Deputies save the life of ten year old girl
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 10-year-old child in Pennfield Township is recovering in a local hospital after Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies saved her life with immediate CPR during a med...
Brett Briscoe Jan 27, 2026

United Airlines returning to Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - United Airlines is coming back to the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport on April 30th. Airport director Craig Williams says United will have four flights a day ...
Michael Arney Jan 27, 2026

Burglars target solar farm for third time in recent weeks
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Sheriff's detectives in Calhoun County are investigating a breaking and entering incident at the River Fork Solar facility after two individuals were captured on s...
Brett Briscoe Jan 27, 2026

Michigan's average gas price down 10-cents in past week
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan drivers are paying ten-cents a gallon less to fill the gas tank than last week. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now $2.86, up one-cent from last month ...
Michael Arney Jan 26, 2026




