Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Carelessly discarded smoking materials blamed for $10,000 BC home fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Carelessly discarded smoking materials are being listed as the cause of a Monday afternoon fire at a residence on Fairview Avenue in Battle Creek which caused about $10,...
Apr 25, 2023 Photo courtesy Battle Creek Fire Department
Candidates for St. Joseph County Sheriff's post make announcement to run on same day as Lillywhite probation sentence
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - There are now two people running for the position of St. Joseph County Sheriff. The two candidates made the announcement on Monday, April 24, the same day as Sheri...
Apr 24, 2023
Five injured as car hits Amish buggy, driver says at first he didn't know what he had hit
CALIFORNIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Michigan State Police say the driver of a car that struck an Amish buggy in Branch County's California Township early Saturday morning didn't see the buggy before the ...
Apr 24, 2023 An Amish buggy destroyed in a crash in Branch County's California Township April 22, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
Battle Creek events give neighbors a chance to learn about crime victim rights
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Neighbors from across Calhoun County will have three opportunities this week to learn about the rights of crime victims and meet crime victim advocates from agencies na...
Apr 24, 2023 City of Battle Creek logo
"Living Jane Doe" positively identified by Michigan State Police
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police have identified a young woman they've been calling a "Living Jane Doe" since last Thursday, April 20. 22-year-old Takai Crute of Kalamazoo was identi...
Apr 24, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post)
Lillywhite gets one year probation after entering guilty pleas to drunk driving related counts
KALAMAZOO, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - After entering guilty pleas to a pair of misdemeanor drunk driving offenses, St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was placed on probation for one year on Monday mornin...
Apr 24, 2023 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)
Kalamazoo Marathon draws more than 2,500 runners to downtown Kalamazoo Sunday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More than 2,500 people converged on downtown Kalamazoo's Arcadia Creek Festival site Sunday morning for the running of the Zeigler Kalamazoo Marathon which featured both a...
Apr 24, 2023 Participants in a previous Kalamazoo Marathon (courtesy Ziegler Kalamazoo Marathon)
Two suspects captured in Calhoun County after shots are fired from moving vehicle
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two suspects were lodged in the Calhoun County Jail on Sunday after shots were fired from a vehicle in the area of Hopkins Street and East Avenue North in Pennfiel...
Apr 24, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Sen. Albert schedules office hours for Calhoun & Kalamazoo county constituents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Sen. Thomas Albert has scheduled in-district office hours to meet with residents at two locations on Friday, April 28. The times and locations for the office hours a...
Apr 23, 2023
17-year-old taken into custody following crash, foot chase, and recovery of stolen handgun
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 17-year-old juvenile following a crash, a foot chase, along with the recovery of a stolen handgun. It all began ...
Apr 23, 2023
