Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek native serves aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt
SAN DIEGO, CA (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 3rd Class Logan Lally, from Battle Creek, MI, stands watch on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosev...
Apr 03, 2023 U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Eduardo A. Torres
Battle Creek Police investigating crossbow shooting death of 44-year-old woman
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are investigating the death of a 44-year-old Battle Creek woman following a crossbow shooting incident on Sunday, April 2. Authorities say police r...
Apr 03, 2023
Three killed, four injured in Calhoun County wrong-way head-on crash on I-94
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Three persons were killed early Monday morning in a two-vehicle head-on crash that took place on westbound I-94 east of 22 1/2 Mile Road in Calhoun County's Marengo ...
Apr 03, 2023 One of the vehicles involved in triple fatal accident on I-94 in Calhoun County April 3, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police)
KDPS accepting applications for Public Safety Officers April 5 to April 19
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety is looking to hire some more Public Safety Officers. KDPS officials say the application process for the position of "Public Safe...
Apr 02, 2023
$20,000 reward offered by the FBI for information on missing Portage woman
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The FBI is now offering a reward of up to $20,000 for information that leads to a missing Portage mother of eight who police has been killed. 35-year-old Heather Mae Kelle...
Mar 31, 2023
Amtrak train hits vehicle in Pennfield Township, two minor injuries reported
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons escaped serious injury on Friday morning when their vehicle was struck by a Amtrak train in Pennfield Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office say...
Mar 31, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Calhoun Election Commission rejects recall petition against Marshall Township Trustee
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Efforts by a Marshall Township resident to recall a township trustee over the Marshall Megasite were halted by the Calhoun County Election Commission on Thursday. The ...
Mar 31, 2023
Battle Creek location for New Holland Brewing Co. opens Friday morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After being in the works for five years, New Holland Brewing Co. will finally open its downtown Battle Creek brewpub at 11:00 a.m. Friday. The Holland, Michigan-based b...
Mar 30, 2023 The Battle Creek location of New Holland Brewing Co. on Michigan Ave. (courtesy New Holland Brewing Co.)
City of Battle Creek uses American Rescue Plan Act funds to help cover outstanding utility bills
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The City of Battle Creek helped its residents with $800,000 dollars earlier this month to cover outstanding utility bill balances. According to the city, the money cam...
Mar 30, 2023 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
AUDIO: Hall says "accounting shell games" are being played by Governor and Attorney General on tax cut
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County State Representative Matt Hall has joined with other Republicans in blasting Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel for ruling that the upcoming income tax r...
Mar 29, 2023 State Representative Matt Hall (left)
