Category Archives: Battle Creek News
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
Police are asking for help identifying a woman who can't communicate with authorities
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calling her a "Living Jane Doe," Michigan State Police from the Paw Paw Post are asking for the public's help in identifying a woman who was found by a hiker in the Al Sabo ...
Apr 21, 2023 (courtesy Michigan State Police Paw Paw Post)
Kalamazoo County couple wins Michigan Farm Bureau Young Farmer Achievement Award
SCOTTS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Mitch and Brandie Kline of Scotts have been named the state's top young farming couple. The Kalamazoo County couple were recently named the winners of the Michigan Farm Burea...
Apr 21, 2023 Mitch and Brandie Kline farm near Scotts in Kalamazoo County (courtesy Michigan Farm Bureau)
WMU-Cooley Law School expungement fair town hall with AG Nessel, state legislators and Michigan Works!
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - WMU-Cooley Law School will host a "Michigan's New Expungement Policies - Know Your Rights" Expungement Fair Town Hall on April 28 in collaboration with Attorney General Da...
Apr 20, 2023 Photo provided by WMU-Cooley Law School.
