Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Flooding at Homer Stryker Field will not delay season opener for Kalamazoo Growlers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Wednesday's stormy weather brought with it heavy rains and flooding to many low lying areas in Kalamazoo. One area that took the brunt is Homer Stryker Field, which is ri...
Apr 06, 2023 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Growlers.
Lillywhite to face criminal charges for February 26 crash in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Getting authorized criminal charges against St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark A. Lillywhite on Thursday, April 6. The charges stem...
Apr 06, 2023 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)
Over 1,000 Consumer Energy customers in Allegan and Calhoun Counties lose power during storms
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Although the Wednesday morning storms didn't cause any widespread power outages, some Consumers Energy customers lost power in both Allegan and Calhoun Counties. Accordin...
Apr 05, 2023 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Second recall petition filed against Marshall Township trustee over Marshall Megasite
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A second recall petition has been submitted by Marshall Township registered voter Glenn Kowalske in his quest to remove Marshall Township Trustee Robert Lyng from offi...
Apr 05, 2023
Suspect charged in fatal crossbow shooting of Battle Creek woman
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man who allegedly killed a Battle Creek woman with a crossbow Sunday has been charged with open murder. 59-year-old Joel Wagner was arraigned on Tuesday, April 4 and...
Apr 04, 2023 Photo of Joel Wagner provided by the Calhoun County Jail.
Kalamazoo County Educator Wins Michigan Lottery Excellence in Education Award
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Kalamazoo County educator has been honored with an Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery. Chris Furlong is a high school health teacher at Portage Norther...
Apr 04, 2023 Courtesy of the Michigan Lottery
Local economic development group says new sports arena and battery plant will be "game changers" for the region
KALAMAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The new sports arena and event center proposed for downtown Kalamazoo is just one of a couple of major new projects that Southwest Michigan First is working on, with the...
Apr 04, 2023 Artist rendering of proposed sports arena and event center in downtown Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy Southwest Michigan First)
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)
