Category Archives: Battle Creek News
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)
More state funding announced for Ford's battery plant near Marshall
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More money is on the way for a proposed automotive battery plant in Calhoun County. The Michigan Strategic Fund has given approval to $120.3 million for the Marshall Area E...
Mar 29, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
Horrocks moves from downtown Battle Creek to Lakeview Square Mall
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Horrocks Farm Market has opened its new location in Battle Creek at the Lakeview Square Mall. The store moved there from downtown Battle Creek, with the former location...
Mar 29, 2023 Interior of new Horrocks Farm Market location in Battle Creek's Lakeview Square Mall (courtesy Horrocks)
MDOT $160 million three year I-94 project in Calhoun County starts this week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - There will be a lot of orange on I-94 in Calhoun County as the Michigan Department of Transportation is investing $160 million to repave 10 miles of I-94 and replace or ...
Mar 28, 2023 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
