Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Areas of Southwest MI to receive a share of $59.5 million in adult-use marijuana payments
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Treasury announced on Tuesday, February 28 that more than $59.5 million is being distributed among 224 municipalities and counties as a part of...
Feb 28, 2023 Tomas de Aquino / CC
Consumers Energy pushing for full restoration by midnight; some still in the dark
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As the night wears on, more than 600 Consumers Energy crews are continuing their push for full restoration of power by midnight on Monday, February 27, but as of 6:20 p.m...
Feb 27, 2023 Photo provided by Consumers Energy.
Kalamazoo Black History Museum launches garment fundraiser and scholarship fund
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Kalamazoo Black History Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, has officially launched its merchandise fundraiser. T-shirts, sweatshirts, and hoodies are being so...
Feb 27, 2023
GoFundMe set up for family of Kalamazoo woman killed in weekend crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A GoFundMe fundraiser has been set up for the family of a Kalamazoo woman who died following a car crash in Calhoun County on Saturday, February 24. 30-year-old Evangelin...
Feb 27, 2023 Photo from GoFundMe fundraiser.
Search warrant in St. Joseph Co. leads to multiple arrests on drug and firearm charges
LOCKPORT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A search warrant in St. Joseph County has resulted in the arrest of multiple people on drug and firearm charges. St. Joseph County Sheriff's deputies executed the...
Feb 27, 2023
St. Joseph County Sheriff booked for alleged drunk driving following Sunday morning crash
SCHOOLCRAFT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A news release issued late Monday morning by the Michigan State Police at Paw Paw has confirmed earlier media reports that St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywh...
Feb 27, 2023 Mugshot for St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite Feb 26, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Co Sheriff's Office)
Consumers Energy hopes for full power restoration by the end of Monday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Consumers Energy has restored power to over 250,000 customers across southern Michigan communities that were blanketed with up to a half-inch of ice. As of 8:45 a.m. Monda...
Feb 27, 2023 (courtesy Consumers Energy)
SW Michigan media outlets report arrest of St. Joseph County Sheriff in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Media outlets in southwest Michigan are reporting that St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark Lillywhite was arrested in Kalamazoo County over the weekend. WOOD-TV reports t...
Feb 27, 2023 Courtesy St. Joseph County Government web site
Albion man killed in Sunday morning crash in Marshall Township
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 20-year-old man from Albion was killed Sunday morning in a crash on Michigan Avenue in Marshall Township. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office Accident Reconstruct...
Feb 27, 2023 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
The number is dropping, but thousands still without power
KALAMAZOO, MI ( WKZO AM/FM) - Over 600 Consumers Energy crews, contractors and lineworkers from outside Michigan started their final push Sunday to restore power to homes and businesses affected by th...
Feb 26, 2023
