Category Archives: Battle Creek News
14-year-old facing charges in fatal shooting of Battle Creek Central High School student
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A teenage boy accused of shooting and killing a Battle Creek Central High School student was arraigned in Calhoun County District Court on Friday, February 24. 14-year...
Feb 26, 2023 Best Law
State police investigating OWI crash causing death
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo woman is dead following a crash on Saturday, February 25 in Calhoun County. Troopers from the Michigan State Police Marshall post say it happened around 7 a.m....
Feb 26, 2023 Photo from the Michigan State Police Marshall Post.
Burning log from fireplace the cause of Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek firefighters are reporting no injuries following an accidental house fire on Friday, February 24. Crews responded to 590 North Washington Avenue around 12...
Feb 26, 2023 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Battle Creek police seek information after mother and son found dead in apartment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police are seeking information after a mother and son were found dead inside a Battle Creek apartment on Friday, February 24. Authorities say officers res...
Feb 26, 2023
"Wrongly convicted" man released from prison in Coldwater after 21 years behind bars
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man who the State of Michigan now says was wrongly convicted of a double murder 21 years ago was released from the Lakeland Correctional Facility in Coldwater ...
Feb 24, 2023 Jeff Titus speaks with reporters outside Lakeland Correctional Facility, Coldwater MI Feb 24, 2023 (screenshot courtesy of WOOD-TV 8)
City of Battle Creek to begin storm related citywide tree debris pickup next week
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - As city and Consumers Energy crews work to clean up hundreds of trees down and thousands of power lines down, the City of Battle Creek will provide citywide tree debris...
Feb 24, 2023 (courtesy City of Battle Creek)
Southbound Portage Road ramp to westbound I-94 closing Monday, February 27
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The ramp from southbound Portage Road to westbound I-94 will be closed starting Monday, February 27, through Thursday, April 13, while crews rebuild the ramp and westboun...
Feb 23, 2023 Portage Road Ramp. (Photo provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation)
Final year of MDOT's I-69 project in Calhoun and Eaton Counties starts Monday
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Some would say there are two seasons in Michigan, winter and construction. It's time for the orange barrels to reappear. The final year of the Michigan Department of T...
Feb 23, 2023 Courtesy of MDOT
Calhoun Road Commission says portion of C Drive North to be closed for BlueOval Battery Park
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Road Commission has announced that C Drive North will be closed to the public from one half mile west of 15 Mile Road to just east of 13315 C Drive ...
Feb 23, 2023 Courtesy Calhoun County Road Commission
Thousands without power after ice storm hits Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A winter storm that brought freezing rain, sleet, and snow has knocked out power to thousands of homes and businesses around the state. As of 4:00 a.m. Thursday, more than...
Feb 23, 2023 lina smith / CC
