Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Search warrants in Benton Harbor and New Buffalo leads to arrests on various firearms and drug violations
BERRIEN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Detectives from Southwest Enforcement Team West Office (SWET), and Benton Harbor Department of Public Safety (BHDPS), along with Berrien County Tactical Response Uni...
Feb 17, 2023
17-year-old Battle Creek high school student dead after shooting; police looking for suspects
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are asking for help in locating suspects involved in a shooting that left a Battle Creek Central High School student dead. Authorities say the inci...
Feb 17, 2023
Hall and Nesbitt blast Democrats for quashing Republican tax cut plan already on the books
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Local Republican legislative leaders continue to blast Democrats for the passage of bills they say will trade tax relief for "corporate welfare." House Minority Leader Matt ...
Feb 17, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC
Old 27 near I-94 blocked after "yellow powdery substance" is found, later determined to be cornmeal
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - A large amount of what was described as a yellow powdery substance that was discovered Thursday morning at about 5:30 a.m. on Old U.S. 27 at I-94 in Calhoun County turned o...
Feb 17, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Snow and wintery mix expected Thursday and Thursday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After dealing with windy conditions that knocked out power to thousands in the state Wednesday, the National Weather Service says a new system will bring snow and a wintry...
Feb 15, 2023 National Weather Service forecast graphic Feb 15, 2023 (courtesy NWS Grand Rapids, MI)
Vicksburg man gets 25 years in prison for sexually exploitation children and distribution of child porn
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Vicksburg man has been to 25 years in prison this week, with 10 years of supervised release when he gets out of prison, after he pled guilty to sexual exploitation of a ...
Feb 15, 2023 Virgil Chandler Knowles III mug shot provided by the Kalamazoo County Jail.
Suspect in Sturgis murder investigation apprehended in Gary, Indiana
STURGIS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A suspect wanted in connection with a murder at a Sturgis motel was arrested on Monday in Gary, Indiana. The Sturgis Department of Public Safety says Cameron Stephon Hope was...
Feb 15, 2023 Courtesy Sturgis Public Safety Department Facebook page
Huizenga calls for transparency with investigation of Chinese spy balloon and other unidentified objects
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - West Michigan Congressman Bill Huizenga says President Biden and the Pentagon need to be forthcoming when it comes to the multiple breaches of American airspace by a sus...
Feb 14, 2023 Congressman Bill Huizenga (courtesy U.S. House)
Calhoun Sheriff's investigators looking into fraudulent call from someone who said they were a deputy
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department is investigating a fraudulent call last Thursday in which someone identified themselves as a deputy from their department. The ...
Feb 14, 2023 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
2,500 jobs expected to be created with new BlueOval Battery Park Michigan to be built near Marshall
MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Ford Motor Company Monday afternoon confirmed it will invest $3.5 billion to build a new electric vehicle battery plant near Marshall, saying the project will crea...
Feb 13, 2023 Ford Motor Co CEO Bill Ford at a press conference in Romulus MI Feb 13, 2023
