Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek High School student fatally shot while offering suspects a ride
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek Police Department released more information Tuesday, February 21 on the fatal shooting that left a Battle Creek Central High School student dead on Fr...
Feb 21, 2023 Photo take from the family's GoFundMe page.
United Way to administer FEMA grants for nonprofits in Southwest MI
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- United Way of South Central Michigan has been awarded $460,437 in federal funds to support local food and shelter assistance programs. The emergency funding is provided thr...
Feb 21, 2023
Calhoun Area Career Center Career and Technical Education Program to host Winter Showcase to celebrate student work
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Students with the Calhoun Area Career Center Career and Technical Education Program are getting ready to showcase their hospitality skills on Wednesday, February 22. L...
Feb 21, 2023
Watch storm watch issued for Calhoun and Kalamazoo Counties, icy weather expected
KALAMAZOO, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A tranquil period of weather is expected to end on Wednesday as a strong storm system will bring some dicey conditions to the area. Calhoun, Jackson and Kalamazoo Counties ...
Feb 21, 2023 State Farm / CC
K-9 track helps in apprehension of Monday morning home break-in suspect
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 40-year-old Onsted man was arrested Monday morning following a break in at a residence in the 23000 block of J Drive South. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department s...
Feb 21, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
14-year-old and 13-year-old in custody for shooting death of Battle Creek Central student
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 14-year-old and a 13-year-old for the murder of a Battle Creek Central High School student. 17-year-old Jack Snyder was shot and kil...
Feb 20, 2023
Downtown Kalamazoo restaurant week underway until Sunday, February 27
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Downtown Kalamazoo Restaurant Week is in and underway. Also included in the 11 day event which began on Thursday, February 16 is the Winter Cocktail Competition. All in a...
Feb 19, 2023 (courtesy Kalamazoo Restaurant Week)
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
