Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Senator Albert opens Lansing office to serve residents of Michigan's 18th District
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Senator Thomas Albert has opened his Lansing office for the new 2023-2026 Senate term. Albert joins the Michigan Senate after serving six years in the state House of ...
Jerry Malec Jan 05, 2023 sugarfrizz / CC

Boysen officially sworn in as chief of Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety's Acting Chief David Boysen has officially been sworn in as the Public Safety Chief on Thursday, January 5. The swearing in ceremony...
Jerry Malec Jan 05, 2023 KDPS Deputy Chief David Boysen is officially sworn in as Police Chief during a ceremony at Kalamazoo City Hall on Thursday, January 5, 2023.(Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)

Kalamazoo County man wins $500,000 lottery prize
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County man turned a $10 prize into a $500,000 prize playing the Michigan Lottery's 5X Multiplier instant game. the Michigan Lottery announced Wednesday that the ...
Ken Delaney Jan 04, 2023 (Courtesy Michigan Lottery)

Son charged with murdering his father whose body was found following BC fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Battle Creek man was formally charged on Tuesday with murdering his father. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports 34-year-old Cody Alan Hurt is being held without bond aft...
Jim Measel Jan 04, 2023 Best Law

Bronson BirthPlace welcomes first babies of 2023
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two southwest Michigan families are celebrating extra-special deliveries for the New Year. Sonny Seedorff, weighing in at 6lbs., 1 oz., was the first baby born for 2023 a...
Jerry Malec Jan 03, 2023 Left, Leon Dean Shumacher weighing in at 6 lbs, 7 oz., born to parents Brittany and Kale Shumacher at the Birthplace at Bronson Battle Creek. Right, Sonny Seedorff, weighing in at 6lbs., 1 oz., was the first baby born for 2023 at Bronson BirthPlace in Kalamazoo at 6:51 a.m., January 1, to parents Alyssa and Luke Seedorff.

Van Buren County New Year's Eve shooting victims identified, suspect to be arraigned today
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Van Buren County Sheriff's Office has identified the two men shot and killed at a New Year's Eve party in Lawrence. 40-year-old Jason McCreary of Sutter Creek, Californ...
Ken Delaney Jan 03, 2023 Police lights

Two men injured in Monday stabbing south of Burlington, Jackson man arrested
UNION CITY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two men were stabbed while a suspect from Jackson was taken into custody on Monday following an aggravated assault in the 1200 block of Burlington Road just south of the B...
Jim Measel Jan 03, 2023 Scott Davidson / CC

Sturgis apartment resident killed in New Years morning fire, firefighter treated for smoke inhalation
STURGIS, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - An apartment resident was killed while a firefighter was injured on New Year's morning when a fire broke out in Sturgis. The Sturgis Department of Public Safety reports the f...
Jim Measel Jan 03, 2023 Courtesy Sturgis Public Safety Department Facebook page

Diocese of Kalamazoo's Bishop Bradley on Pope Benedict XVI's death
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Bishop Paul J. Bradley released the following statement on the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday, December 31. Bishop Bradley met the pope on a number of oc...
Jerry Malec Jan 01, 2023 Bishop Bradley presents Pope Benedict XVI with a spiritual bouquet from the Faithful of the Diocese of Kalamazoo during his 2012 Ad Limina visit with the pope. (Photo provided by the Office of Communication, Diocese of Kalamazoo)

Victim and person of interested identified in Sturgis motel shooting
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The victim of a fatal shooting at a motel in Sturgis has been identified by police. 32-year-old Jeremy Lampeart was found shot in the parking lot of the Country Hearth Inn ...
Jerry Malec Jan 01, 2023




