Category Archives: Battle Creek News
AUDIO: Partnership announced with WMU's Aviation School and Skywest Airlines
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Western Michigan University announced Monday that their Aviation School in Battle Creek has an agreement with Skywest Airlines to train potential pilots and mechanics for...
Jan 23, 2023
Local gas prices a touch higher than statewide average
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Gas prices in Michigan are up seven cents from a week ago. Michigan drivers are now paying an average of $3.37 per gallon for regular unleaded. This price is 39 cents mor...
Jan 23, 2023 Mike Mozart / CC
Otsego man identified after vehicle ends up in Lake Macatawa near Holland
PARK TWP., MI (WKZO-AM/FM) - A 52-year-old Otsego man lost his life as his vehicle ended up in Lake Macatawa on Sunday morning. According to the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department, first responders we...
Jan 23, 2023 Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Marine Unit (file photo)
73-year-old man dies after being rescued from Calhoun County swamp
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 73-year-old man died Sunday night after he went missing for six hours and had to be rescued from a Calhoun County swamp. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office say th...
Jan 23, 2023 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Xylazine-Involved fatality in Van Buren County prompts warning from health officials
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There has been a recent death in Van Buren County of a person testing positive for Xylazine according to health officials. Xylazine is a sedative used in veterinary clinic...
Jan 22, 2023
KDPS officer on leave as new details of alleged insurance fraud are investigated
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- New details are out on a Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officer who is being charged with insurance fraud in Georgia this month. Documents obtained by FOX 17 say P...
Jan 22, 2023 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Battle Creek house fire causes approximately 100k in damage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- No injuries were reported in a house fire in Battle Creek on Saturday, January 21, but it did cause around $100,000 dollars worth of damage according to authorities. T...
Jan 22, 2023 Photo provided by the Battle Creek Fire Department.
Sturgis Abbott Laboratories infant formula plant under investigation by DOJ
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the Abbot Laboratories infant formula plant in Sturgis. The plant, based in St. Joseph County, was shut down for months last...
Jan 22, 2023 Abbott Nutrition plant in Sturgis MI
Nurses at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital poised to strike
COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) - Nurses have authorized their union leadership to call a strike at ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital. The 110 members of the Branch County Independent Nurses Association auth...
Jan 21, 2023 ProMedica Coldwater Regional Hospital (photo courtesy Justin Lopshire, Midwest Communications, Inc.)
Three arrested in Calhoun County after attempting to lure 14-year-old children on the internet
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three men who thought they were meeting up with 14-year-old children were arrested by Calhoun County Sheriff's deputies Thursday. WOOD TV-8 reports the 27-year-old Battle C...
Jan 20, 2023 Marcie Casas / CC
