Category Archives: Battle Creek News
$5,000 reward being offered for information on missing Portage mom
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Silent Observer is now offering a $5,000 reward for information on the disappearance of a Portage mother of eight who hasn't been seen since earlier this month. Heather Kell...
Dec 30, 2022
January 1, 2023: Coakley out as KDPS chief, interim chief David Boysen in
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After being on administrative leave since August of this year following alleged harassment complaints from KDPS and city employees, former Kalamazoo Department of Public ...
Dec 29, 2022 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
AUDIO-VIDEO: Battle Creek police provide update on officer involved shooting of 22-year-old
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker and Deputy Police Chief Shannon Bagley provided an update on Wednesday, December 28 on the investigation into two officers who sh...
Dec 29, 2022 Image provided by the Battle Creek Police Department.
Father of outgoing Congressman Fred Upton passes away
ST. JOSEPH, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The father of Congressman Fred Upton has died. Steve Upton was 98 and died yesterday morning. Steve was the son of Whirlpool co-founder Frederick Upton and was a World Wa...
Dec 28, 2022 Former US House Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) in a file photo. (photo courtesy office of Congressman Fred Upton)
Battle Creek man in serious condition after officer-involved shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man is in the hospital in serious condition, and two Battle Creek Police officers are on paid leave after the officers shot the man. The incident starte...
Dec 26, 2022
Winter Weather Advisory continues through Christmas Day
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After being blasted by arctic winds and snowfall from three to 29 inches, most of West Michigan has shifted from a Blizzard Warning to a Winter Weather Advisory through 7:...
Dec 24, 2022
Blowing and drifting snow and dangerous wind chills as Blizzard Warning continues until Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - High winds and brutally cold temperatures have now moved into West Michigan, as a Blizzard Warning remains in effect for many counties, including Kalamazoo, Allegan, Van B...
Dec 23, 2022
Snowmobile driver dies, passenger injured in Calhoun County crash
NEWTON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State Police troopers are investigating a fatal crash involving a snowmobile in Calhoun County. The crash occurred on B Drive South near 11 Mile Rd Thursday ...
Dec 23, 2022
Blizzard Warning issued by the National Weather Service
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The National Weather Service of Grand Rapids has issued a Blizzard Warning that will be effect from 4 p.m. Thursday, December 22 to 1 a.m. Saturday, December 24. The warn...
Dec 21, 2022 Thermometer on snow shows low temperatures in celsius or farenheit. (Photo courtesy of AAA).
Driver and child injured as school bus rolls over in Calhoun County two vehicle crash
LEE TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The driver of a school bus and a child were injured Tuesday afternoon in a crash involving a Dean Transportation school bus and a passenger vehicle. The Calhoun County S...
Dec 21, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
