Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Bronson Healthcare announces chief operating officer for Bronson Battle Creek Hospital
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Joseph du Lac joins the Bronson Healthcare system as a senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO) for Bronson Battle Creek Hospital. In this role, he will...
Dec 06, 2022
Pfizer to invest $750 million to expand Portage MI facility and create 300 jobs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday, December 5 that Pfizer Incorporated will be investing $750 million in it's Portage, MI facility. Officials say the investme...
Dec 05, 2022 Governor Gretchen Whitmer announcing on Monday, December 5, 2022, the $750 million investment by Pfizer Incorporated to expand the Portage, MI facility. (Photo provided by the Michigan Executive Office of the Governor)
Two injured in apartment complex shooting near Battle Creek
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Sheriff's office investigating a shooting that took place at an apartment complex in Springfield that injured two people on Friday, December 4. Sheri...
Dec 04, 2022
Bronson Health Foundation awarded for excellence in fundraising
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Association of Fundraising Professionals West Michigan Chapter has awarded the Bronson Health Foundation for it's excellence in Fundraising. The award was presented t...
Dec 01, 2022 Pictured left to right: BHF team members Theresa Hazard, Julie Taylor, Rose Blackwood, Heather Oestrike Schripsema, Terry Morrow, Chris Fitzgerald (BHF board member), Spencer Haworth, Liz Semaan, Rebecca Bobadilla, Bill Manns (Bronson Healthcare President and CEO), Carolyn Wyllie and Jenna Ellis.
Police Chief Jim Blocker to retire; Deputy Chief Bagley to step up as interim chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- As 2023 begins, Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker will retire, and current Deputy Chief Shannon Bagley will step up as interim chief. Blocker has served was sworn ...
Dec 01, 2022 Left: Battle Creek Police Chief Jim Blocker will retire January 31, 2023. Right: Battle Creek Police Deputy Chief Shannon Bagley will assume the role as Interim Police Chief on January 15, 2023. (Photos provided by the City of Battle Creek)
MDOT open house for I-94/Capital Avenue interchange rebuilding project in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation is inviting the public to an open house to discuss a planned project to rebuild the I-94 interchange at Capital Avenue in Bat...
Dec 01, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Talks resuming today between nurses and Ascension Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Contract talks between Ascension Borgess Hospital and its nurses union resume today for the first time since nurses held a rally November 12 to try to get better contract ...
Dec 01, 2022 Photo courtesy Ascension Borgess Hospital.
Case of former township supervisor charged following Kalamazoo Sexual Assault Kit Initiative headed to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The sexual assault case involving former Fabius Township Supervisor Kenneth Dwyane Linn has been bound over to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court. The 57-year-old Linn is char...
Dec 01, 2022 (courtesy Michigan Department of Attorney General)
Ascension Borgess nurses to hold strike authorization vote if no agreement reached by end of the week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Nurses at Ascension Borgess Hospital announced on Tuesday, November 29 that unless a tentative agreement for a new contract is reached soon, they will hold a strike autho...
Nov 30, 2022 Beacon Kalamazoo Hospital, formerly Ascension Borgess
BC parole absconder arrested after brief Sunday night police chase
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 44-year-old Battle Creek man who was wanted as a parole absconder crashed Sunday night after leading police on a brief chase. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department sa...
Nov 28, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
