Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Crews prepare for winter storm ahead of Thanksgiving travel
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Transportation crews in west Michigan are gearing up for the season's first winter storm as more than two-million drivers hit the road for Thanksgiving. A winter storm war...
Nov 26, 2025
Winter Storm Warning issued for Kalamazoo and surrounding counties Wednesday and Thursday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Just ahead of the Thanksgiving Day holiday, the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning from Wednesday at 7:00 a.m. until Thursday at 7:00 p.m. with hea...
Nov 25, 2025
Michigan Supreme Court reappoints three Calhoun County judges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three Calhoun County judges have been reappointed for two-year terms starting January 1, 2026. The Michigan Supreme Court took the action for Judge Sarah Lincoln, Judge...
Nov 25, 2025
No injuries in vacant commercial structure fire Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Fire Department says no one was injured in a fire at a vacant commercial structure Sunday morning on Upton Avenue. The flames were reported just before...
Nov 25, 2025
Battle Creek man arraigned on murder charge, denied bond
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek man accused of killing Tyshaan Williams on May 25th, 2024 is now charged with open murder and felony firearm. Bond for 22-year-old Jamareon Stein-Harri...
Nov 25, 2025 HayDmitriy / Depositphotos.com
Post Consumer Brands laying off Battle Creek employees in January
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Post Consumer Brands is laying off 71 employees in Battle Creek starting January 8th. They have sent a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, letter to...
Nov 25, 2025
Man arrested for threatening woman with AR-15 rifle in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have arrested a 31-year-old man on felony assault and weapons charges along with several outstanding warrants. He was taken into custody early Satur...
Nov 24, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Kalamazoo's Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony this Friday in Bronson Park
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Kalamazoo will host its Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony this Friday in Bronson Park. Festivities are planned from 5:00-7:00 p.m., with the lighting of the park a...
Nov 23, 2025
One injured in U.S. 131 shooting incident early Saturday
ALAMO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One woman was injured after police say her vehicle was shot at early Saturday morning on U.S. 131 in Kalamazoo County. Around 2:40 a.m Kalamazoo County Central Dispat...
Nov 22, 2025 philberrry@gmail.com / Depositphotos.com
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund bringing "The Wall That Heals" to Battle Creek in August
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund will be bringing "The Wall That Heals" to Battle Creek from August 20th through the 23rd, 2026. The monument is a three-quarter scale...
Nov 21, 2025
