Category Archives: Battle Creek News
BC Police ask residents to lock their cars following recent number of thefts
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police issued a statement on Friday which asked residents to lock up their cars and don't leave any valuable items in them. It came after police noticed a s...
Nov 04, 2022
Suspicious death of Kalamazoo man near South Haven
GENEVA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Van Buren County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of a 33-year-old Kalamazoo man near South Haven. His body was found by a man who was trying to find g...
Nov 04, 2022 Van Buren County Sheriff's Office logo
Six-month-old killed in two vehicle crash in St. Joseph County's Mendon Township
MENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A six-month-old boy is dead after the vehicle he was riding in was struck from behind by a suspected drunk driver in St. Joseph County Tuesday morning. Just before 7...
Nov 03, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
BC City Commission approves longer hours for marijuana provisioning centers
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Marijuana provisioning centers in the City of Battle Creek can stay open until midnight following action on Tuesday night by the Battle Creek City Commission as they vot...
Nov 03, 2022 Tomas de Aquino / CC
Website launched to help high school students apply for the Michigan Achievement Scholarship
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Those set to graduate high school in 2023 now have a new resource on hand to help lower the cost of college. Prospective students can now apply for the Michigan Achievement...
Nov 02, 2022 Kalamazoo Valley Community College sign (photo courtesy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College)
Unattended cooking listed as cause of kitchen fire in BC apartment
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A kitchen fire caused about $10,000 worth of damage to an apartment at 94 Cliff Street in Battle Creek on Tuesday night. Battle Creek firefighters were called shortly be...
Nov 02, 2022 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
State Police investigating recent Clarendon Township home invasion
CLARENDON TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Michigan State Police Troopers from the Marshall post are investigating a home invasion that recently took place in the 20700 block of T Drive South in Calhoun Cou...
Nov 02, 2022 Weapons and drugs recovered by Michigan State Police and Benton Harbor Police. (Photo courtesy MSP).
Research urged ahead of voting in November 8 Election: Vote411.org
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It may not be a presidential election year, but it's still November and there will be a lot of decisions for voter's to make next Tuesday, if they haven't already. While ...
Nov 02, 2022 Voting sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
City of Springfield seeks input on park master plan update at Wednesday open house
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- - The City of Springfield is undergoing a 5-year master plan update for its parks and recreation facilities. To get the process started, the city recently hired the con...
Nov 01, 2022
Teen victim of Barry County fatal crash identified; Driver of vehicle suspected of operating while intoxicated
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police have released the name of a teenager who died in a crash in Barry County's Baltimore Township last week on Wednesday, October 26. The victim is ident...
Oct 31, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
