Category Archives: Battle Creek News
MDOT to pause I-69 rebuild in Calhoun and Eaton Counties for winter
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has paused work on the three-year, $210 million project to rebuild I-69 from Marshall, Calhoun County, to Charlotte,...
Nov 23, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Gilmore Car Museum's Winter Wonderland back for second year
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Gilmore Car Museum is planning on a second year of a holiday celebration. The 2nd annual "Winter Wonderland at the Gilmore Car Museum" is set to kick off on Fri...
Nov 23, 2022
Battle Creek city offices closed for Thanksgiving holiday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city's administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24, and Friday, November 25 for the Thanksgiving holiday. For Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Battle ...
Nov 21, 2022 Photo from City of Battle Creek Facebook Page
BC Christmas Parade organizers hoping to reschedule event after Saturday's postponement
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Mother Nature turned into a real Grinch over the weekend as the winter storm which socked some areas with almost two feet of snow forced organizers to postpone the Battl...
Nov 21, 2022 Courtesy Battle Creek Christmas Parade Facebook page
Record breaking snowfall totals recorded for weekend as West Michigan digs out
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- If it seems like West Michigan got quite a bit of snow over the weekend, it did. Forecasters across the state say the snowfall broke single-day high records for both Thur...
Nov 20, 2022 Photo by: Jerry Malec, WKZO News.
City of Battle Creek declares Snow Emergency for Saturday, Christmas Parade canceled
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Battle Creek will close their buildings at 3:00 p.m. Friday, and they have declared a Snow Emergency starting at 12 noon Saturday. In a snow emergency, park...
Nov 18, 2022 (courtesy City of Battle Creek)
Kalamazoo County's unemployment rate holds steady in October at 3.7%
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Despite the statewide unemployment rate edging up in October, the jobless rate stayed steady in many area counties. The unemployment rate for Kalamazoo County for October ...
Nov 18, 2022 EpicTop10.com / CC
Calhoun County's Joint Operation Center for COVID-19 deactivated
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County's Joint Operation Center for COVID-19 response was deactivated this week following the State's deactivation of its Emergency Operations Center. Officials ...
Nov 18, 2022
Schools closed across the area as snow continues to fall, Winter Storm Warning continues
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Schools are closed throughout west Michigan due to the lake effect snow storm that has made for dangerous driving conditions. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 7:0...
Nov 18, 2022 (courtesy National Weather Service Grand Rapids)
Pedestrian killed after being hit by train in Kalamazoo Thursday night
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A pedestrian has been killed by a train in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says it happened around 10:20 p.m. Thursday night. They closed north and so...
Nov 18, 2022 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety logo
