Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Police remind motorists to be alert for stopped or stopping buses or face a ticket
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officers are reminding drivers to be alert for stopped or stopping school buses. School Bus Safety Week began on Monday, October 17,...
Oct 18, 2022 Bill McChesney / CC
20-year-old man pleads no contest in 2019 Battle Creek death
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 20-year-old man has pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter of a 27-year-old father during a 2019 robbery in Battle Creek. WOOD TV-8 reporting that 20-year-ol...
Oct 18, 2022 Cohoon mug shot provided by the Calhoun County Jail.
Avelo Airlines to suspend flights from Kalamazoo to Fort Myers due to hurricane damage in FL
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Avelo Airlines is suspending their newly announced non-stop Fort Myers flight due to destruction caused by Hurricane Ian. An Avelo Airlines made the announcement on Tuesd...
Oct 18, 2022 Photo provided by AveloAir.com
Police release identities of two found dead in a Battle Creek home Saturday afternoon
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police have identified a woman and boy who died over the weekend in Battle Creek. 51-year-old Teresa Osborne and her son, 14-year-old Kaiden Osborne were ...
Oct 17, 2022
Interim COO named permanently to the post for the Bronson Healthcare system
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After a nationwide search, Bronson Healthcare officials didn't have to look far for their number two administrator. Dr. Kimberly K. Hatchel has been appointed senior vice ...
Oct 17, 2022 Dr. Kimberly K. Hatchel has been appointed senior vice president of the Bronson Healthcare system and chief operating officer for Bronson Methodist Hospital (submitted photo)
Gas main break causes Plainwell Community Schools to close Monday
PLAINWELL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Plainwell Community Schools will have no school today due to a gas main being hit on the corner of South Main and Starr. According to school officials, the incident has ca...
Oct 17, 2022 Plainwell Community Schools logo (courtesy of Plainwell Community Schools Facebook page)
Few answers as two found dead in a Battle Creek home Saturday afternoon
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Two people were found dead in Battle Creek over the weekend. Police were called to a home on South Minges Road around 2:30 p.m. Saturday, where the woman and a minor ma...
Oct 17, 2022 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Landmark Recovery opens largest addiction treatment facility in West Michigan
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A West Michigan drug and alcohol treatment organization is set to open up the largest commercial facility in the area. Landmark Recovery will cut the ribbon on the Lan...
Oct 16, 2022
Two MDOT projects on I-94 in Calhoun County start on Monday
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Drivers in Calhoun County will have to be extra alert starting on Monday as a pair of Michigan Department of Transportation projects will be getting underway. Crews will beg...
Oct 15, 2022
UPDATE: Consumers Energy crews restore power in Battle Creek: More than 1,100 customers affected
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy Power crews restored power to some 1,160 customers who were left in the dark for around 2.5 hours on Thursday, October 13. Outages were reported with ...
Oct 13, 2022
