Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek Police identify woman murdered on W. Fountain Street on October 23
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police have released the name of a woman found murdered a week ago on Saturday, October 22. Authorities say 81-year-old Betty Smith was found to have suff...
Oct 30, 2022
Motorcyclist killed in crash with car hauler in Calhoun County
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police Marshall post troopers are investigating a fatal traffic crash involving a motorcyclist versus a car hauler on Michigan Avenue near 13 Mile Road on S...
Oct 30, 2022 Photo provided by the Michigan State Police, Marshall Post.
KDPS set to join Southwest MI law enforcement agencies in hosting Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Week
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan State Police are getting ready to host Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Week which is set to run from Saturday, October 29 up through Friday, November 4, and some S...
Oct 28, 2022 Kalamazoo Avenue at Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI (courtesy of imaginekalamazoo.com)
West Michigan doctor urging families to be cautions of RSV
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) --Pediatric doctor Andrea Hadley at the Helon DeVos Children's Hospital in Grand Rapids is urging families in West Michigan to be cautious when their child is sick, because ...
Oct 28, 2022 John Eisenschenk / CC
Vehicle crashes into BC home, two occupants pronounced dead at the scene
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two persons were pronounced dead at the scene Thursday evening when the vehicle they were in crashed into a house in the area of North Washington Avenue and Parkway Driv...
Oct 28, 2022 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Jobless rates down, employment numbers up in Calhoun, Kalamazoo and Van Buren Counties in September
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Data released on Thursday, October 27 by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget indicated that 79 counties showed unemployment rate reductions betwe...
Oct 27, 2022 The Kalamazoo County Hazardous Materials Response Team (Photo courtesy of the Kalamazoo County Hazardous Materials Response Team)
Alleged threat leads to Marshall student being taken into custody
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A student from the Marshall School District was taken into custody Tuesday after a police investigation into an alleged school threat. The Marshall Police Department did not...
Oct 27, 2022 Courtesy Marshall Police Department Facebook page
One dead in Cass County crash Wednesday morning
MASON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead after a car turned in front of semi tractor trailer Wednesday morning in Cass County's Mason Township. The crash occurred on Old M-205 at Autumn Dr...
Oct 27, 2022 The crash occurred on Old M-205 at Autumn Drive in Cass County Oct. 26, 2022 (courtesy of the Cass Co Sheriff's Office)
Avelo Airlines starts direct flights to Orlando from Kalamzoo/Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- West Michiganders hoping to spend some time in Florida this winter will have a new way to get there, for a bargain. Avelo Airlines, an Ultra low cost carrier launched it'...
Oct 27, 2022 (photo credit: John McNeill)
City of Marshall begins fundraising campaign for additional recreational facilities
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The City of Marshall is kicking off a fundraising campaign for the development of pickleball courts, a splash pad, pavilion/bathroom facilities, upgraded playground, and mu...
Oct 26, 2022 (courtesy City of Marshall)
