Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Calhoun County deputies arrest man for allegedly shooting at neighbor's vehicle
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is looking into an incident where a Marengo Township man allegedly shot at his neighbor's vehicle with a long gun on Wednesday,...
Oct 06, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Kuntry Farms owner say human waste found in field was a "complete accident"
HOMER TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The owner of Kuntry Farms near Homer says the recent discovery of human waste in a produce field was a "complete accident". Andy Stutzman says he and the Michigan Depa...
Oct 06, 2022 Cider mill in Middleville ordered to cease-and desist operations
Battle Creek company to get over $500,000 from 51 "Build to Scale" grants totaling $47 million
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on Wednesday, October 5 that 51 "Build to Scale" grants totaling $47 million are on their way to organizations that support t...
Oct 05, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Why do we see different gas prices in different parts of town?
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- You drive on one side of town and you see the price per gallon of gas at your local station. But then you go to a different block and the price different at that station,...
Oct 05, 2022 Speedway gas station at the intersection of Miller Road and Sprinkle Road in Kalamazoo displaying the higher price drivers are paying in Kalamazoo County. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
Suspect from 1995 cold case arrested in Mexico by Van Buren County deputies and FBI
VAN BUREN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Van Buren County authorities teamed up with the FBI to locate the suspect of a 1995 cold case in Mexico. Authorities have arrested 52-year-old Juan Luis Solis-Reyn...
Oct 05, 2022 Juan Luis Solis-Reyna booking photo from Van Buren County Jail.
Prosecutors drop charges against Cummings after witness fails to show for court hearing
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Charges have been dropped against a 26-year-old man in connection with an alleged kidnapping and shooting incident on September 10. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports As...
Oct 05, 2022 Best Law
Battle Creek City Clerk open extra days for voter registration and absentee ballots
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Battle Creek City Clerk's Office is staying open extra days and hours ahead of the November 8 general election, to provide voter registration and absentee ballots....
Oct 04, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Cook looking at life in prison after being convicted of sexually assaulting child in 2018
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - 43-year-old Steven Michael Cook has been convicted by a Calhoun County Jury of First and Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct following a four-day trial. The jury delib...
Oct 04, 2022 Best Law
God's Kitchen of Michigan to host free 11-year anniversary dinner
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- God's Kitchen of Michigan, a nonprofit hunger-relief charity serving Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, and Portage will celebrate its 11-year anniversary with a free soul food din...
Oct 03, 2022
Bill Beaty named as new BC Fire Chief, begins duties October 17
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek has announced that Bill Beaty will be the next chief of the Battle Creek Fire Department as of October 17. Beaty says, "I look forward to becomi...
Oct 03, 2022 Photo courtesy City of Battle Creek
