Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek fire and police departments launch holiday toy drives to support local families
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - The Battle Creek Fire Department and Battle Creek Police Department are teaming up to provide toy donations for The Salvation Army The Fire Department is accepting donations of n...
Nov 21, 2025 (courtesy City of Battle Creek)
19-year-old suspected of shooting five people in Kalamazoo arrested in Minnesota Wednesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect in a Kalamazoo shooting that left five wounded has been arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says 19-year-old Naledge Qui...
Nov 19, 2025
Michigan Avenue interchange at I-69 in Marshall expected to reopen by next Tuesday
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After months of work, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be completing the first phase of the $335 million Marshall Modernization Project when the new M-...
Nov 18, 2025 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Kalamazoo County Job Fair Wednesday to feature some of the area's largest employers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Some of the area's largest employers will be participating the Michigan Works! Southwest Kalamazoo County Job Fair this Wednesday, The event from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. will...
Nov 18, 2025 Michigan Works! Southwest logo
Vicksburg district-wide donation drive fills entire school bus with food and personal care products for local families
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Students, families, and staff from Vicksburg Community Schools have reached their goal of filling an entire school bus with essential items for local families This year's ...
Nov 17, 2025 (courtesy Vicksburg Community Schools)
NTSB releases information about deadly Bath Township plane crash
BATH TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - New information about last month's deadly plane crash in Bath Township has been released by the National Transportation Safety Board. Investigators say the three-man c...
Nov 14, 2025
Police believe body found near Milham Park is a 62-year-old man who had previously been reported missing by family members
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Detectives from the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety believe the body they found Wednesday was that of a man who had been reported missing by family members. The skel...
Nov 13, 2025 tashatuvango / Depositphotos.com
God's Kitchen of Michigan again holding free Thanksgiving dinners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan will again hold three free Thanksgiving dinners this year. The first two will be held on Wednesday, November 19th in Battle Creek at First United...
Nov 13, 2025
Man hospitalized after being disoriented, going wrong way on I-69
EATON COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 76-year-old man is hospitalized at Sparrow Hospital after the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Michigan State Police stopped him in Eaton County around 2 a.m. Wedn...
Nov 12, 2025 Sunset in the city, summer sunset on the highway cars. Close up from car side mirror.
Calhoun County man claims Fantasy 5 jackpot from Michigan Lottery
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 56-year-old Calhoun County man has claimed a Fantasy 5 jackpot of just over $280,000 from the Michigan Lottery. He chose to remain anonymous when he claimed the pri...
Nov 12, 2025 Courtesy Michigan Lottery Facebook page
