Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Crash on U.S. 131 in St. Joseph County sends Indiana resident to the hospital
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A two vehicle crash in St. Joseph County on Tuesday afternoon sent a 26-year-old Mishawaka, Indiana resident to Borgess Hospital. St. Joseph County Sheriff Mark ...
Sep 28, 2022
Calhoun Dispatch Authority signs agreement with Motorola for system and radio upgrades
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The leadership for the Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority announced on Tuesday they had signed an agreement with Motorola for a system solution and hundreds ...
Sep 28, 2022 Tyler Silvest / CC
Bronson nurse sentenced to probation for fentanyl medication tampering
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A former nurse at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo sentenced by a federal grand jury for tampering with vials of fentanyl. According to court records, the U.S. Dis...
Sep 27, 2022 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
Teens involved in deadly drive-by shooting of 2-year-old in Battle Creek formally charged
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two teens involved in a fatal drive-by shooting in Battle Creek a week ago that killed a 2-year-old boy were formally arraigned on open murder and weapons charges on M...
Sep 26, 2022 Best Law
Calhoun County man wins $500,000 in Michigan Lottery "Black Pearls" instant game
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan Lottery announced on Monday that a 38-year-old Calhoun County man won $500,000 playing the Black Pearls instant game. The lucky player chose to remain anonymou...
Sep 26, 2022 Courtesy Michigan Lottery
Three suspects arrested in Battle Creek drive by murder of two year old
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police announced on Friday they have arrested three young people in their mid- to late-teens in Tuesday morning's drive by shooting death in the 100 block o...
Sep 23, 2022
Grants awarded to 49 small manufacturers throughout Michigan to help adopt Industry 4.0 technologies
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced on Thursday that forty-nine small manufacturers around Michigan have been awarded a total of $1.15 million to help t...
Sep 22, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Three complaints filed against suspended Kalamazoo public safety chief
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A third person has alleged inappropriate workplace conduct against suspended Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety chief Vernon Coakley through an email sent to the city ...
Sep 22, 2022 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
Battle Creek police find suspected vehicle used in Cliff Street drive-by shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police believe they now have the vehicle involved in a drive-by shooting on Cliff Street that killed a toddler early Tuesday morning, September 20. Accord...
Sep 21, 2022 Photo provided by the Battle Creek Police Department.
Mendon man accused of shooting at police arraigned on 12 charges in St. Joseph County
CENTREVILLE, MI (WTVB) - A Mendon man who is accused of shooting at police officers last weekend is now facing 12 charges in St. Joseph County. Terrell Lamont Reese was arraigned on Tuesday in St. Jos...
Sep 21, 2022 Crime scene tape
