Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Gas line rupture, fire, causes evacuations in Kalamazoo Thursday afternoon
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The evacuations are over in Kalamazoo after a gas line ruptured and then caught fire yesterday. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety officials say a crew hit the four-inc...
Sep 09, 2022 Arseni Mourzenko
Bronson Healthcare named to Forbes 2022 list of America's best employers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Forbes recently released its 2022 "America's Best-In-State Employers" list. In Michigan, Bronson Healthcare is the 4th highest ranking employer among hospitals and health...
Sep 08, 2022 Bronson sign in Kalamazoo. (Photo by John McNeil)
Battle Creek man leads police on chase in stolen vehicle and jailed on multiple charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man is in jail on several charges after leading police on a chase in a stolen vehicle. Authorities say it happened Wednesday afternoon, September 7, whe...
Sep 08, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Sgt. Ryan J. Proxmire Memorial Highway dedication to take place on Friday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A portion of US-131 in Kalamazoo County will officially be named the "Sergeant Ryan J. Proxmire Memorial Highway" in a ceremony on Friday, September 9, at 4 p.m., in the ...
Sep 08, 2022 Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Proxmire
MSP investigating another catalytic converter theft in Calhoun County
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - The Michigan State Police along with other law enforcement agencies say the theft of catalytic converters is a serious issue facing Michigan citizens as they are stolen ...
Sep 08, 2022 Seth Sawyers / CC
First probable case of Monkeypox identified in Allegan County resident
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) notified the Allegan County Health Department (ACHD) that a probable case of Monkeypox virus (MPV) has been ide...
Sep 07, 2022 2003 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Convis Township mailboxes set on fire, Calhoun County Sheriff's Office and Postal Officials investigating
CONVIS TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department is investigating the torching of several mailboxes in Convis Township which took place over the holiday weekend. The Sheriff's...
Sep 07, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Wanted fugitive involved in Three Rivers standoff arrested Tuesday
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- St. Joseph County deputies have arrested the man involved in the hours-long standoff Saturday, September 3, in Three Rivers. 33-year-old Kenneth Scott, a wanted f...
Sep 06, 2022 St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office cruiser (Photo by John McNeil)
Former WMU officer accused of offering to pay a minor for sex accepts plea deal
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A former Western Michigan University police officer accused of soliciting an underage girl for sex has pleaded guilty to one count of using a computer to commit a crime, ...
Sep 06, 2022 Photo provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office.
Road closures in Battle Creek area starting Tuesday due to ongoing storm cleanup
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City crews will be performing ongoing cleanup of storm damage from this past Monday, August 29, resulting in the following road closures beginning Tuesday, September 6...
Sep 04, 2022 Road closed sign
