Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek man arrested for drugs appearing as colorful vitamins
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police have arrested an 18-year-old Battle Creek man on charges related to having colorful pills that look like children's vitamins, but presumed to conta...
Aug 30, 2022 Photo provided by the Battle Creek Police Department.
Paw Paw man facing 2nd federal charge in Planned Parenthood arson
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic in Kalamazoo is now facing a second federal charge after already being charged with arson. 25-year-old Joshua...
Aug 30, 2022 Surveillance photo of Joshua Brereton provided by the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety.
Child support establishment function changes Calhoun County offices
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Government has announced that the Friend of the Court will process all child support and paternity cases instead of the Prosecuting Attorney's Office star...
Aug 30, 2022
Stolen vehicle crashes into utility pole during police chase, killing the driver
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The car of a man being chased by police in Kalamazoo Monday evening slammed into a utility pole, killing the driver. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety says the cra...
Aug 30, 2022 (Photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Storms cause power outages, damage to trees, and downed power lines across multiple counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Severe thunderstorms ripping through West Michigan Monday afternoon, August 29, following warm and muggy air that was prevalent earlier in the day. The National Weather S...
Aug 29, 2022 Photo of storm damage in Calhoun County near I-94 and Helmer Road. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Davis)
Consumers Energy preparing for potentially hazardous thunderstorms for Monday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Consumers Energy is preparing for damaging winds and severe thunderstorms that are expected to impact the lake shore, Grand Rapids, and the areas south of I-96 starting M...
Aug 29, 2022 Consumers Energy truck parked at WKZO studios in Kalamazoo, MI. (Photo by Will Kriss).
Senators Stabenow and Peters announce funding support for West Michigan fire departments
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) -- U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters of Michigan announced on Friday, August 26, that Pennfield Township and Cascade Charter Township Fire Departments will re...
Aug 26, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Pennfield woman charged in crash that killed her 8-year-old son
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Pennfield woman has been charged with two felonies in connection to the crash that killed her 8-year-old son back in March 2022, according to Calhoun County Co...
Aug 26, 2022 Photo provided by the Calhoun County Jail.
Six arrested in child sex sting including Portage school bus driver
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Six men were arrested for child sex crimes, including a Portage school bus driver, by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office. Arrested were 33-year-old Alexander Bogdan of...
Aug 26, 2022 Photo/Image from the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office facebook page.
Emmett Township DPS release details of fatal Monday motorcycle/SUV crash
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Battle Creek man was killed this week when his motorcycle crashed into a vehicle on East Columbia Avenue near Inn Road. The Emmett Township Department of Public Saf...
Aug 26, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
