Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Avelo Airlines expands Kalamazoo Service with 2nd Florida destination: Ft Meyers
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Just weeks after announcing it's nonstop service to Orlando Florida from Kalamazoo, Avelo Airlines has added yet another popular vacation destination to the Sunshine Stat...
Aug 25, 2022 Head of Marketing for Avelo Airlines Travis Christ making the announcement on August 25 of nonstop service from Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport to Ft. Meyers FL starting November 11. (Photo by Jerry Malec)
Beaty and VanderWiere selected as finalists for Battle Creek Fire Chief, community event on Wednesday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Bill Beaty and Jeff VanderWiere are the two finalists to become Battle Creek's next fire chief. Beaty is the Deputy Chief for the all-volunteer Divernon, Illinois Fire P...
Aug 22, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
11-year-old boy drowns in private pond near Vicksburg Sunday
VICKBUERG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the drowning death of an 11-year-old boy in a private pond Sunday afternoon. According to the Sheriff's Office, it h...
Aug 22, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
Kalamazoo County back to 'high' COVID-19 spread level
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services says COVID-19 cases in Kalamazoo County have escalated back to a "high" community spread level. The announcement made on ...
Aug 19, 2022 Image provided by Kalamazoo County Health & Community Services.
Guest speakers at Binder Park Zoo to paint the picture of animal conservation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Education and Community Development Programs Manager for Painted Dog Conservation Wilton Nsimango, will share how bringing the community into conservation efforts help...
Aug 18, 2022 Photo provided by the Binder Park Zoo.
Passenger sustains traumatic injuries when vehicle crashes into tree in St. Joseph County
CONSTANTINE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two people were injured, one critically in a single-vehicle crash in St. Joseph County on Wednesday, August 17. Deputies from the St. Joseph County Sheriff's D...
Aug 18, 2022
Water valve replacement work in Battle Creek continues Friday, August 19
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City crews will continue replacing broken water valves, which will require temporary water shutoffs and a road closure beginning Friday, Aug. 19. City officials say th...
Aug 18, 2022
Tekonsha BP gas station robbed Wednesday night, Calhoun County Sheriff's Department looking for lone suspect
TEKONSHA, MI (WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Department is looking for the man who robbed the BP Gas Station on M-60 in Tekonsha on Wednesday night. The robbery happened at about 8:00 p.m.. The ...
Aug 18, 2022 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Department
Investigation underway on KDPS Chief Coakley
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo City Mayor David Anderson says he's confident in the team overseeing the investigation of Kalamazoo Police Chief Vernon Coakley. According to a statement from t...
Aug 17, 2022 Former Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police Chief Vernon Coakley. (Photo courtesy of KDPS).
Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes receives $1.1 million gift from philanthropist
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes announced on Tuesday, August 16, that they had received a gift of $1.1 million from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Offi...
Aug 17, 2022
