Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek selects next assistant city manager and fire chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek has announced the promotion of two veteran employees to key leadership positions, naming Marcie Gillette as the new Assistant City Manager and Bush M...
Mar 30, 2026 (courtesy City of Battle Creek)
Calhoun County's opioid settlement funds make an impact
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM)- Calhoun County has released its 2024-2025 Opioid Settlement Funds Impact Report, detailing the strategic distribution of the first $1 million received from national opio...
Mar 30, 2026
Battle Creek names new assistant city manager, fire chief
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek has promoted two long-time city employees to key leadership roles. Marcie Gillette and Bush McCarthy have been promoted to assistant city manager and fire ...
Mar 30, 2026 City of Battle Creek logo
Michigan's average gas price up 4¢
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The weekly rise in the average gas price in Michigan has slowed down, rising 4 a gallon. Triple-A Michigan says the average price is now $3.96 a gallon, 97 more than last m...
Mar 30, 2026
Battle Creek Police recover stolen vehicle following coordinated arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested a suspect Thursday evening after coordinating with a victim who reported the vehicle had been listed fo...
Mar 30, 2026 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Organizers say No Kings Rally draws 8,000 in Kalamazoo Saturday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers say more than 8,000 showed up on North Drake Road in Kalamazoo for a No Kings Rally to oppose the actions of the Trump administration. The rally was part of a n...
Mar 28, 2026
Judge upholds life sentence without parole for Calhoun County man
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Calhoun County Judge Sarah Lincoln has ruled a man's life without parole sentence for beating, raping, and killing five-year-old Nicole VanNoty in 1994 will stand. Jaso...
Mar 27, 2026 AVFC / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian struck and killed on South Westendge Avenue
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 52-year-old man was killed Wednesday evening after being struck by one of two vehicles that were traveling at a high rate of speed on South Westnedge Avenue. At approxim...
Mar 26, 2026 Alex_Schmidt / Depositphotos.com
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office gets grant for OCSR 360 Capture Kit
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office has been awarded a $7,259 Momentum Grant from the Marshall Community Foundation to purchase advanced crime scene technology that wil...
Mar 25, 2026
WMed welcoming over 70 resident physicians this summer in Kalamazoo, Battle Creek
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - More than 70 resident physicians are coming to Kalamazoo and Battle Creek this summer at the WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine. There were 53,373 applicants for the pro...
Mar 25, 2026 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
