Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Shots fired late Thursday night outside Mobil gas station in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Shots were fired just after 11:00 p.m. Thursday in the city of Springfield at a Mobil gas station. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office responded to the call from dispatc...
May 01, 2026 (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
U.S. Small Business Administration grants disaster declaration for three SW Michigan counties
WASHINGTON, DC (WKZO AM/FM) - The U.S. Small Business Administration has granted a disaster declaration for Branch, Cass, and St. Joseph counties in southwest Michigan after four tornadoes hit the are...
May 01, 2026
Battle Creek names interim community services director
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Battle Creek has named Code Compliance manager Jason Francisco the city's interim community services director. Francisco will take on the role effective May...
Apr 30, 2026 City of Battle Creek logo
First rabies positive bat of the season detected in Calhoun County
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department says a bat found in the county has tested positive for rabies. This marks the first rabies-positive bat in the county this...
Apr 29, 2026
Report: sports group that now owns Kalamazoo rink under investigation by Michigan Attorney General's office
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Attorney General's office is reportedly investigating a sports group that has acquired several West Michigan ice rinks in the last year, including one in Kala...
Apr 29, 2026 (courtesy Black Bear Sports Group)
Crews continue to work on power restoration in hardest hit areas of Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Over 600 electric crews worked through the night to finish restoring the hardest-hit communities, mostly in Calhoun, Kalamazoo and St. Joseph counties, after strong winds ...
Apr 29, 2026
Spring graduation is this Saturday at WMU with 2,300-plus degrees to be awarded
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - It's graduation day this Saturday, as Western Michigan University will grant more than 2,300 degrees to students during commencement ceremonies. That includes 1,714 bachel...
Apr 29, 2026 (courtesy Western Michigan University)
Runway extension underway at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Partially funded by a $14 million Federal Aviation Administration grant, an extension of of the primary runway at the Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport is under...
Apr 29, 2026 (courtesy Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport)
17-year-old facing attempted murder charges in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 17-year-old boy is in custody of Battle Creek police and accused of two counts of attempted murder. He turned himself in after he allegedly shot a 17-year-old girl an...
Apr 28, 2026 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Rx Kids expanding in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties this summer
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Rx Kids is expanding in Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties. Enrollment starts June 1st in the city of Galesburg, Oshtemo Township, and Wakeshma Township in Kalamazoo Co...
Apr 28, 2026
