Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Power returns in Calhoun County following Wednesday storms, Consumers expects full restoration on Friday
JACKSON, MI (WTVB) - Consumers Energy restoration efforts are expected to wrap up on Friday after nearly 88,000 customers lost their power due to the Wednesday storms in southern lower Michigan. There...
Aug 05, 2022 Courtesy Consumers Energy
Arson suspect arrested and charged for fire at Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The U.S. Attorney's Office Western District of Michigan announced on Thursday, August 4, that the man suspected of intentionally setting fire to Planned Parenthood in Kal...
Aug 05, 2022 Joshua Brereton was arrested and charged on Thursday, August 4 for setting fire to Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo. (Suspect photo provided by Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety)
Severe thunderstorms make their mark after extreme heat and humidity
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Severe thunderstorms ripped through Southwest Michigan on Wednesday, August 3, causing widespread damage across multiple counties, knocking down trees, knocking out power...
Aug 04, 2022 Photo courtesy of Consumers Energy.
Calhoun County Senior Fair returns September 8 after COVID-19 cancellations
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Senior Services has announced the Calhoun County Senior Fair will return September 8 after it had been cancelled the past two years due to COVID-19. In th...
Aug 03, 2022
Local Primary Election results by county
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Here is a more in depth list of local elections by city, county and township. Specific election information can be found by clicking on the links below. Allegan County: h...
Aug 03, 2022 Voting sign. (Photo by John McNeil)
Most millage requests, renewals and proposals approved by voters across Southwest MI
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Voters across eight Southwest Michigan Counties turned out to make their voices heard on a wide variety of millage requests, renewals, and service proposals that were on ...
Aug 03, 2022 Jay Phagan / CC
Primary Election results: A snapshot of State Senate and State House District winners for November ballot
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A strong number of candidates vying for the win in their districts which cover a number of counties in Southwest Michigan will be moving onto to Michigan's November 2 Ele...
Aug 03, 2022
State Representative Thomas Albert wins 18th State Senate District Primary
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Thomas Albert (R-Lowell) issued the following statement on Tuesday, August 2, on winning the Republican primary for the new 18th State Senate distric...
Aug 03, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Two probable monkeypox cases identified in Ottawa County
OTTAWA COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Ottawa County Department of Public Health announced on Monday, August 2, that two probable cases of monkeypox have been identified in Ottawa County. While the cas...
Aug 02, 2022 2003 electron microscope image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
19-year-old from Albion arrested in connection with several area crimes
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN) - A suspect was taken into custody by the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department on Saturday night in connection with several crimes in the area. The Sheriff's Office Deputies w...
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