Category Archives: Battle Creek News
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)
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
