Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Marshall man found dead, police and medical examiner's office investigating
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - The Marshall Police Department says a local man who was reported as missing Thursday morning has been found dead. Police say they found 36-year-old Michael Treciak of Marshall de...
Jul 28, 2022 Courtesy Marshall Police Department Facebook page
Woman injured, dog dies in Battle Creek fire Wednesday night
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek fire officials say a woman was injured and her dog died in a house fire in Battle Creek late Wednesday night. The fire started around 10:15 p.m. in the 100...
Jul 28, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
MUSIC at the ZOO! at Binder Park Zoo on Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Visitors to Binder Park Zoo will enjoy a rare musical treat on Sunday, July 31, when guest musicians of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra (KSO) will perform a series of...
Jul 27, 2022
48% of people with disabilities in Michigan living in financial hardship; a big chunk in West MI according to report
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The United Way has released data that indicates that about 43% of people who have disabilities in the six counties represented by the South Central Michigan office of the...
Jul 27, 2022 A report indicates that over 40 percent of residents in a six county region of South Central Michigan have issues making end meet economically (logo courtesy of UWSCMI)
Southwest MI to receive a portion of $321 million investment for 1,650 communities across Michigan
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced on Wednesday, July 27, that more than 1,650 communities in Michigan will receive more than $321 million to invest in infrastructure, gro...
Jul 27, 2022 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
AUDIO: Governor Whitmer signs executive order to combat gun violence during Kalamazoo visit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Governor Gretchen Whitmer came to Kalamazoo on Tuesday, July 26, to sign an executive order to combat gun violence, and to hold a round table on the issue. The order will...
Jul 26, 2022 Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signs an executive order to combat gun violence and holds a round table discussion during her visit to Kalamazoo on Tuesday, July 26. (Photo from John McNeill)
Homeowner critically injured in Battle Creek house fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN) - The owner of a home in the 100 block of Bryant Street had to be rescued late Sunday afternoon during a Battle Creek house fire. The Battle Creek Fire Department says the fire...
Jul 25, 2022 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Woman dies after the accidental discharge of a firearm at a Cass County home
HOWARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A South Bend, Indiana woman is dead after an accidental shooting at a Cass County home Sunday afternoon. Cass County Sheriff Richard Behnke says deputies responded t...
Jul 25, 2022 Crime scene tape
65,000 Consumers Energy customers lose power; Portage Farmers Market cancelled due to severe weather
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Severe storms knocking out power for more than 65,000 Consumers Energy customers over the weekend. Those storms moved through parts of West Michigan Saturday night with t...
Jul 24, 2022 texaus1 / CC
BC Police say social media conflict apparently led to teenager's July 11 murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police say a social media conflict apparently led to the shooting death on July 11 of 17-year-old Christopher Williams. 19-year-old Cameron Anthony James of...
Jul 23, 2022
