Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Gray selected to fill at large vacancy on Battle Creek City Commission
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Lynn Ward Gray was appointed by the Battle Creek City Commission on Tuesday night to serve as the next at-large commissioner. Gray will serve until the November election...
Jul 06, 2022 Battle Creek City Commissioner Lynn Ward Gray
A section of Emmett Township near Battle Creek to be without water this morning
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A leaking valve of a 16-inch Emmett Township water main is requiring emergency work Wednesday that will shut off water to a section of homes and businesses in the Towns...
Jul 06, 2022 Emmett Township water shutoff area July 6, 2022 (courtesy City of Battle Creek)
Water shutoff, boil advisory set for Wednesday in Emmett Township
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A leaking valve of a 16-inch Emmett Township water main requires emergency work on Wednesday, July 6, that will shut off water to a section of homes and businesses in ...
Jul 05, 2022 City of Battle Creek logo
UPDATE: Missing Kalamazoo area teen located and safe
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department reports that Terra Allen has been located and is safe. The Township of Kalamazoo Police Department thanks those who contacted ...
Jul 05, 2022 Photo provided by the Township of Kalamazoo Police Department.
Wednesday road closure scheduled for Battle Creek Avenue for sewer repair
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- City sewer crews will repair a storm sewer main on Wednesday, July 6, that will cause a road closure on Battle Creek Avenue. During this work, Battle Creek Avenue, bet...
Jul 05, 2022
Missing woman located and found safe
BARRY COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a missing 26-year-old woman has been located and was found to be safe. Authorities made the report at 10:46 a.m. on...
Jul 05, 2022 Photo provided by the Barry County Sheriff's Office.
Teen killed in Barry County house fire, burning candles being pointed to as cause
DELTON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say a fire that's believed to have been started by burning candles after a Barry County home lost power has claimed the life of a 16-year-old female. The Barry County ...
Jul 05, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Man in crisis shuts down U.S. 131 in Allegan County for about four hours Sunday night
GUN PLAIN TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A portion of U.S. 131 in Allegan County had to be shutdown Sunday evening while police negotiated with a man who was in the roadway. Just after 7:00 p.m. deputies...
Jul 05, 2022
Divers recover body of man who drowned while swimming in Barry County lake
BARRY COUNTY, MI ((WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a man who drowned while swimming from a paddleboat in Barry County early Sunday morning has been found. 37-year-old Richard Bryan Card had been swimming in...
Jul 03, 2022 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
Pet causes house fire resulting in $18,000 in damage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A pet is to blame for a house fire that caused around $18,000 in property damage in the Cereal City on Friday, June 1. The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to 40...
Jul 03, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
