Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Kalamazoo, Calhoun county medical director: Keep giving babies Hepatitis B vaccine
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan health officials continue to recommend the Hepatitis B birth dose. A federal committee that makes recommendations to the CDC recently voted to delay the vaccine. ...
Dec 12, 2025 NIAID / CC
Battle Creek man facing child exploitation charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 35-year-old Battle Creek man is facing charges of accosting a child for immoral purposes and using a computer or the internet to communicate with a person to commit a...
Dec 12, 2025
Three Christmas dinners to be held next week by God's Kitchen of Michigan
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan will hold three Christmas dinners next week. The first two will be in Battle Creek Wednesday, followed by the third in Kalamazoo on Thursday. On ...
Dec 11, 2025
Trial of Calhoun County gynecologist postponed
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A lack of potential jurors is pushing the trial of a Calhoun County gynecologist back to mid-2026. 61-year-old Mark Walker is charged with three counts of second-degree...
Dec 10, 2025 londondeposit / Depositphotos.com
Pedestrian struck and killed Monday morning in Wayland
WAYLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 66-year-old man from Wayland was struck and killed after being struck by a car Monday morning. The Wayland City Police Department responded to the 1100 block of West Super...
Dec 08, 2025 chrisdorney / Depositphotos.com
Gilmore Car Museum hosting Run through the Lights Wednesday
HICKORY CORNERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Gilmore Car Museum is inviting people to the facility Wednesday night from 5 to 9 p.m. for the Run through the Lights, presented by Gazelle Sports. The event is ...
Dec 07, 2025 Gilmore Car Museum logo
Officials in Comstock and Oshtemo townships face possible recall after petition language approved
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Organizers will now begin collecting signatures to put the recall of officials in Comstock and Oshtemo townships on the ballot. The Kalamazoo County Election Commi...
Dec 05, 2025 outchill / Depositphotos.com
Battle Creek, South Haven get MDOT grants for 2026 road projects
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Department of Transportation has announced 11 Transportation Economic Development Fund Category F grants totaling $3.9 million to help rebuild local roads ...
Dec 04, 2025 elenathewise / Depositphotos.com
Final yard waste pickup of 2025 this week in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The city of Battle Creek is reminding residents that the last yard waste pickup is this week for 2025. Republic Services will pick up yard waste on customers' regular p...
Dec 02, 2025
Winter Storm Warning Saturday through Sunday morning
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The National Weather Service has upgraded an earlier Winter Weather Watch to a Winter Storm Warning for Kalamazoo and surrounding counties beginning at 7:00 a.m. Saturday ...
Nov 28, 2025 ronniechua / Depositphotos.com
