Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Boat capsizes near South Haven, four rescued unhurt from the water
SOUTH HAVEN, MI (WHTC AM/FM) - Four people had to be rescued after their 30-foot boat capsized while in the Lake Michigan entrance to the Black River Channel in South Haven Saturday evening. Emergency...
Jul 11, 2022 A boat capsized while in the Lake Michigan entrance to the Black River Channel in South Haven July 9, 2022 (courtesy of South Haven Area Emergency Services)
Fire causes over 50K of damage to home under renovation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A house under renovation in Battle Creek suffered over $50,000 worth of damage from a fire, Saturday evening, July 9. The Battle Creek Fire Department responded around...
Jul 10, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Albion College's Whitehouse Nature Center closed: Potential alligator sightings
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Albion College had to close it's Whitehouse Nature Center on Sunday, July 10, after potential alligator sightings. According to FOX-17, the college said there were two separ...
Jul 10, 2022 Photo from Albion College's Whitehouse Nature Center's Facebook page.
Ohio man charged with setting fire to Branch County motorcycle club
COLDWATER, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An Ohio man was charged on Saturday, July 9, for setting a fire at a motorcycle club in Branch County. Authorities say 65-year-old Michael Behringer was charged with 3rd ...
Jul 10, 2022 Best Law
Suspects sought in robbery of business in Calhoun County
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for suspects who broke into a food market early Friday morning, July 8. Police responded to a burglar alarm around 4 a.m...
Jul 10, 2022 Photo provided by the Callhoun County Sheriff's Office.
KDPS investigating two Saturday shootings happening within an hour of each other
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police responded to two separate shootings on Saturday, July 9. The first one happened around 8 p.m. at LaCrone Park in the 500 bloc...
Jul 10, 2022 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Despite positive numbers, economist says West Michigan confidence continues to fade
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Saying the statistics are fairly positive, but the mood is turning significantly negative, a West Michigan economist has issued his latest Business Survey. Dr. Brian Lo...
Jul 10, 2022 Dr. Brian Long, the Director of Supply Chain Management Research at Grand Valley State University
Galesburg teen victim of 2021 BB gun accident dies at home
GALESBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Galesburg teenager who was shot in the head with a BB gun in April 2021 has died. Deven Free, who was shot while he and his friends were playing with a BB gun died at h...
Jul 08, 2022
Vietnam Memorial wall replica heading to Battle Creek area: July 14 - 17
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Wall That Heals is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial along with a Mobile Education Center, and it's coming to Emmett Township near Bat...
Jul 08, 2022 Image from the Calhoun County Red White Blue Foundation.
New name, same pest: Spongy Moth outbreaks in Michigan
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Last summer you may have seen trees covered in caterpillars, with their droppings falling from the canopy, and spongy brown egg masses on every surface This has been a comm...
Jul 08, 2022 Image Credit: Karla Salp, Washington State Department of Agriculture, Bugwood.org
