Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputies look for Bellar's Mart break-in suspects
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff Department continue to look for the suspects who stole an abundance of cigarettes, alcohol and money including the cash register from Bellar's ...
Jim Measel Jun 23, 2022 Courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Department

Man reportedly raises gun at police, is shot by Albion Department of Public Safety officer
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One man is injured after being shot by an officer with the Albion Department of Public Safety. The man's family told police he was acting irrationally and threatening to kill...
Ken Delaney Jun 23, 2022 Officer Involved Shooting graphic (courtesy Michigan State Police)

One dead after being struck by Amtrak train in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One person is dead after struck by an Amtrak train Wednesday evening in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a pedestrian struck a...
Ken Delaney Jun 23, 2022 Fatal accident in Kalamazoo remains under investigation

Battle Creek man arrested for CSC and kidnapping
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police arrested a 41-year-old Battle Creek man on Wednesday, June 22, on charges of criminal sexual conduct and kidnapping. Authorities say the incident s...
Jerry Malec Jun 22, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Home invasion suspect arrested at Kalamazoo motel after standoff
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A standoff at a Kalamazoo area motel that lasted for more than four hours ends with an arrest. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety Police confirmed the home invasion su...
Jerry Malec Jun 22, 2022 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)

Battle Creek man found guilty of 2018 murder
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man has been found guilty of a 1st Degree Murder he committed back in 2018. According to a news release from the Calhoun County Prosecutors Office dated...
Jerry Malec Jun 21, 2022 Best Law

Children ages 6 months through 4 years now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced on Tuesday, June 21, that all Michiganders ages 6 months and up are now eligible for a COVID-19 vacci...
Jerry Malec Jun 21, 2022 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC

Family of son who died in Kalamazoo County Jail in 2020 filing $150,000 lawsuit
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A family whose son died in the Kalamazoo County Jail plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the jail. WWMT-TV reported that 29-year-old Chase Lovell died by suici...
Jerry Malec Jun 21, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC

Kellogg Company announces plan to separate North American cereal and plant-based food businesses
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Kellogg Company announced on Tuesday that its Board of Directors has approved a plan to separate its North American cereal and plant-based food businesses, via tax-free ...
Ken Delaney Jun 21, 2022 Kellogg's company logo

Stolen motorcycles and motorcycle parts found in Calhoun County's Marengo Township
MARENGO TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says they recovered stolen motorcycles and motorcycle parts on Sunday at a home in the 22000 block of J Drive North in Marengo To...
Ken Delaney Jun 21, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.




