Category Archives: Battle Creek News
MDOT scheduled to start repaving M-66 in Leroy Township on Monday
LEROY TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A repaving project on M-66 in Calhoun County's Leroy Township is scheduled to start on Monday. The Michigan Department of Transportation says they will invest $828,000...
Jul 08, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
CRA takes disciplinary action against licensees in Kalamazoo, Ann Arbor, and Bangor
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Cannabis Regulatory Agency has taken disciplinary action against three marijuana licensees in Michigan, to include Southwest Michigan entities in Bangor and Kalamazoo...
Jul 07, 2022
Police believe blown tire to be main cause of deadly accident at Battle Creek's Field of Flight Air Show
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police believe a blown tire to be the cause of the jet truck accident and death of 40-year-old Chris Darnell on Saturday, July 2, during the Field of Flig...
Jul 06, 2022
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)
