Category Archives: Battle Creek News
18-year-old dead after crash in Barry County
RUTLAND TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- An 18-year-old man from Kentwood is dead following a crash in Barry County. Authorities says two vehicles were involved in the accident that happened around 10 a.m...
Jun 20, 2022 Barry County Sheriff's Dept. logo
Battle Creek man killed Sunday morning after vehicle hits tree
RICHLAND, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek man was killed early Sunday morning after his vehicle struck a tree in Kalamazoo County's Ross Township. Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office deputies responded...
Jun 20, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Four die in Saturday afternoon head on crash north of Coldwater
GIRARD TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - A head on crash north of Coldwater on Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of four people. The Branch County Sheriff's Department says it happened at 3:05 p.m. on Marshall...
Jun 19, 2022
One killed in two vehicle crash in Cass County Friday evening
CASS COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Troopers from the Michigan State Police Niles Post are investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash Friday around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Redfield Street and Kline R...
Jun 18, 2022 The scene of a fatal two vehicle crash in Cass County's Milton Township June 17, 2022 (courtesy of Michigan State Police)
Three in critical condition after four vehicle crash on U.S. 12 near Burr Oak
BURR OAK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A chain reaction four vehicle crash Friday afternoon near Burr Oak in St. Joseph County has left three people in critical condition. Just after 4:00 p.m. St. Joseph County ...
Jun 18, 2022
Apartment fire in Kalamazoo County's Cooper Township forces up to 40 people out of their building
COOPER TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The fire marshal is still working to determine the exact cause of the blaze, but dozens of people were displaced after a large apartment fire in Kalamazoo County Thu...
Jun 17, 2022 Cooper Township Fire Department truck
State organization raising money to assist rebuild of storm damaged Van Buren County Historical Society museum
HARTFORD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Historical Society of Michigan has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to help the Van Buren County Historical Society in Hartford recover from the severe storm ...
Jun 17, 2022 Interior damage at the Van Buren County Historical Society building (courtesy of the Historical Society of Michigan)
Two car garage destroyed, adjacent homes saved in early morning Battle Creek fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Quick action by the Battle Creek Fire Department is being credited for saving four nearby homes after a garage went up in flames early Thursday morning. The detached tw...
Jun 16, 2022 Arseni Mourzenko
With bankruptcy on the horizon, Sturgis City Commission to consider $645,000 loan for hospital
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After more than an hour of discussion Wednesday with representatives from Sturgis Hospital, the Sturgis City Commission voted to hold a special meeting at 6:00 p.m. next Wed...
Jun 16, 2022 Sturgis Hospital, Sturgis MI (courtesy of Sturgis Hospital Facebook page)
Attorney General alleges Hillsdale County deputy used his position to coerce a female suspect into a sexual relationship
HILLSDALE, MI (WTVB) - A Hillsdale County Sheriff's Department deputy is being charged with sexual misconduct with a prisoner, and now Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is encouraging other potent...
Jun 16, 2022 Michigan Attorney General logo (courtesy of Michigan Attorney General)
