Category Archives: Battle Creek News
New attraction coming to Binder Park Zoo
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Binder Park Zoo has announced a "high-flying" attraction coming to the zoo this summer. Construction has begun on a permanent aerial adventure called Charles and Lynn ...
May 18, 2022
Gun Lake Casino to begin $300 million expansion
BRADLEY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Gun Lake Casino is expected to start phase five of their expansion with the addition of a hotel and resort in a ground breaking ceremony on Thursday at the casino site ...
May 18, 2022 Image courtesy of Gun Lake Casino.
Rogers introduces bill to address forgiveness days for schools and staffing shortages caused by COVID-19
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- State Representative Julie M. Rogers (D-Kalamazoo) introduced House Bill 6100 on Tuesday, May 17, to address forgiveness days for schools and staffing shortages caused by C...
May 18, 2022
Man with numerous arrest warrants arrested trying to hide in false wall
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A 40-year-old Springfield man was taken into custody on multiple warrants Tuesday night after the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department says he tried to hide in the false w...
May 18, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Battle Creek man wins over $3 million in Lotto 47, bought winning ticket in Sturgis
LANSING, MI (WTVB/WNWN) - A Battle Creek man has won a $3.39 million Lotto 47 jackpot from the Michigan Lottery. The lucky player, who chose to remain anonymous, matched the winning Lotto 47 numbers d...
May 18, 2022 Courtesy Michigan Lottery
UPDATE: Arraignment for barricaded gunman from Barry County campground incident
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO-AM/FM, May 17) - A 24-year-old Battle Creek man has been arraigned on charges stemming from a tense situation north of Hastings on Monday afternoon that was settled peacefully. Acco...
May 17, 2022 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
Battle Creek man sentenced to prison for fatal drunk driving crash
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Battle Creek man is on his way to prison for driving drunk and killing another man. Jose Cavazos was sentenced to 29 months to 15 years on Monday, May 16, in Kalamazoo ...
May 17, 2022 Best Law
DTMB on the lookout for the 2022 State Christmas tree
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Michigan officials have begun the search for the 2022 Official State Christmas Tree. The Department of Technology, Management, and Budget is the agency tasked with located ...
May 17, 2022 Robert Nunnally / CC
Calhoun County Sheriff's Office warns of ongoing telephone scam
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- There's a phone scam that seems to making the rounds through the various law enforcement agencies in Southwest Michigan. And the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office puttin...
May 17, 2022 Gonzalo Baeza / CC
Construction site concerns put WMU's new Student Services Center on hold for four days
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Originally scheduled for a fall 2022 opening, officials say the date for Western Michigan University's new Student Services Center may, or may not be adjusted. According t...
May 17, 2022
