Category Archives: Battle Creek News
BC fire officials looking for cause of blaze which caused over $91,000 in damage
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Battle Creek Fire Marshal is investigating the cause of a house fire in the 400 block of East Emmett Street which resulted in over $91,000 worth of damage on Monday ...
Jun 07, 2022 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Production of Paxlovid for high-risk COVID-19 patients has begun at Pfizer Portage Plant
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Pfizer plans a relatively quick turnaround on their plans to begin making Paxlovid,one of their newer Covid-19 treatments, in Kalamazoo County. The FDA has issued an Emerge...
Jun 07, 2022 Pfizer Chief Global Supply Officer Mike McDermott making the announcement of the production of the COVID-19 treatment drug, Paxlovid at the Portage facility on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Photo by John McNeill)
Judicial Candidate Forum to give voters a chance to hear from Non-Incumbents
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The League of Women Voters of the Kalamazoo Area is getting ready to host a Judicial Candidate Forum on Thursday, June 9. The event is designed to give voters a chance to...
Jun 06, 2022
Pfizer's Portage facility to produce COVID-19 treatment Paxlovid and create more jobs for local economy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A big announcement came from Pfizer on Monday, June 6, as they plan to bring production of Paxlovid to Kalamazoo, which is one of their newest treatments in the battle ag...
Jun 06, 2022 Pfizer Chief Global Supply Officer Mike McDermott making the announcement of the production of the COVID-19 treatment drug, Paxlovid at the Portage facility on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Photo by John McNeill)
MDOT now says the Portage Road bridge project over I-94 has been delayed until further notice
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A logistics problem has put a major road project in the Kalamazoo area on hold. The Michigan Department of Transportation Monday morning announced that due to complication...
Jun 06, 2022 Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) logo. (Photo courtesy Michigan Department of Transportation).
Pfizer set to announce expansion of Portage facility today, 250 jobs to be added
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Kalamazoo County economy is about to get another boost as the nation continues to combat COVID-19. Pfizer plans to announce today it will spend $120-million to expand th...
Jun 06, 2022 A label for Pfizer's Paxlovid anti-viral tablets (photo credit-John McNeill)
Calhoun County schedules two recycling events for residents during June
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WTVB) - Calhoun County will hold two free recycling events during the month June. A scrap tire collection will be held on Monday, June 13 from noon until 5:00 p.m. at the Athens To...
Jun 03, 2022
Two men injured in Calhoun County motorcycle crash, one flown out to Borgess Hospital
FREDONIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) - Two men were injured Thursday night in Calhoun County's Fredonia Township when their motorcycle crashed. The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says the crash happened at a...
Jun 03, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Two semis crash and burn on I-94 near Firekeepers, eastbound lanes shut down for over five hours
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two semis crashed and burst into flames on I-94 near the Firekeepers Casino exit on Thursday night which forced a nearly five hour shutdown of the eastbound lanes. The c...
Jun 03, 2022 Michigan State Police - Photo by Jeana Gondek
M-37 resurfacing in Battle Creek and Springfield to start June 6
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After a delay, the Michigan Department of Transportation will begin to resurface 2.9 miles of M-37 from M-96 to Creekview Drive in the Battle Creek and Springfield are...
Jun 02, 2022
