Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Major drop in enrollment at Western Michigan University
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Western Michigan University may be one of the larger institutions in Kalamazoo, but it's not as big as it used to be, and that's having an impact on a town that calls itse...
May 03, 2022
Quick actions of Battle Creek Firefighters bring house fire under control, saving two dogs
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two dogs were saved from a house fire on Monday, May 2, thanks to the quick actions of Battle Creek Firefighters. The Battle Creek Fire Department was dispatched to a ...
May 02, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department.
77-year-old motorcyclist in serious condition after crash with pickup truck in St. Joseph County
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The St. Joseph County Sheriff's Office says that a helmet most likely kept injuries less severe for a motorcyclist involved in a crash with a pickup truck on Sund...
May 02, 2022
Battle Creek schools in lockdown as police respond to nearby shooting
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Three Battle Creek area schools went into lockdown following a nearby shooting Monday morning, May 2. Dudley STEM, Battle Creek Academy, and Northwestern Middle school...
May 02, 2022
Sturgis man looking at maximum 25 years in prison following hit and run death of 13-year-old
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Sturgis man is looking at spending up to the next 25 years in prison after he was sentenced Monday in Branch County Circuit Court in connection with a fatal hit and run c...
May 02, 2022 Steve Mays / CC
Ransomware attack shuts down Kellogg Community College
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A cyber attack has shut down Kellogg Community College. College officials Sunday said they have learned that the technology issues they have been experiencing were caus...
May 01, 2022 Kellogg Community College logo (courtesy of KCC)
Police searching for shooting suspects of 38-year-old Battle Creek resident
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Police are searching for suspects in a shooting that sent a man to the hospital on Friday, April 29. Authorities say it happened around 4:30 p.m. when off...
May 01, 2022
CCSD Detectives investigating allegations of inappropriate sexual material at Pennfield HS
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office's Detective Bureau is investigating allegations of inappropriate sexual material being shared among Pennfield High School students....
Apr 30, 2022 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Michigan State Police to host "Stuff a Blue Goose" events last weekend in April
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- For the entire month of April, the Michigan State Police, Paw Paw Post has been working with community law enforcement partners to collect new purses and toiletry items for...
Apr 29, 2022 Michigan State Police (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Calhoun County crash involving two semis and a car kills one, closes I-94 for hours
ALBION, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fiery crash involving two semi tractor trailers and a car Thursday afternoon killed one person on I-94 in Calhoun County's Albion Township. According to Michigan State Poli...
Apr 29, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
