Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Body found last week identified as Three Rivers man missing since Christmas Day 2021
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police say the body found in Three Rivers last week is that of a man who has been missing for months. The Three Rivers Police Department Tuesday announced that the rema...
Apr 19, 2022 Courtesy Three Rivers Police Department
Barry Co. murder suspect found guilty on numerous charges
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Barry County man accused of murdering a young woman in 2021, and then recording a video of it was found guilty on multiple charges on Friday, April 15. This following a ...
Apr 15, 2022 Brian Turner / CC
Elm Street in Battle Creek closed until April 27 for sewer line repair
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek City contractors have closed a section of Elm Street on Thursday, April 14, to repair a broken sanitary sewer line. The repair on Elm Street is taking pla...
Apr 14, 2022 Elm Street Closure -Image from City of Battle Creek website.
Kalamazoo episode of John McGivern's Main Streets television show to air April 17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The city of Kalamazoo will be featured in a new half-hour TV show called John McGivern's Main Streets which will air Sunday morning, April 17, on CW7 at 10:30 a.m. The sh...
Apr 14, 2022 Photo from Dana Wagner, Director of Marketing and Communications,
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Reimagined Mackenzies Bakery opens in Vicksburg
VICKSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It was a big day for the village of Vicksburg on Thursday, April 14th as the reimagined Mackenzies Bakery opened it's doors for business with many people lining up to get...
Apr 14, 2022 Photo of opening day from Mackenzies Bakery Facebook page.
AUDIO: Officials say latest poverty numbers for Kalamazoo and Battle Creek are troubling
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The local United Way has released its latest data on poverty in Kalamazoo and Calhoun Counties, and even before the pandemic, officials say the numbers are troubling. The ...
Apr 14, 2022 (courtesy of United Way of Michigan)
Sturgis man enters into Branch County plea bargain in hit-and-run death of youngster
COLDWATER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Sturgis man who was facing 11 charges in connection with a fatal hit and run crash in Sherwood Township on April 5, 2021 has entered into a plea agreement with Branch Cou...
Apr 13, 2022 Blogtrepreneur / CC
Son who shot father on Sunday turns himself in
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A 16-year-old Kalamazoo teen who police say shot his father at a residence on Vernon Court on Sunday turned himself on Tuesday, April 12. According to a news release from...
Apr 12, 2022
Bronson Healthcare raises awareness during black maternal health week - April 11-17
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- In recognition of Black Maternal Health Week, Bronson Birthplace providers and clinicians in Battle Creek and Kalamazoo are teaming up to promote resources for community ...
Apr 12, 2022 This new sculpture at Bronson Hospital was unveiled on 08/24/21. (Photo courtesy Bronson Hospital).
MSU Extension resources highlight how to keep food safe in emergency situations
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - From tornadoes to floods and everything in between, natural disasters and emergencies can test preparedness on a variety of levels. But once the dust clears, questions can l...
Apr 12, 2022 Photo courtesy of MSU Extension
