Category Archives: Battle Creek News
No injuries reports in fire at makeshift living area on Hamblin Avenue
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - No injuries were reported when a fire broke out in what was called a makeshift living area at 349 Hamblin Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. The Battle Creek Fire Department...
Mar 03, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Two held in Calhoun County Jail after attempted Battle Creek kidnapping
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two suspects are being held in the Calhoun County Jail as they await arraignment on multiple charges in connection with an attempted kidnapping in the City of Battle Cre...
Mar 03, 2022
March held in downtown Kalamazoo to support Ukrainians, condemn Russian invasion
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Holding signs that said "Stand With Ukraine" and "Stop Insane Dictator," dozens of community members marched throughout downtown Kalamazoo Wednesday evening to show their ...
Mar 03, 2022 carlos r guerra
Plea deal offered to accused killer of Amber Griffin
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Calhoun County investigators are searching for the remains of a missing woman after her accused killer Derek Horton agreed to take investigators to where he left her b...
Mar 02, 2022
Bizon proposes Learning Loss Grants for families of students affected by pandemic closures
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek state senator has introduced a plan in Lansing that would provide up to $1,500 in Learning Loss Grants to Michigan students whose education has been affected ...
Mar 02, 2022 Sen. John Bizon, M.D, R-Battle Creek, testifies before the Senate Committee on Education and Career Readiness March 1, 2022 (courtesy of Michigan Senate)
Michigan Republicans say Biden missed the point on Russian energy, Democrats praised the President's remarks on the economy
WASHINGTON D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - As soon as President Biden finished his first State of the Union Address last night, the statements from elected officials on both sides of the aisle came fast and furio...
Mar 02, 2022 Phil Roeder / CC
BC City Hall and Police Department returning to normal hours due to decrease in COVID cases
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - With the decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, Battle Creek City Hall and the Battle Creek Police Department will return this week to regular open hours. This...
Mar 01, 2022 Photo from City of Battle Creek Facebook Page
Cause of West Burnham Street house fire under investigation, two family pets die in the flames
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Two pets did not survive a house fire which caused about $50,000 worth of damage on Monday night at 354 West Burnham Street. The Battle Creek Fire Department says the ca...
Mar 01, 2022 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
Man injured when his vehicle runs through a roundabout in Cass County
EDWARDSBURG, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Here's how not to use a roundabout. The Cass County Sheriff's department says 58 year old Thomas Yoder of Goshen, Indiana was traveling eastbound on US 12 at 7:50 p.m. M...
Mar 01, 2022 A vehicle that crash through the roundabout at Old M 205 and US 12 near Edwardsburg, MI Feb. 28, 2022 (courtesy of the Cass County Sheriff's Dept)
Bronson Medical Group names new VP, COO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Holly C. Adams recently joined Bronson Medical Group in the role of vice president and chief operating officer. With more than 600 physicians and advanced practice provid...
Feb 28, 2022 Holly Adams, VP, Chief Operating Officer, BMG (Photo from Bronson Medical Group)
