Category Archives: Battle Creek News
MSP look for suspect in shoplifting incidents at Homer Shell station
HOMER, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan State Police are asking for the public's help in their investigation of two shoplifting incidents involving the same suspect that took place over the weekend at th...
Feb 21, 2022 Courtesy Michigan State Police
Portage and other districts drop mask wearing mandates beginning today
PORTAGE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services revised its guidance on masking wearing last week, Portage Public Schools and several other districts will lift th...
Feb 21, 2022 Olgierd (3rd account) / CC
Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center providing further opportunities for campers with sensory needs
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center in Augusta is working to provide a better camp experience for those with sensory needs or invisible disabilities. The center has teamed ...
Feb 20, 2022 A KultureCity Sebnsory Inclusive bag (courtesy of Sherman Lake YMCA)
Paw Paw man wins over $280,000 in Michigan lottery game
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Van Buren County man says winning $282,589 in the Michigan Lottery's Fantasy 5 game is "life-changing". David Flory of Paw Paw matched the Fantasy 5 numbers in the Februar...
Feb 19, 2022 David Flory of Paw Paw, MI (courtesy of Michigan Lottery)
One arrested, one still at large in armed robbery at the Dunham's store in Oshtemo Township Thursday evening
OSHTEMO, TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - One of the two suspects wanted in the armed robbery of the Dunham's store on West Main Street Thursday night was arrested Friday on unrelated charges. The Kalamazo...
Feb 18, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
Three young children die in crash near Holland; GoFundMe effort for family underway
HOLLAND TWP., MI (WHTC-AM/FM) - Efforts to help a family suffering the loss of three children following a traffic incident on Holland's North Side Thursday morning is underway. According to Ottawa Cou...
Feb 18, 2022 The Gonzales Family (GoFundMe photo courtesy of Samantha Gonzales)
Calhoun Public Health Department lifting rest of COVID-19 quarantine orders on Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department has announced they will lift its remaining COVID-19 health orders pertaining to quarantining in K-12 educational settings and...
Feb 18, 2022
Former State Representative Hoadley appointed to vacancy on WMU Board of Trustees
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former state representative from Kalamazoo has been appointed by Governor Whitmer to the Western Michigan University Board of Trustees. Jon Hoadley is now an independent...
Feb 18, 2022 Western Michigan University Board of Trustees
State Senator Bizon pleads guilty to misdemeanor assault and battery charge
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - State Senator John Bizon of Battle Creek has entered a guilty plea to misdemeanor battery after a nurse practitioner said he inappropriately touched her during an exam....
Feb 18, 2022 Senator John Bizon, R-Battle Creek. (Photo courtesy of the Office of Senator John Bizon).
Armed pair rob the Dunham's store on West Main Street in Oshtemo Township Thursday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police are looking for two suspects after an armed robbery at the Dunham's store on West Main Street in Oshtemo Township Thursday evening. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff's D...
Feb 18, 2022 (Photo by John McNeil).
