Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek firefighter injures back Friday morning while battling blaze caused by heater
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A fireman was injured Friday morning at an apartment fire in southeast Battle Creek. Fire officials say around 9:45 a.m., emergency crews were sent to 60 Greentree Blvd...
Feb 11, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Battle Creek woman killed in head-on crash on Dickman Road in Kalamazoo County Friday morning
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 54-year-old woman from Battle Creek was killed this morning, after her vehicle was struck head-on by another vehicle that crossed the centerline in slippery road ...
Feb 11, 2022 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)
Police say cell phone video selfie helped them identify suspects in Kalamazoo rape and robbery case
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police says cell phone photos taken during a party helped them identify the teen charged with raping a Western Michigan University student at gunpoint during a home invasi...
Feb 11, 2022 Best Law
Local state representative urges Michigan's Governor to push for an end to vaccine mandate on truckers
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A local lawmaker and others around the state are calling on Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer to work with federal and Canadian officials to end a vaccine mandate on trucke...
Feb 11, 2022 Jack-JackT / CC
Long: Modest but steady growth continues for West Michigan economy
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The West Michigan economy remains stable, but according to a noted local economist there are signs that the usual pent-up demand similar to most postwar recessions, is beg...
Feb 08, 2022 West Michigan Business Outlook chart for Jan. 2022 (courtesy of Supply Management Research,
Grand Valley State University)
Allegan County man sentenced Monday to 35-50 years for killing his adopted daughter in 1989
ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A former Allegan County man, who's already in prison for a murder in Virginia, Monday was sentenced to 35 to 50 years in prison for killing his 14-year-old adopted daughter,...
Feb 07, 2022 Dennis Lee Bowman (courtesy of Allegan County Sheriff's Office)
Larry Bell gives $5.25 million gift to his alma mater Kalamazoo College
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The former owner of Bell's Brewery in Kalamazoo has made a $5.25 million gift to his college alma mater. The gift from class of 1980 graduate Larry Bell to Kalamazoo Colle...
Feb 07, 2022 Larry Bell (center) made a $5.25 million gift to his alma mater Kalamazoo College (courtesy of Kalamazoo College)
Massive marijuana grow facility in Lawrence nearing completion on its first phase of construction
LAWRENCE, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -What's being called the largest completely artificial light marijuana grow in Michigan is nearing completion on its first phase of construction. 305 Farms is located in the ...
Feb 07, 2022 305 Farms logo
More days with below average temps expected in February
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Brace yourself for more cold weather, but after a bit of a warmup in the coming week. The latest Climate Prediction Center Temperature Outlook is predicting a cooler-than...
Feb 06, 2022 Peter Toporowski / CC
Department of State takes action against Tekonsha repair facility
TEKONSHA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of State issuing a cease-and-desist order to an auto repair shop for failure to register as a repair facility under the Michigan Service and Repair...
Feb 05, 2022
