Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek baseball team reveals new name, now known as the "Battle Jacks"
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The verdict is in, and the new name for the Battle Creek baseball team has been revealed as the "Battle Jacks ." The name replaces the former Battle Creek Bombers, with...
Jan 26, 2022 Battle Creek Battle Jacks logo. (Image courtesy Battle Creek Battle Jacks).
Prosecutor declines to press charges in Battle Creek bar shooting, Police Chief asks for AG review
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Prosecutor has declined to file charges against a Battle Creek bar security guard who shot and killed a man during a fight between customers and secu...
Jan 26, 2022 Interior of the Cricket Club in downtown Battle Creek, Mi (photo courtesy of Battle Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Meijer announces that it will provide free N95 masks to customers
GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Meijer will offer free N95 masks to its customers when they enter store locations, according to an official announcement Monday. Officials say the provisions are made p...
Jan 25, 2022 Dan Keck
Another area school district being sued over their classroom mask mandate
MATTAWAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Mattawan Consolidated Schools is the latest district to be sued over the mandate of masks in the classroom. A group of five parents filed the lawsuit last week in Van Buren...
Jan 25, 2022 Mattawan Wildcats logo (courtesy of Mattawan Athletic Boosters)
Area United Ways announce merger intended to make bigger local impact
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Officials with local United Way organizations have announced a large-scale merger intended to strengthen local impact. The boards of directors for Capital Area United Way,...
Jan 24, 2022 United Ways of South Central Michigan logo. (Image courtesy United Ways of South Central Michigan).
80-year-old fire station in Battle Creek to close while engineers and architects assess the deteriorating building
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek's 80-year-old Fire Station 4 will close temporarily so the city can bring in experts to assess the building and improve its safety for fire crews. City off...
Jan 24, 2022 Battle Creek Fire Department (BCFD) truck. (Photo courtesy of the Battle Creek Fire Department Facebook Page).
Kalamazoo County man wins $500,000 Double Play prize
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Kalamazoo County man is $500,000 richer thanks to the Michigan Lottery's Double Play game. 58-year-old Bruce Wall matched the five white balls - 43-51-53-63-68 - in the Dec...
Jan 24, 2022 Photo courtesy of Michigan Lottery
Pennfield school mask mandate approved after community vote
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's back to the classroom for students in the Pennfield district on Monday, January 24. This after learning virtually due to COVID-19 cases. But when Monday rolls aro...
Jan 21, 2022
Battle Creek Transit services cancelled for Saturday so staff can attend Merritt Wilson funeral
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. - Battle Creek Transit services are canceled for this Saturday, January 22, so Transit staff can attend funeral services for Merritt Wilson who was the city's Transit Maintenance S...
Jan 20, 2022 A Battle Creek Transit bus (courtesy of City of Battle Creek)
Calhoun County sets one day record of 345 COVID-19 cases thanks to omicron variant surge
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County officials reported on Wednesday a new one day record for COVID-19 cases thanks to the surge of the omicron variant. They reported 345 positive cases over ...
Jan 20, 2022
