Category Archives: Battle Creek News
New southbound off ramp for the U.S. 131 Business Loop unveiled
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - They snipped the ribbon Friday morning on the new southbound off ramp for the U.S. 131 Business Loop. The $24 million dollar project makes the intersection, which had only...
Nov 07, 2025 (photo courtesy of John McNeill)
Former WMU football standout Marshawn Kneeland dies at 24
DALLAS, TX (WKZO AM/FM) -Dallas Cowboys player Marshawn Kneeland has passed away at the age of 24. The team announced he died this morning, but did not provide a cause of death. Kneeland recovered a b...
Nov 06, 2025
Groups to hold Veterans Day event at Fort Custer National Cemetery despite government shutdown
ROSS TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Veterans Day ceremony will be held at Fort Custer National Cemetery regardless if the federal government shutdown ends by November 11. Fort Custer National Cemetery ...
Nov 06, 2025 Fort Custer National Cemetery sign (courtesy of Fort Custer National Cemetery Facebook page)
Anonymous donor rescues God's Kitchen of Michigan Thanksgiving Dinner in Kalamazoo
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After earlier in the week announcing that the even would be canceled due to a lack of donations, God's Kitchen of Michigan has announce that its Free Community Thanksgivin...
Nov 05, 2025
Off-duty firefighter killed overnight Wednesday in Kalamazoo motorcycle accident
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - An off-duty member of Oshtemo Township Fire Department was killed early Wednesday morning in a motorcycle crash in Kalamazoo. The Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety say...
Nov 05, 2025
Annual Armed Forces Appreciation Luncheon in Battle Creek postponed due to federal government shutdown
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Battle Creek Chamber of Commerce event is a casualty of the continuing federal government shutdown. The chamber says they unfortunately had to make the decision to po...
Nov 05, 2025
God's Kitchen of Michigan says it's forced to cancel Thanksgiving Dinner in Kalamazoo due to insufficient donations
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Even though the Battle Creek meal will continue, officials with God's Kitchen of Michigan say it is "with a heavy heart" that they announce the cancellation of their Thank...
Nov 03, 2025
State Police holding month-long food drive to support pantries
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan State Police in southwest Michigan's Fifth District are holding a month-long food drive in November to support local families and food banks across the area. Collec...
Nov 02, 2025 edu1971 / Depositphotos.com
One injured in Cass County crash Friday night
MASON TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Cass County Sheriff's Office says alcohol may have been a factor in a Halloween night crash in Mason Township. Around 10:50 p.m. deputies responded to a two-vehic...
Nov 01, 2025
Suspect arrested after vehicle chase and assault on deputy
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 47-year-old man is in the Calhoun County Jail after being arrested following a chase involving several law enforcement agencies Thursday night. The sheriff's of...
Oct 31, 2025 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
