Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Battle Creek Police case against security guard in fatal shooting goes to the Prosecutor
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek Police Friday said they have submitted a case to the Calhoun County Prosecutor against the security guard who they say shot and killed another man early Th...
Dec 03, 2021 Interior of the Cricket Club in downtown Battle Creek, Mi (photo courtesy of Battle Convention and Visitors Bureau)
UPDATE: Police identify shooter and victim in West side incident Thursday evening
UPDATE: Kalamazoo Township Police have identified the shooter and the victim in Thursday night's incident. According to authorities, 54 year old Eric Minies first shot 52 year old Marta Melero-Gomez, ...
Dec 03, 2021
Kellogg's announces tentative contract agreement with striking union, ratification vote set for Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Kellogg Company announced on Thursday morning that a tentative agreement has been reached on a new five-year labor contract covering 1,400 employees at their U.S. ce...
Dec 02, 2021 Kellogg's company logo
Battle Creek police identify security guard in fatal shooting at the Cricket Club, no announcement on any charges
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have identified the security guard who reportedly shot and killed another man outside a downtown bar early Thanksgiving morning, but say no charges ...
Dec 02, 2021 Crime scene tape
Vigil held outside Cricket Club for shooting victim Xavier West, BCPD continue investigation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Friends and family members of 29-year-old Xavier West held a vigil Monday night outside of the Cricket Club bar on West Michigan Avenue in downtown Battle Creek. They ar...
Nov 30, 2021 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Family member says man who shot three inside Kalamazoo metro bus had been seeking help for mental health issues
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The investigation continues into why a man opened fire and injured three passengers inside a Kalamazoo metro bus Saturday morning, before he was shot and killed by police ...
Nov 29, 2021 Kalamazoo Metro Transit bus station downtown. (Photo by John McNeil)
Post Thanksgiving holiday travel delays down at Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - While there were some delays at the Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport during one of the busiest traveling weeks of the year, airport officials say they are enco...
Nov 29, 2021 Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (courtesy of Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport)
One person is dead after two Thursday morning shootings in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI - Battle Creek Police are investigating two shootings that happened Thursday morning, resulting in one death. Police do not believe the shootings are connected to each other, or to ot...
Nov 25, 2021
Kellogg's reportedly plans to bring in permanent replacements after talks break down
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Negotiations resumed between striking Kellogg's workers and the Battle Creek based cereal maker Monday, but by Tuesday, the company was saying it plans to bring in perm...
Nov 24, 2021 Kellogg's company logo
Judge says convicted Quincy sex offender "not entitled to live in a civilized society" during sentencing
KALAMAZOO, MI (WTVB) - A Quincy, Michigan man was sentenced to a prison term of 30 to 75 years Monday in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court after he was convicted by a jury in October on six sex crime cha...
Nov 23, 2021 Kalamazoo County Courthouse. (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
