Category Archives: Battle Creek News
COVID-19 booster shots now being offered by Calhoun County Public Health Department
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department is now offering COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for residents ages 18 and up. With this latest recommendation from the Centers...
Nov 23, 2021
BCPD provides tips to protect catalytic converter from being stolen
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department is seeing an increase in catalytic converter thefts, and is now offering tips for prevention. At night, park your car in your drivewa...
Nov 23, 2021 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
UPDATED - Battle Creek teenager dies after shooting, three arrested
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - UPDATE: An 18-year-old Battle Creek resident has passed away after being shot last week and three suspects are in custody. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports that the vi...
Nov 22, 2021 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Negotiations between Kellogg's and striking union resume on Monday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Negotiations between Kellogg's and the union representing nearly 1,400 workers who have been on strike since October 5 were scheduled to resume on Monday. Talks broke o...
Nov 22, 2021 Kellogg's company logo
High winds knock out power to over 40,000 Sunday evening
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - High winds early Sunday evening knocked out electricity to nearly 40,000 Consumers Energy customers in Michigan. Nearly 3,000 customers in Kalamazoo were impacted, mostly ...
Nov 22, 2021 Ian Livesey
A growing number of school districts opt to cancel classes all week to get healthy
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A rising number of COVID-19 cases and other illnesses, combined with the lack of of substitute teachers, is forcing a number of area school district to close their doors ahea...
Nov 22, 2021 EpicTop10.com / CC
Battle Creek man killed in one-car accident near Galesburg
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP (WKZO AM/FM) - A 31 year old Battle Creek man was killed Sunday morning in a one-car accident near Galesburg. Michigan State Police troopers were called to the scene of an accident...
Nov 21, 2021
Upton slams passage of what he calls a "partisan social spending agenda"
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - 6th District Michigan Republican Congressman Fred Upton Friday morning joined the entire House Republican Conference in voting against H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better ...
Nov 19, 2021 Former US House Rep. Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) in a file photo. (photo courtesy office of Congressman Fred Upton)
God's Kitchen of Michigan issues appeal for money to provide holiday meals
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - God's Kitchen of Michigan, a hunger-relief charity serving Kalamazoo and Battle Creek, this week issued an urgent plea for financial donations. The funds will be used to c...
Nov 19, 2021 The God's Kitchen of Michigan Battle Creek Christmas Dinner, December 19, 2019 (courtesy of God's Kitchen of Michigan)
3 shootings over 3 days in Battle Creek: Police searching for possible connection
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police detectives are working to determine if there is a connection between three shootings that took place over a three-day period earlier this week. Aut...
Nov 18, 2021
