Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Update - Man accused in Battle Creek murder last year is heading to trial
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A man accused of murder in Battle Creek last year will be heading to trial, according to an update from WWMT Wednesday. Previously, police were investigating the death ...
Dec 08, 2021 Best Law
Upton helps introduce legislation he says will help with the opioid crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) - Sixth District U.S. Congressman Fred Upton (R-St. Joseph) Wednesday helped introduce the Halt All Lethal Trafficking (HALT) Fentanyl Act, which he says is bipartisan le...
Dec 08, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Congressman Fred Upton)
Battle Creek man apprehended by Calhoun County Sheriff's Department in human trafficking investigation
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Battle Creek man was taken into custody Monday as part of a investigation into human trafficking operations that target children. Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputies and Det...
Dec 08, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Final four possible names selected for Battle Creek baseball team, fans asked to vote
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After feedback from the community, the Battle Creek baseball team has announced changes to the finalists in the Name the Team contest. After initially presenting seven ...
Dec 07, 2021 Final four possible names for the Battle Creek Baseball team. (Photo courtesy Tyler Shore).
Strike against Kellogg's continues after union members reject tentative agreement
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A strike which has lasted for over two months against Kellogg's by the union representing nearly 1,400 workers at four cereal plants continues after union members voted ...
Dec 07, 2021 Kellogg's company logo
Identity of injured Battle Creek pedestrian still unknown to police
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The identify of a pedestrian who was critically injured Saturday night when he was struck by a vehicle on Columbia Avenue near South 31st Street is still unknown and Bat...
Dec 07, 2021
80 years after dying at Pearl Harbor, a Kalamazoo sailor to be laid to rest today at Ft. Custer National Cemetery
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The body of a Kalamazoo man killed 80 years ago in the attack on Pearl Harbor will be laid to rest at Ft. Custer National Cemetery later today. Through a mission by the U....
Dec 07, 2021 Fort Custer National Cemetery sign (courtesy of Fort Custer National Cemetery Facebook page)
Three Rivers Community Schools reverses decision on LGBTQ flags hung in classrooms
THREE RIVERS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Three weeks after Three Rivers Community Schools teachers were told by administrators to take down pride flags hanging in their classrooms the district's school board h...
Dec 07, 2021 lisamikulski / CC
Update - Cass County man sentenced in Kalamazoo murder case earlier this year
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Cass County man facing murder charges in a case earlier this year has received a sentence as of Monday. According to an update from MLive, 30-year-old Jordan Pierre John...
Dec 06, 2021 Joe Gratz
Toys for Tots effort needs more donations to fulfill requests for holiday
BATTLE CREEK MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The annual Toys for Tots drive is underway, and a spokesperson for the Marine Corps Reserve says that more donations are needed to insure a Merry Christmas for area chil...
Dec 06, 2021 CPXi / CC
