Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Kellogg Company asks striking workers to push union to vote on contract proposal
BATTLE CREEK MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kellogg's is requesting its workers, currently on strike against the company, urge their union to allow a vote on a new offer. Kellogg's officials have put forth a four ...
Nov 08, 2021 Kellogg's company logo
Calhoun County Public Health Department to begin offering COVID vaccines for youngsters
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department plans to start holding Pfizer pediatric COVID-19 vaccination clinics on Monday. Youngsters between the ages of 5 to 11 year...
Nov 05, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Strike will continue at Battle Creek-based Kellogg's after latest negotiations break down
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A strike at Battle Creek-based Kellogg Company looks like it will continue after a recent offer from the company was rejected by the union. Around 1,400 workers have b...
Nov 05, 2021 Kellogg's company logo
Runaway teenage girl believed to be in the Parchment area
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Marshall Police Department say a teenage girl who is considered a runaway is believed to be in the Parchment area with friends. They are seeking the public's help in try...
Nov 04, 2021 Photo from woodtv.com
BCPS bond proposal for middle school renovations approved by 91 votes
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN) - Voters in the Battle Creek Public School district barely passed a nearly $45 million bond proposal on Tuesday that district officials say will reimagine the middle school e...
Nov 03, 2021 FutUndBeidl / CC
Marshall Recycling Center reopens next Tuesday with new hours
MARSHALL, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Marshall Recycling Center on 15 Mile Road is set to reopen with new hours next Tuesday, November 9. It will be open on Tuesdays from 12 noon until 4:00 p.m. and Wednesda...
Nov 02, 2021
Battle Creek Police investigating shooting in Washington Heights neighborhood
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Battle Creek Police Department (BCPD) is investigating a shooting that occurred in the early hours of November 1. According to the department, two officers were com...
Nov 01, 2021 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Battle Creek man dies after fatal Springfield crash
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is reporting that one man has died following a crash Monday in Springfield. Around 10 a.m., deputies were called to the scene at Nort...
Nov 01, 2021 Calhoun County Sheriff's Office cruisers. (Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office).
Local Lowe's crew to help build therapy garden for veterans
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A special garden will soon take root soon at a Kalamazoo homeless veteran's residence, thanks to a bit of help from Lowe's. A team of personnel from the Portage store wil...
Oct 28, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan announces new name
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After decades of providing expert care as Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan, the organization is officially changing their brand name to Centrica Care Navigators. The na...
Oct 28, 2021
