Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Broncos Kitchen Foundation launches campaign to pay for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A hunger-relief charity for college students in Kalamazoo has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for their Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner programs. Broncos Kit...
Oct 22, 2021 Laura Osborne, Pastor of International Campus Ministries at WMU (left) and Western Michigan University students volunteer at the Broncos Kitchen 2020 Thanksgiving dinner (courtesy of Broncos Kitchen Foundation)
After controversy with previous pick, regional economic development organization names new CEO
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - After controversy in the hiring of its previous CEO, the Southwest Michigan First Board of Directors has selected Jonas R. Peterson, CEcD, to serve as chief executive offi...
Oct 22, 2021 Southwest Michigan First CEO Jonas R. Peterson (submitted photo)
Remains identified of missing woman in Barry County
HASTINGS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Barry County Sheriff's Office has located the vehicle and human remains of a woman who went missing last summer. In a release from Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, both ...
Oct 21, 2021
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services to add 200 more jobs
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services based in Grand Rapids, and with service in Kalamazoo is looking to bring on 200 more hires. Pine Rest representatives say there...
Oct 21, 2021 Photo from WWMT and Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services.
BC City Commissioners vote 6-2 in favor of downtown security cameras
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Battle Creek City Commission voted 6-2 Tuesday night in favor of installing 15 security cameras at five locations in the downtown area. The Battle Creek Enquirer rep...
Oct 21, 2021 Ervins Strauhmanis / CC
Two separate accidents in Barry County's Orangeville Township being investigated
ORANGEVILLE TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two recent accidents in Barry County's Orangeville Township remain under investigation. One person has now died from injuries in a weekend motorcycle crash and...
Oct 21, 2021 Police lights
Some areas in West Michigan expect shortages of snowplow drivers this winter
MUSKEGON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Another labor shortage is possibly on the horizon as we approach the winter months. Some municipalities in West Michigan are expected to see a shortage of snowplow drivers...
Oct 20, 2021 Michigan Department of Transportation snowplow (Photo by MDOT)
Battle Creek firefighter suffers hand injury in fire on Lamora Avenue
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A fire which broke out late Tuesday afternoon at 64 Lamora Avenue is being blamed by Battle Creek fire officials on a short in electrical equipment. The fire was reporte...
Oct 20, 2021 Battle Creek Fire department (Photo by John McNeil)
AG Nessel to host second stop of Power Outage Listening Tour in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Next Monday, October 25, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel will host a discussion in Battle Creek to hear directly from those impacted by repeated power outages thi...
Oct 19, 2021 Mich. Attorney General's office files domestic terrorism charges against Fruitport man (Photo by Jeana Gondek).
UPDATE - Shooting suspect in Covert Township remains at large
COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE (10/19/21) - This story has been edited due to misreported information by law enforcement agencies. It was previously reported that the suspect in this shoot...
Oct 19, 2021 WWMT/Covert Township Police photo
