Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Nighttime I-94 resurfacing starts Friday between Galesburg and Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Drivers should be aware that a resurfacing project will begin this Friday that will impact night travel. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will be resurf...
Sep 30, 2021 I 94 road project completion date revised (Photo by John McNeil)
Calhoun County PHD announces October clinic dates for third Pfizer dose
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Public Health Department says they will offer Calhoun County residents the additional dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at three clinics in Octobe...
Sep 30, 2021
Downtown BC detours in place until next July for McCamley Plaza rehab project
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A traffic detour and sidewalk closure on Jackson Street are in place in downtown Battle Creek as city crews have begun work on the McCamly Plaza Hotel rehabilitation pro...
Sep 30, 2021 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Girl recovering after hit-and-run accident in Battle Creek Wednesday evening
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police say they have talked to the driver of a vehicle that hit a young girl on Wednesday night and then took off. Police say the driver is cooperating with...
Sep 30, 2021
Fatal crash reported in Battle Creek - one dead, one injured
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Police in Battle Creek are reporting that one woman is dead and another man injured after a crash Tuesday, according to WOOD TV 8. Reports say the crash happened just b...
Sep 28, 2021 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Binder Park Zoo announces "Cheetah Choktoberfest de Zoo, UnCorked!" event Saturday, Oct. 2
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Monday, the Binder Park Zoo (BPZ) in Battle Creek announced a hybrid event that is said to be a combination of four other events. There will also be food available for ...
Sep 28, 2021 Cheetah Chase 5K. (Photo courtesy Binder Park Zoo).
Last Kmart store in Michigan, located in Marshall, scheduled to close its doors
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- It's the end of an era for a once-popular shopping outlet in Michigan. The K-Mart store in Marshall, the last one in the entire state, is set to close for good in a couple...
Sep 28, 2021 Marshall Kmart store - Google Street View
Assault in Battle Creek leads to three-hour stand-off involving police negotiators
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man accused of assaulting a woman in Battle Creek was taken into custody after a nearly three-hour stand-off Monday evening. Officers were called around 7:45 to a re...
Sep 28, 2021 Police lights
UPDATED - More details expected soon related to weekend triple murder in Eaton County
WINDSOR TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- UPDATE - Monday, 3:45 p.m. - More details have been reported by news outlets regarding a triple homicide that took place in Windsor Township over the weekend. The ...
Sep 27, 2021 23-year-old Daniel James Sougstad - Eaton County Sheriff's office
State budget has money for Battle Creek City Hall and McCamly Hotel project
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The City of Battle Creek says the newly adopted state budget includes $1 million to help repair the facade at City Hall. "I am proud that this year's state budget has pr...
Sep 24, 2021 Keith Cooper / CC
