Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Allegan County Fair attractions for Monday
HOLLAND (WHTC-AM/FM) -- Allegan County Fair continues today. Among those with fond memories of the fair who continue to support it is Allegan County First District Commissioner Dean Kapenga. "We raise...
Sep 13, 2021 County fair pig. Peg McNichol/MWC Radio
KDPS searching for suspect who hit a cruiser with stolen vehicle during chase
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser was hit Saturday during a high-speed chase involving a stolen car from Chicago. Authorities say the cruiser was struck by ...
Sep 12, 2021 KDPS Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (Photo by Jeana Gondek)
Michigan Farmers Hall of Fame to honor several West Michigan producers
MARSHALL, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- This weekend, the Michigan Hall of Fame will honor producers who've been actively involved in the advancement of the agriculture industry for at least 20 years. Those rece...
Sep 10, 2021 Calhoun County Fairgrounds - Wikipedia
Consumers Energy wrapping up power restoration following Tuesday storms
JACKSON, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Consumers Energy says their crews have restored power to most of the over 80,000 Michigan homes and businesses affected by this week's storms. As of 6:00 a.m. Thursday mornin...
Sep 09, 2021 Photo courtesy of Consumers Energy
Downtown BC sidewalk closed next week due to building restoration
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A building restoration project at 70 Michigan Avenue East in downtown Battle Creek next week will force a shutdown of the sidewalk. City crews will begin work on Monday....
Sep 09, 2021 Courtesy City of Battle Creek
Two suspects in August bank robbery in Battle Creek could face life in prison
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Two men accused in a Battle Creek bank robbery last month could face up to life in prison if they are convicted of the crime. 47-year-old Antonio Loyde of Kalamazoo an...
Sep 09, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Haulman pleads guilty in two Pennsylvania murders after confessing to West Michigan murder
LUZERNE COUNTY, PA (WKZO AM/FM) - The suspect charged in the 2005 murder and disappearance of Battle Creek woman Ashley Parlier has pleaded guilty to two additional murders in Pennsylvania. Previously...
Sep 08, 2021 Harold Haulman III - Credit: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Corrections
Kalamazoo County among hardest hit areas as severe storms blew through Michigan Tuesday
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Severe thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon and evening across the state left damage and over 100,000 power outages, many of them in Southwest Michigan. Kalamazoo County was on...
Sep 08, 2021 Tree down in the Parchment area - Credit- Sarah Mead
Kalamazoo County Prosecutor - Coldwater man sentenced in sexual assault case
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Tuesday, Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting announced that a sentencing has been secured against a Coldwater man convicted of Third Degree Criminal Sexual Con...
Sep 07, 2021 Best Law
Drug and alcohol likely factors in Calhoun County single-vehicle crash Monday morning
FREDONIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A driver believed to be under the influence of drugs and alcohol became trapped in their vehicle following a crash in Calhoun County Monday morning. It happened a...
Sep 07, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
