Category Archives: Battle Creek News
County Fairs back on track; organizers taking measure for safety
COLDWATER/MARSHALL/KALAMAZOO MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 'Tis the season for county fairs, and after a year off due to the pandemic, several are planning on once again taking place. However, with the spectre of...
Aug 11, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Trial for suspect accused of shooting Battle Creek police officer in 2019 set to begin
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The trial of a man accused of shooting a Battle Creek Police officer in 2019 is set to begin Tuesday. 32-year-old Andre Yarbrough faces several charges and could spend...
Aug 10, 2021 Joe Gratz
Battle Creek Public Schools requiring masks for all students and faculty, regardless of vaccinations
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek Public Schools has announced it will require masks for students and faculty at all buildings in the district this fall, regardless of vaccination status. ...
Aug 10, 2021 Battle Creeek Public Schools logo (courtesy of Battle Creek Public Schools)
Drowning takes life of Paw Paw man
PAW PAW, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Van Buren County Sheriff's Department is investigating the drowning death of a 57-year-old Paw Paw man. Police say the man drowned in Ackley Lake after being submerged ...
Aug 08, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
Kalamazoo man suspected of shooting at parked vehicle
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Kalamazoo man is charged with shooting at a vehicle with two occupants inside of it. Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety police responded to the 3800 block of Sprinkl...
Aug 08, 2021 Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety cruiser (KDPS). Photo by Jeana Gondek.
Blood drive to honor fallen fire chief
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) --A blood drive to honor fallen Comstock Township Fire Chief Ed Switalski is set to take place at the Comstock High School, Monday, August 9th. The public is invited to roll...
Aug 07, 2021 Photo from comstockfire.com
MDOT says two month 13 mile project on 11 Mile Road starts on Monday
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A Michigan Department Of Transportation project on 11 Mile Road in Calhoun County that was originally scheduled to start on June 1 is now set to get underway on Monday...
Aug 06, 2021 Alan Levine
Barn Theatre welcomes SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical through August 15
AUGUSTA, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Barn Theatre is inviting guests to its own production of Spongebob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical, based on the popular cartoon. The production opened August 3 and wi...
Aug 05, 2021 The cast of Spongebob Squarepants: The Broadway Musical by the Barn Theatre. The production runs from August 3 - 15, 2021. (Photo courtesy Barn Theatre).
Calhoun County jury hears testimony from victim in 2019 Battle Creek rape case
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A Calhoun County jury will continue considering charges against a Battle Creek man accused in a rape case from two years ago. 42-year-old Terrance McClinton could spen...
Aug 05, 2021 Chris Potter / CC
City of Battle Creek goes back to electronic public meetings
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The in person meeting held by the Battle Creek City Commission on Tuesday night maybe the last one for awhile. It was announced by the city on Thursday that beginning th...
Aug 05, 2021
