Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Marshall School Board votes 4-3 in favor of mask policy
MARSHALL, MI (WTVB) - On a 4-3 vote Monday, the Marshall School Board of Education approved a policy that requires masks to be worn indoors by all K-12 students. The policy is in line with last week's...
Aug 25, 2021
Jackson man arrested for weekend home invasion and sexual assault
SHERIDAN TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office says an arrest has been made in a Sheridan Township home invasion and sexual assault which took place last weekend. 29-year-old ...
Aug 25, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office.
Simmons resigns as Pennfield Schools Superintendent after contentious relationship with school board
PENNFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Pennfield Schools Superintendent Kevin Simmons has resigned following a contentious relationship with members of the district's school board. The resignation was accepted b...
Aug 25, 2021 Courtesy Pennfield Schools web site
Body found in the Battle Creek River over the weekend has been identified
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Investigators in Calhoun County have identified the body that was found in the Battle Creek River over the weekend. Detectives say the remains of Luke Fleming were fou...
Aug 25, 2021
Police look for Battle Creek bank robber, PNC Bank on Capital Avenue SW held up.
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Battle Creek Police are seeking information on a man who robbed the PNC Bank on Capital Avenue SW this morning. It's believed he got away with a large amount of cash. Po...
Aug 24, 2021 Picture courtesy City of Battle Creek
UPDATE: Suspect in Jackson County triple murder arrested in Grand Rapids
UPDATE: Tue 8/24/21 10:35 a.m.: GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A man wanted in connection to a triple murder in Jackson County has been arrested. 43-year-old Zacharie Scott Borton was taken into cus...
Aug 24, 2021 Zacharie Scott Borton - Courtesy- Jackson County Sheriff's office
No identification yet on body pulled from Battle Creek River
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The identity of a body pulled from the Battle Creek River west of Elm Street over the weekend has not been determined yet. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports the body was...
Aug 24, 2021 Battle Creek Police Cruiser (photo by John McNeill).
Thousands gather at memorial service for fallen Kalamazoo County Sgt. Ryan Proxmire
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A funeral procession and services for fallen Kalamazoo County Sargeant Ryan Proxmire were held Sunday. It took place at Miller Auditorium on the campus of Western Michiga...
Aug 23, 2021 Memorial service at MIller Auditorium for Kalamazoo County Sgt. Ryan Proxmire - Credit WOOD-TV
57 new MSP troopers assigned to posts around Michigan
LANSING, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - The Michigan State Police has 57 troopers working around the state after the 139th Trooper Recruit School held its graduation ceremony last Friday. Governor Gretchen Whitmer ...
Aug 23, 2021 Photo courtesy of the Michigan State Police
Catalytic Converter stolen from Emmett Township Park and Ride
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Yet another catalytic converter has been pilfered in Calhoun County and the Michigan State Police at Marshall are investigating. Troopers say the latest larceny took ...
Aug 23, 2021 Michigan State Police - File photo
