Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Kalamazoo man dies after being ejected from his vehicle in crash
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo man was killed in a rollover crash Saturday in Kalamazoo County's Comstock Township. Michigan State Police troopers say 33-year-old Joseph Johnson was ...
Jul 05, 2021 Michigan State Police - File photo
Pilot from Louisville wins Battle Creek balloon show
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Louisville, Kentucky pilot has won top honors at the Battle Creek Field of Flight and Balloon Show. 37-year-old Nick Donner was announced as the winner Sunday, taking...
Jul 05, 2021
Indiana man drowns in St. Joseph County tubing incident
COLON, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - 24 hours after going missing, police found the body of an Indiana man in the waters of Sturgeon Lake in St. Joseph County Sunday. Authorities say the body of Nathaneil Hochste...
Jul 05, 2021
MDHHS warning residents to be cautions during tick season
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging Michigan residents to take steps to avoid tick bites when enjoying the outdoors this summer: This as tic...
Jul 03, 2021 John Tann / CC
Attorney General looking into controversial Emmett Twp anti-vaccination billboard
EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A controversial billboard in Emmett Township is being investigated by the Michigan Attorney General's Office. The billboard states children are 50 times more likely t...
Jul 02, 2021
Suspect arrested in shooting death of Battle Creek woman
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWNWTVB) - A suspect has been arrested in last weekend's shooting death of a Battle Creek woman who was killed while she attended a party on Hanover Street. Detective Sgt. Joel Case...
Jul 02, 2021
Kalamazoo County authorities identify Comstock Township fatal shooting victims
COMSTOCK TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Kalamazoo County authorities have identified the two people dead after police were called to a Comstock Township home late Wednesday on reports of gunshots. Kalama...
Jul 01, 2021 (Photo by John McNeil)
Field of Flight underway in Battle Creek following 2020 pandemic cancellation
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- After being canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Battle Creek Field of Flight Air Show and Balloon Festival has returned. Activities got underway at Kellogg Field...
Jul 01, 2021 Field of Flight 2021 - Credit BC Balloons
Bronson Healthcare, Acadia Healthcare to build new behavioral health hospital in Battle Creek
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Bronson Healthcare and Acadia Healthcare Company announced Wednesday that they have formed a joint venture to build a 96-bed inpatient behavioral health facility in Bat...
Jun 30, 2021 Bronson Behavioral Health Hospital-Battle Creek Front View. (Photo courtesy Bronson Healthcare).
Kalamazoo County Prosecutor says deputy was justified in December shooting
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Deputy will not face any charges after being cleared in a fatal December shooting, according to County Prosecutor Jeff Getting. The inc...
Jun 30, 2021 KCSD investigating fatal one car accident in Comstock
