Category Archives: Battle Creek News
Police investigating Tuesday afternoon shooting outside Battle Creek High School
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police say at approximately 3:00 p.m. Monday, they were dispatched to the area just north of Battle Creek High School following reports of a disturbance. A...
Sep 08, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
Search continues for missing man in Calhoun County's Fredonia Township
FREDONIA TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Calhoun County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help as deputies try to find a 47-year-old man who went missing Sunday. Dale Higley walked away from...
Sep 08, 2025 Dale Higley (courtesy Calhoun County Sheriff's Office)
Senator McCann says Amtrak track shutdown later this month "appears to be poor planning and a troubling lack of advance warning"
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Construction work along the track for the Amtrak Wolverine and Blue Water routes that pass through Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties will mean the lines will be shutdown for ...
Sep 04, 2025 Biker loads his bike onto the Amtrak train. (Photo courtesy of Jeana Gondek)
City of Kalamazoo $60-million water system upgrade to begin Monday,
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A three year $60-million infrastructure project for the City of Kalamazoo's water system is scheduled to begin Monday, September 8. will soon begin a major infrastructure ...
Sep 04, 2025 Joe Shlabotnik / CC
Battle Creek police say suspicious incident at Willard Library leads to arrest
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Battle Creek police have a 67-year-old Otsego-area man in the Calhoun County Jail for trying to lure children into a vehicle outside Willard Library. They were called t...
Sep 04, 2025 (courtesy Battle Creek Police)
4th largest Powerball jackpot in history up for grabs tonight
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Powerball jackpot has increased for tonight's drawing, giving players a shot at a whopping $1.4 billion! The cash option for the jackpot is $634.3 million. If a player w...
Sep 03, 2025
Arson in Otsego under investigation9
OTSEGO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Otsego Fire Department and Otsego Police Department are investigating an arson that happened just after midnight Tuesday. Allegan County Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call ab...
Sep 02, 2025
St. Joseph County man claims $2 million Michigan Lottery prize
STURGIS, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 66-year-old St. Joseph County man says he will retire early after winning $2 million playing the Michigan Lottery's $2,000,000 Lucky instant game. He chose to remain anony...
Sep 02, 2025
Michigan's average gas price at $3.30 a gallon
DEARBORN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's average gas price is at $3.30 a gallon, which is just a penny higher than last week, but 15 cents more than last year. Triple-A Michigan says the average in the ...
Sep 02, 2025
Battle Creek man in critical condition after hit-and-run; suspect arrested
PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A 33-year-old Battle Creek man is hospitalized in critical condition with life-threatening injuries from a hit-and-run that happened late Saturday night. The Calh...
Aug 31, 2025 72soul / Depositphotos.com
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