Category Archives: Battle Creek News

Residents safe but displaced after Pennfield Twp fire
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Some Pennfield Township residents were displaced after their apartment complex caught fire on Friday, May 21st. Responders were called to Baily Park Apartments just be...
Jerry Malec May 22, 2021 (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

One killed, one injured in single vehicle crash in Kalamazoo County
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A single vehicle crash claimed the life of a driver and injured a passenger in Kalamazoo County. It happened Saturday morning, May 22nd, around 5 a.m. on Sprinkle Road no...
Jerry Malec May 22, 2021 Fatal crash graphic (Photo courtesy of Midwest Communications)

Randall Foods issues recall on beans
TEKONSHA, MI & CINCINNATI, OH (WTVB/WNWN) - Randall Foods is issuing a voluntary recall of all its bean products due to what the company calls "manufacturing deviations that may pose a potential h...
Sean Watson May 21, 2021 Jars of Randall beans. (Courtesy Randall Foods, Inc., via Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development)

Fully vaccinated individuals no longer need masks in most Calhoun County buildings
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - Calhoun County Administrator and Controller Kelly Scott says the County will no longer require individuals who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 to wear face coverings i...
Jim Measel May 21, 2021

Battle Creek armed robbery suspect may have been involved in other recent robberies
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- A woman arrested in connection to an armed robbery at a liquor store in Battle Creek may be connected to several other robberies at businesses in the city recently. Po...
Brandon James May 20, 2021 wmfawmfa

Springfield mobile home destroyed in Tuesday morning fire
SPRINGFIELD, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - A mobile home was destroyed early Tuesday morning in a fire at the Avenue A Mobile Home Park in Springfield. The Battle Creek Enquirer reports the home was engulfed in fl...
Jim Measel May 19, 2021 liz west / CC

Person of interest in 2005 Battle Creek cold case "meets definition of a serial killer"
HAZELTON, PA (WKZO AM/FM) -- Investigators continue to look at new information into the 2005 disappearance of Ashley Parlier of Battle Creek. They believe the person-of-interest in the case could be c...
Brandon James May 18, 2021 Harold Haulman III - Credit: Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Corrections

National Cereal Festival in BC cancelled again due to COVID-19
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) - For the second straight year, the 2021 National Cereal Festival in Battle Creek has been cancelled by event organizers because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It's hop...
Jim Measel May 18, 2021

Suspect sought following stand-off with Battle Creek Police early Sunday
BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) -- Battle Creek police are looking for a suspect involved in a stand-off with officers early Sunday morning. Officers responded to a home on Cherry St. just before 1:00 a...
Brandon James May 17, 2021

Significant new development in 2005 cold case of missing woman from Battle Creek
HAZELTON, PA (WKZO AM/FM) -- Investigators in Calhoun County have confirmed they have substantial new information connected to the 2005 disappearance of Ashley Parlier of Battle Creek. Detectives say ...
Brandon James May 17, 2021 Ashley Parlier - Unknown Credit




